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Residential Skyscraper with TKE VT Tops Out In Hudson Yards
451 Tenth Avenue, a 587-ft-tall, 45-story skyscraper in NYC’s Hudson Yards designed by Handel Architects and developed by Related Cos., topped out in July, New York YIMBY reports. TK Elevator (TKE), the...
TKE acquires Florida company, Jacksonville Riverfront, tower projects and more
TKE Acquires Florida-Based Accurate Elevator TK Elevator (TKE) announced in June that it has acquired Accurate Elevator, a longtime vertical-transportation (VT) contractor that has provided services in the Florida Keys...
Otis provides VT, Westbank Campus adds residential tower
Construction on San Francisco Tower Wrapping Up Construction is wrapping up on 30 Otis Street, SoMa, in San Francisco as the tower is preparing for move-ins later this summer, San...
Chicago YIMBY: Mixed-use developments and tower approved.
West Loop Mixed-Use Development Approved The Chicago Plan Commission has approved the updated mixed-use development proposal at 1150 West Lake Street in the West Loop, the source reported in June....
MTA projects, record-breaking towers and more
MTA Cuomo Announces East Side Access Civil Construction Completion On May 27, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced completion of civil construction on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) East Side Access megaproject....
KONE and 3Phase make acquisitions; Urban Elevator expands to L.A.
KONE Acquires Detroit Elevator Co. KONE announced in June that it acquired the service and repair business of Detroit Elevator Co. in Ferndale, Michigan, including its operations throughout the greater...
Promotions, new hires and a retirement
Otis Names Luersman Executive Vice President, CPO Otis Worldwide Corp., in a May announcement, said Abbe Luersman was to join the company as executive vice president and chief people officer...
Housing Prices Rise, Sales Fall
Housing prices in Turkey break a new record, increasing by 2 percent in April compared to the previous month; meanwhile, the number of houses sold in May was the lowest...
Simurgh
“My religion is my admiration in nature, and my worship is to delve into it.’’ “There is no underdeveloped country, but a country that is badly governed.” Albert EINSTEIN In...
TMMOB Holds Occupational Health and Safety Symposium
TMMOB Chamber Of Mechanical Engineers Istanbul Branch held an online “Occupational Health and Safety Symposium” on May 21-22, 2021. The Online Occupational Health and Safety Symposium was held on Zoom...
