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United Cabs Restructures, Expands and Taps a Leader
A new entity, United Vertical Group, has been formed to represent United Cabs Inc.'s elevator cab products and United Metals Corp.'s hoistway entrance products, United Cabs announced this month. At...
Pair of Pink Residential Towers Envisioned in Moscow
A pair of 25- and 27-story pink residential towers is envisioned as part of the first stage of development of the ZIL-Yug territory in Moscow, ArchSovet reports. Designed by Buromoscow, EtalonProekt, the...
US$2-Billion Mega-Project Could Reshape L.A.’s Arts District
Pandemic-related shutdowns have hurt Los Angeles’ downtown streets and indicate long-term changes to office life, but builders are pressing ahead with major projects in the belief that the city still...
NYC Commission Approves Seaport District Plan
The NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission has approved a plan to replace a 50-year-old parking lot between Water and Pearl streets in downtown Manhattan with a brick-and-stone tower, pushing forward a...
In Memoriam: Keith Jenkins
Keith Jenkins, a resident of Montreal and founder of Canadian elevator consultancy KJA Consultants Inc., passed away in February at age 83. Widely regarded as a pioneer in the elevator...
Birmingham, U.K., Project “to Create 1,000 Jobs”
The Woodbourne Group, developer of the £360-million (US$500-million) Curzon Wharf project that would include Birmingham’s tallest building, says the development would create about 1,000 jobs, BBC News reported in March. The...
Research Paper on Elevator Arrival Times Published
Elevator transport capability is the focus of a research paper titled “When will an elevator arrive?” published in April in the Journal of Statistical Mechanics, Eurekalert reported on May 3. Physicist Zhijie Feng,...
KONE Americas taps Coleman as DE&I Director
KONE Americas has tapped Renia Coleman director of diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I), the OEM announced on May 4. She will be based at KONE Americas' headquarters in Lisle, Illinois,...
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...
