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Acquisitions, expansions and more make up September’s business news.

thyssenkrupp Acquires Longtime Distributor O’Keefe thyssenkrupp Elevator has acquired Omaha, Nebraska-based O’Keefe Elevator, which has more than 120 employees and been led by members of the O’Keefe family for more...

Buildings come down, others rise in the country’s largest city.

Largest Demolition Moving Along The largest demolition in NYC is moving along at 270 Park Avenue (ELEVATOR WORLD, January 2019 and May 2018). New scaffolding and netting have been installed...

Elevator Cabs Help Give the Statler New Life

Big improvements in a historic Dallas building where the first elevator music was heard The Statler, one of Dallas’ downtown landmarks that once entertained iconic movie stars and presidents, underwent...

What a Difference a Year Makes

Vantage Elevator Solutions opened its first regional service center, a Miami-area facility serving the Southeast U.S., in June 2018. The company deemed this dedicated service location a success and has...

Southern Foothold

Oracle Elevator discusses what’s attractive about the region and how its presence there will lead to further growth. Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, Oracle Elevator provides maintenance, repair and modernization for...

Durable, Attractive Cladding

This product can help keep elevators looking safe and damage-free. Elevators are used for many different types of reasons. They are utilized by people who need assistance and for pure...

The “A” Team

The forecast is sunny for accessibility specialist Atlantic Elevators, serving N.C.’s Outer Banks and beyond. Atlantic Elevators customers get pretty creative with their home-elevator designs, as evidenced by a quick...

Prognosis Positive

Downtown revitalization, a mixed-use construction boom and infrastructure growth are among factors driving business for OEMs in the region. With thousands of employees and a presence dating back more than...

Ascen.tec Succeeds in Greece, Partners with EW

The 1st International Ascen.tec exhibition for elevator technologies was deemed a success by organizers Technoekdotiki/T-Press. Taking place on May 10-12 at the Mediterranean Exhibition Center in Paiania, Greece, it had...

58-story tower announced; The Well progresses.

Pei Partnership-Designed Tower for Yonge and Eglinton A 58-story condominium tower designed by Pei Partnership Architects with Toronto-based Quadrangle will be one of the latest additions to the red-hot Yonge...

Cooper

Cooper Announced as CIBSE President Elect for 2025/26

Internal structure of the elevator smart maintenance system; image courtesy of N2 Infotech

N2 Infotech Launches AI Predictive-Maintenance Solution

image courtesy of Stannah

Stannah to Support STEM Program at NMRN

TenBerke Architects designed the proposed supertall; image via New York YIMBY.

Construction Plans and Rendering of Brooklyn Tower Revealed

image by Thomas_C_Rosenthal for Pixabay

Company Chosen to Repair Elevators in Odesa