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Atlanta Centennial Yards Master Site Plan Revealed
The master site plan for the Centennial Yards site in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, has been revealed, Foster + Partners reports. The plan, which is a collaboration between Foster + Partners and Perkins...
Apartment Tower Approved in North Sydney, Australia
A 30-story apartment tower at 175 Walker Street in North Sydney, Australia, has been approved, The Urban Developer reports. Conditional approvals for the project, dubbed East Walker Street, have been in place...
Urban Elevator Service Taps Chicago-Area Account Manager
Urban Elevator named TJ Milici account manager for its Chicago-area operations. Over the past 12 years, Milici has established a "strong record of performance, diligence and attentive customer care within...
AFD Industries Announces New President
AFD Industries, in a press release on August 10, announced Brandyn M. Eckhart as its new president. Eckhart earned an associate degree from Chabot College in Hayward, California, and a...
Residential High-Rise Coming to Metrotown, Canada
Qualex-Landmark’s 24th residential community, Artesia, designed by Ramsay Worden Architects, will feature 247 one-, two- and three- bedroom residences in a 31-story high-rise building on the quieter side of Metrotown...
Otis India Launches Online Purchase Portal
Otis India has begun operating an online portal that allows customers to purchase the Gen2® Prime elevator over the internet, The Hindu reported on August 9. "We are the first major original...
Construction Begins on Elevator for Tomb of the Patriarchs
The first-ever elevator to the King Herod-era structure that houses the ancient Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron, close to Jerusalem, is expected to be completed within six months, according...
TKE, Sri Lankan Firm Win Maldives Airport Contract
DIMO, a Sri Lanka-based conglomerate with a range of engineering companies, including vertical-transportation (VT), has won a project to supply, install and maintain elevators, escalators and moving walks at the...
Belleville Public Schools Install Elevators, Become ADA Compliant
The Belleville, New Jersey, Public School System became Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant with the installation of elevators at eight of its schools, Essex News Daily reports. The installations were the last...
Three Trapped In Elevator Filled with Water In Omaha
Three people almost drowned when they were trapped in an apartment elevator filled with water on August 7 in Omaha, Nebraska, the New York Post was among outlets to report. The group...
