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Plans For US$1.1B Jacksonville Riverfront Project Announced
Southeast Development Group recently unveiled the master plan for its upcoming mixed-use megaproject in downtown Jacksonville, Florida, which calls for the redevelopment of 25 acres of city-owned land, adding 2.3...
Elevator Industry Fourth Covid-19 Survey Results Analysis
Elevator World, Inc., the German elevator association VFA Interlift e.V. and fair organizer AFAG, in association with Credit Suisse, recently shared results of their fourth survey of elevator industry representatives on current...
Fatalities Prompt NYC DoD Zero-Tolerance Safety Sweeps
After three workers were killed on the job in the past three weeks in NYC, the city’s Department of Buildings (DoB) plans to launch safety sweeps of thousands of major...
U.K.’S HS2 to Invite Bids on Final Station In First Phase
HS2, the U.K.’s high-speed rail network, is expected to invite bids for the Interchange station at Solihull, a job expected to be worth up to GBP250 million (US$352.9 million) and...
TKE to Participate In DOE’s Low Carbon Pilot
TK Elevator (TKE), through its Middleton, Tennessee, facility, will participate in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Low Carbon Pilot, a project in which the OEM further commits to achieving...
Milwaukee Tower Receives Initial Approval
The Historic Third Ward Architectural Review Board recently approved a proposal for a 295-unit luxury apartment tower in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward that would rise 32 floors — a height...
Tokyo Officials Approve Twin-Tower Residential Project
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat reported May 31 that the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has granted approval for construction of the Toyomi District Type 1 Urban Redevelopment Project, a development that will...
Toronto Tower Proposal Gives Appearance of Bubble Wrap
A new proposal for 55 Yonge Street in downtown Toronto’s financial district would create a new, 66-story tower that combines office, retail and apartments into a single, skinny package with...
TKE Joins Global Net-Zero Emission Effort
TKE is among companies committed to the Business Ambition for 1.5Ëš campaign, led by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) in partnership with the U.N. Global Compact and the We...
KONE Acquires Detroit Elevator Co.
KONE announced on June 1 that it has acquired the service and repair business of Detroit Elevator Co. in Ferndale, Michigan, including its operations throughout the greater Detroit area and...
