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Urban Elevator Veteran to Lead New San Diego Office
Jeffrey Podgorny, a 30-year-employee of Cicero, Illinois-headquartered Urban Elevator Service, has been named vice president/principal of the company’s new San Diego location. Podgorny began his career at Urban Elevator in...
Online 2021 Lift & Escalator Symposium Planned in September
Organizers of the 2021 Lift & Escalator Symposium recently announced that, due to the ongoing pandemic situation, the event will be held online on September 22-23. The symposium has scheduled...
31-Story Residential Tower Proposed in Tokyo
A 31-story residential building, at a total planned height of 110 m, has been proposed in front of the JR Koiwa station in Tokyo, according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban...
Escalator Replacement Underway at London Tube Station
Underneath South Kensington tube station in London, a project is underway to replace all five of the station’s escalators at the same time, according to IanVisits. To do that, Piccadilly line...
Columbia University Expansion with TEI Elevators
A pair of midrise buildings at Columbia University's Manhattanville campus is headed toward completion by the end of the year, New York YIMBY reports. Planned by Skidmore Owings & Merrill and designed...
NEII Again Providing Coronavirus Updates
National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII) is again providing updates on the coronavirus on its coronavirus resources page, including a spreadsheet of jurisdictional restrictions and information on current requirements, mandates and policies...
Renderings Revealed for “Innovation District” In Miami
New renderings have been released for Magic City Innovation District, a massive multi-building transit-oriented mixed-use megadevelopment planned for Little Haiti in Miami, Florida YIMBY reports. Being developed by a partnership between Plaza...
Marine Innovations Adds New Hampshire Dealer
Frazee, Minnesota-based inclined elevator provider Marine Innovations, Inc., has added Gilford, New Hampshire-based Winnipesaukee Island Services, LLC (WIS) as a dealer. Founded in 2009, WIS specializes in residential construction, mooring...
AEG Launches Employee Matching-Gift Program
On August 16, American Elevator Group (AEG) introduced the launch of its employee matching-gift program to encourage and support staff generosity and community involvement. The program provides dollar-for-dollar matched funds...
Champion Strengthens N.J. Presence with Pair of Acquisitions
In 2021, Champion Elevator Corp., with headquarters in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey, strengthened its N.J. presence with a pair of acquisitions: Independence Elevator Co., a company led by...
