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Tall buildings on tap; airport contract let.

Country’s Second Tallest Planned in London Plans for a 236-m-tall, 68-story mixed-use skyscraper in London’s Croydon borough have been approved by local authorities, Culture Trip reported. The design, by CZWG...

Melbourne hottest spot for continuing tall construction.

Melbourne Gives Conditional Support for High Rise During an October meeting, the City of Melbourne’s Future Melbourne (Planning Committee) gave its support for a 48-story residential tower at 56-62 Clarendon...

Majors display latest developments, supply deal signed, milestone reached and more.

thyssenkrupp Test Tower, MULTI Cabin The viewing platform at thyssenkrupp’s now fully operational elevator test tower in Rottweil, Germany (ELEVATOR WORLD, June 2014, December 2014, August 2016 and September 2017),...

Top Otis appointment joined by Alimak, Apex hires.

Marks Named Otis President; First Woman to Head UTC Subsidiary Judy Marks has been named president of Otis, making her the first woman to lead a subsidiary of United Technologies...

Turkish Firm’s Tulip-Inspired Tower for Downtown Miami

Turkish developer Okan Group plans to build a 73-story, 966-ft.-tall mixed-use tower in downtown Miami called The Sterling, Miami Today reported. Set to contain a 300-room hotel, approximately 360 residences,...

Dallas Skyscraper Campus Would Include City’s Tallest

A 20-acre skyscraper campus being planned in downtown Dallas includes an office building that, at 73 stories, would be the tallest in the city, The Dallas Morning News reported. KDC,...

Apartment Tower Opens in Chicago’s Gold Coast Neighborhood

The Sinclair Apartments, a 390-unit, 35-story-tall luxury building incorporating a full-service grocery store at ground level, has opened at the northeast corner of Division and LaSalle streets in Chicago’s Gold...

Jersey City, Midtown Manhattan among hotspots.

Jersey City’s 99 Hudson Rising Rapidly Jersey City’s 99 Hudson Street, a residential tower that will soon be the city’s tallest building (ELEVATOR WORLD, April 2016, February 2015 and July...

Interesting happenings in California, Colorado and Washington

90-Story Mixed-Use Tower Would Be Denver’s Tallest New York City’s Greenwich Realty Capital intends to build a mixed-use tower of up to 90 stories and 1,000 ft. tall in Denver’s...

Leaders tapped, sales teams grow, and a company makes several business moves.

Rinehart Promoted at Canton Elevator Greg Rinehart has been promoted from vice president of Operations to general manager at Canton Elevator, Inc., overseeing all operations based out of Canton, Ohio....

NEW JERSEY TRANSIT BOD PLAN TO REPLACE ESCALATORS

New Jersey Transit BoD Plan to Replace Escalators

WEEF HOLDS SECOND IN-PERSON MEETING IN FRANKFURT

WEEF Holds Second In-Person Meeting in Frankfurt

The Torch at 640 Eighth Avenue takes its place on the Midtown Manhattan skyline; rendering courtesy of ODA and SLCE Architects

TEI Group Awarded Major 30-Unit Contract at The Torch

TKE CONSIDERING US$22.7-BILLION IPO IN U.S. IN 2026

TKE Considering US$22.7-Billion IPO in U.S. in 2026

Hiyaa Towers; image courtesy of Architecture Association Maldives

Progress Made on Elevator Installation in Maldive Towers