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Diego Alvarado Becomes Wurtec NYC Branch Manager
Wurtec announced Diego Alvarado as NYC branch manager in July. He joins Senior Sales and Business Development Specialist Mark Yako in serving customers throughout the Northeast region. Alvarado brings general...
New Emigration Hall Opens at Airport in Sri Lanka
A new “Emigration Hall” opened at the departure passenger terminal in the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Sri Lanka, ColomboPage reports. The terminal was renovated under the BIA Terminal 1 expansion project,...
Approval for County Elevator Modernization Project Postponed
The Adams County Board postponed approving the resolution for new elevators in the Adams County courthouse in Quincy, Illinois, WGEM News reports. The Elevator Modernization Phase II is covered by $13.3 million...
CECA Announces Ninth Annual Golf Classic
The Canadian Elevator Contractors’ Association (CECA) announced its ninth Annual CECA Golf Classic at the Mayfair Lakes Golf and Country Club in Richmond, British Columbia, on September 23. The event...
Biscayne Bay Skyscraper Application Filed In Florida
An application has been filed with the Federal Aviation Administration requesting to build another skyscraper along Biscayne Bay in Edgewater, Miami, Florida YIMBY reports. The application for the 649-ft-tall tower is comparable...
Provincetown Inclined Elevator Inspection Continues
The newly constructed inclined elevator at the Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum in Provincetown, Massachusetts, is still going through inspections after being declared fully functional in April, the Cape Cod Times reports....
Contractor Selected for Mixed-Use Tower on London Fringe
British Land hired longtime collaborator McLaren Construction as the general contractor for Phase 2 of Aldgate Place on London's city fringe, with work set to start in the third quarter...
Escalator Injury Case Against Shopping Mall Dismissed
A case involving injuries from an escalator at a mall in Sudbury, Canada, was dismissed, Mondaq reports. The case involved the plaintiff, a 14-year-old boy who sustained injuries, including fractures to his...
Work Begins on 410 Wabash Avenue Tower in Chicago
Work has officially begun on a 260 ft, 25-story mixed-use tower at 410 Wabash Avenue in Chicago’s The Loop, Chicago YIMBY reports. The project is expected to have 8,000 ft2 of ground-level retail,...
D&D Elevator Elevates Key Employees to Management Roles
Yonkers, New York-based D&D Elevator, an American Elevator Group company, announced two key promotions: Deborah Yanno, who has been with D&D 15 years and previously served as modernization manager, is...
