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Plans, investment and more take place around the country.
Escalators Figure Big in Innovative Shenzhen Facility Design Escalators figure big in the design of the Yuehai Community and Sports Center that the architect URBANUS conceived for the Public Works...
Important developments in Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam and Thailand
KONE Wins Order for Singapore’s Central Boulevard Towers KONE has won an order to deliver 47 elevators and escalators to Central Boulevard Towers, a mixed-use development in Singapore, the company...
Contracts and initiatives abound in region on the rebound.
More Than 500 Elevators for Azerbaijan Capital The Lift Repair Production Association in Azerbaijan, a Middle Eastern country that borders Armenia, signed a contract with German company Wittur Holding GmbH...
A busy summer stands to have continent-wide ramifications.
Sale of thyssenkrupp Elevator Being Considered by CEO In August, Reuters was among news outlets to report that thyssenkrupp CEO Guido Kerkhoff was considering selling the conglomerate’s profitable elevator division...
Luxury, amenities prominent in pair of high-rise developments.
High Rise Planned for Coveted Rittenhouse Square A mixed-use high-rise building will soon fill the last vacant plot of land in the coveted area of Rittenhouse Square. The Laurel, named...
Towers sprout in the Emerald City.
Second-Tallest Tower Tops Out Rainier Square, Seattle’s second-tallest building at 58 stories and 850 ft, topped out in August ahead of anticipated completion in August 2020, Curbed Seattle reported. The...
Construction Begins on Final Phase of Chicago Project
Construction has begun on the third and final phase of a plan to redevelop Chicago’s Atrium Village housing complex, Curbed Chicago reported. The project, called Old Town Park, is being...
Dallas Area
An acquisition and an anniversary Kings III Acquires Florida-Based Competitor Texas-headquartered Kings III Emergency Communications announced in August it is acquiring Florida-based competitor ESRM. By November 1, ESRM headquarters and...
NYC and Vicinity
Renewed push for elevator legislation, a new NYCHA head, transit upgrades and towers across the boroughs and beyond Brooklyn Point’s Façade Reaches 720-Ft-High Roof Parapet Work on the façade of...
Ireland’s tallest planned; updates on tall buildings for Birmingham and London.
Planned Hotel Would Be Ireland’s Tallest Building Custom House Quay, a 34-story hotel planned as part of the redevelopment of the Cork City Custom House, would be the tallest building...
