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Singapore Moves to Address Manpower Shortage

Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority (BCA) is addressing the need to hire 1,000 new vertical-transportation technicians in the next three years by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with industry...

thyssenkrupp Wins Italy Metro Station Maintenance Contracts

thyssenkrupp has been selected by Azienda Trasporti Milanesi and Azienda Napoletana Mobilita (ANM) to maintain 585 units in metro stations in Milan and Naples, Italy, respectively. The multiyear contracts cover...

Continent’s tall-building activity on upswing.

Multiple Residential Towers Planned in South Melbourne Salvo Property Group has acquired the land and permits to build 46-, 43-, 27- and 21-story residential towers at 60-82 Johnston Street in...

OEM plans to expand, and a goal is achieved.

Hyundai Adding India Office, Plans Turkey Plant Hyundai Elevator Co. of South Korea plans to acquire or build a factory in Turkey, having entered the market last year, South Korean...

The London Tube, towers and a controversial plan

Avire Light Curtains for Tube’s First Inclined Lift The first inclined lift in the London Tube has been outfitted with Memco Panachrome light curtains from Avire. The company also supplied...

Toronto, Montreal among tall-building hotspots.

Plan for Trio of Toronto Towers Advances Lanterra Developments’ scaled-back plan for a trio of towers in downtown Toronto between St. Patrick and Simcoe streets has, for the most part,...

More Towers on the Way

Other tall buildings proposed/underway in big cities around the nation. Redevelopment of L.A. Times Complex Plans for redevelopment of the L.A. Times headquarters in downtown Los Angeles includes building multiple...

High rises proposed at the Loop, riverfront, Greektown.

Dueling Plans for Replacing Chicago’s Thompson Center There are dueling plans in Chicago to replace the state-owned, Helmut Jahn-designed James R. Thompson Center at the Loop, one of which involves...

ECS, TEI make important personnel moves.

ECS Hires Two Key Managers ECS Corp., headquartered in Broadview, Illinois, has hired Tony DiLegge as Operations manager and Cathy Hayat as Marketing manager. DiLegge joins ECS with experience including...

Final Two Skyscrapers for Moscow City

Renaissance Development aims to complete Neva Towers, the final two skyscrapers in Moscow’s International Business Center (Moscow City), by 2019, ArchDaily reported. Designed by a team consisting of HOK and...

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