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New York YIMBY reports on various tall buildings, and TEI announces work in Midtown, LIC.
Striking BIG-Designed Towers Taking Shape in Chelsea The Eleventh, a pair of striking, twisting towers designed by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) (ELEVATOR WORLD, December 2016), is making its presence known...
U.S. headquarters established, and skyscrapers proliferate.
“Iconic” Development Moves Forward One Chicago Square, a 76- and 49-story tower project in Chicago’s River North, described by developer JDL as “iconic,” moved forward in January with the Chicago...
Whimsy meets history in and around metropolis.
Curved Mitsubishi Electric Escalators at Wynn Boston Harbor Featuring Mitsubishi Electric’s signature curved escalators framing a US$28-million statue of the cartoon character Popeye, the lobby of Wynn Boston Harbor casino...
Activity indicates growth, and Miami gets a new landmark.
Mitsubishi Electric Opens Central Florida Office Mitsubishi Electric U.S., Inc. Elevator & Escalator Division has opened its 10th office nationwide, in Tampa, Florida, citing central Florida’s strong construction market and...
ECS Opens Las Vegas Facility, Participates in Podcast
ECS Corp., headquartered in Broadview, Illinois, has announced the opening of its Western Region distribution facility in Las Vegas and participation in a Chicago-area manufacturing-industry podcast. ECS opened its 7,100-sq.-ft....
Gustav Wolf Acquires Brugg’s Georgia Production Site
Brugg Lifting North America LLC and Gustav Wolf (USA) Inc. announced a joint agreement for the elevator steel rope production site of Brugg Wire Rope North America in Rome, Georgia....
thyssenkrupp Delivery Robot, Fleet Vehicle at Auto Shows
thyssenkrupp delivery systems, including a driverless delivery robot and 2018 Ford Transit Connect fleet vehicle, were showcased at auto shows in the U.S. earlier this year. In January, thyssenkrupp Elevator...
Leader appointed, team member added, and a new role announced.
Sweeney Named EVP of Warfield & Sanford Sweeney Warfield & Sanford Elevator Co., headquartered in the Washington, D.C., area, has named Mike Sweeney executive vice president (EVP). In his new...
Twin Towers Legacy in Louisville
Family values, the Golden Rule and an NYC connection Just prior to starting a family with his wife, Judy, a passionate young elevator mechanic named Ron Madden had the pleasure...
India Investing Big in Rail Station Vertical Transportation
With the aim of providing better amenities, the Indian Railway Ministry will make a budget provision of INR34 billion (US$532.4 million) to install about 3,000 escalators and 1,000 elevators at...
