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Plans for Scotland’s Queen Street Station Submitted
Network Rail has submitted plans to Glasgow City Council for the next phase of a GBP120-million (US$170-million) project to redevelop Queen Street Station, Scotland's third-busiest railway station, The Herald reported on May...
L.A. Planners OK 70-Story Apartment Tower for Downtown
Miami-based developer Crescent Heights received some good news earlier in May when Los Angeles City Planning granted approval for 1045 Olive, a 70-story tower first proposed in late 2016, Livabl reports. The...
Otis Names Luersman Executive Vice President, CPO
Otis Worldwide Corp., in a May 25 announcement, said Abbe Luersman will join the company as executive vice president and chief people officer (CPO), effective July 26. In making the appointment,...
Maspero Elevatori Wins VT Contract for Palais Des Nations
Maspero Elevatori has been awarded a more-than-EUR2.8-million (US$3.4-million) contract for the vertical-transportation (VT) portion of renovation of the historic Palais des Nations, the United Nations (UN) European headquarters (HQ) in...
CECA Lauches Application for Sixth Annual Scholarship
The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) announces the sixth annual CECA Scholarship, open to any CECA employee member in good standing, their children/stepchildren/grandchildren and/or spouses planning to continue postsecondary education...
New Owner Plans Makeover of Louisville Tower
WDRB reported in May that PNC Plaza, a 30-story office tower at Firth and Jefferson streets in Louisville, Kentucky, has long served as a “poster child” for problems plaguing the market...
Construction Worker Dies in Elevator Shaft Fall in NYC
A 32-year-old worker was pronounced dead at a local hospital after falling four stories down an elevator shaft at a construction site in Long Island City, Queens, NYC, on May...
Seattle Sound Transit to Add Smart Sensors to VT
In Seattle, new Sound Transit trains have recently been put into service with futuristic lights around the doors and windows where the lights change color to indicate different stages of...
ELA, EEA General Assemblies Optimistic in May 2021
General assemblies of the European Lift Association (ELA) and the European Elevator Association (EEA) reflected a mood of cautious optimism about the outlook for the lift sector in 2021/2022 during...
Hudson Cos., Partner Plan Upper East Side Tower
Hudson Cos. and South Korean developer Evalon Co. have entered into a partnership to build a 31-story condominium tower on Manhattan’s Upper East Side neighborhood, New York YIMBY reported on May 20. With mostly...
