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AEG Acquires Abell Elevator International
American Elevator Group (AEG) announced on May 3 the acquisition of Abell Elevator International, which serves customers throughout Kentucky and North Carolina. Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, Abell Elevator was founded...
40-ft Fall from Escalator Leaves Boy with Broken Leg
A 12-year-old boy trying to “ride an escalator rail” at a shopping center in Tver, Russia, broke his leg after falling 40 ft during the incident, Metro reported on May 1. The...
Grand Station Miami Approaches Completion
Construction on Grand Station Miami, a 31-story, 322-ft-tall residential tower located at 240 North Miami Avenue in Miami’s Central Business District (CBD) is expected to be complete in May 2021, Florida...
‘World’s First’ Octagon-Shaped Residential Tower Approved
Members of Birmingham City Council’s planning committee voted in favor of plans from Paradise Circus Ltd. Partnership for Octagon, part of the Paradise development, to build the “world’s first” purely...
Schindler Acquires Denver-Based CES
Schindler has acquired Denver-based Colorado Elevator Solutions (CES), Florida-based Maven Group LLC, which facilitated the transaction, announced on May 4. CES founder and principal Scott Brugh said he is proud...
One Bell Slip’s Façade Nears Completion in Greenpoint
Façade installation is nearing completion on One Bell Slip, a 31-story residential tower in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NYC, New York YIMBY reported on April 29. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by Brookfield Property Partners and Park Tower Group, the 369-ft-tall...
Elevator Falls Five Floors with Student Trapped Inside in NYC
An elevator in Brookdale Residence Hall of Yeshiva University in NYC fell five floors with a female Brookdale resident trapped inside on April 11, the student newspaper The Commentator reports. The student...
Construction of Salesforce Tower Chicago Nearing Halfway Point
Construction on Salesforce Tower Chicago in River North (ELENET 836), known as Wolf Point South, is approaching the halfway mark, Chicago YIMBY reported on May 2. Rising 60 stories at 333 West Wolf...
TKE Acquires Albany Elevator in New York’s Capital Region
TKE has acquired Albany Elevator, a leading provider of modernization, maintenance, repair and installation services in the Albany, New York Capital Region for the past 21 years, the company announced on May 3....
Keiji Nagata Leaves Dubai After Leading Toshiba Gulf
Effective April 1, Keiji Nagata, managing director of Toshiba Gulf and corporate representative of Toshiba for Middle East-Africa (MEA), officially transferred to Toshiba HQ and has left Dubai, the company reported on...
