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Virginia Begins Construction Safety Initiative

A volunteer safety initiative has been created by the Associated General Contractors of Virginia and Virginia’s Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) program, The Hampton Roads Business Journal recently reported. The...

Mixed-Use 32-Story Tower Underway Near D.C.

Construction began on the Lumen at Tysons, a mixed- use 32-story apartment building adjacent to the Greensboro Metro station in Tysons Corner just outside Washington, D.C., in November 2016. In...

TEI’s Kooken Recognized for Work at NYC Hotel

TEI Group employee Michael Kooken was presented with a plaque by Starwood Hotels — the Westin for“exemplifying our brand standards through engineering work at our premier Times Square location” in...

World’s Tallest Timber Tower Planned in Chicago

If built, the 80-story River Beech Tower in Chicago would be the tallest wooden skyscraper in the world, Architecture News reports. Designed by Perkins + Will and conceived by engineering...

Positions shift, and a team leader is named.

Changes at Magnetek Elevator Drives The staff of Magnetek Elevator Drives in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, has seen changes, which were announced in November 2016. Joanne Carr, who served as Repairs...

Continued development brings more space, installation difficulties.

Elevators among Logistical Challenges of Supertall Elevators to move people efficiently throughout Mitsubishi Estate’s planned 390-m-tall, 490,000-m2 office tower in central Tokyo is among logistical challenges engineers will face as...

Skyline to be altered with proposed tall buildings.

72-Story Twin Towers Proposed on Yonge Street Toronto’s main thoroughfare, Yonge Street, continues to bustle as Northam Realty seeks rezoning to pave the way for construction of a pair of...

Finland-based OEM receives big orders and buys Spanish supplier.

Majority Stake Acquired in Spanish Company KONE has acquired a majority stake in Citylift, S.A., a Spanish company providing elevator installation, maintenance and modernization. Citylift has more than 5,000 elevators...

Decisions Made

Companies refocus, purchase others, open facilities and more around the world. Toshiba Shifts Focus from Speed to Capacity With elevators theoretically reaching their maximum possible speeds, Toshiba Elevator is shifting...

Positions filled around the world.

Durandet Named Managing Director of Wittur Europe Wittur has named Geoffroy Durandet managing director of Europe. In this role, he is responsible for European Sales and Operations and for driving...

CALIFORNIA FIRE DEPARTMENT PRACTICES TECHNICAL ELEVATOR RESCUES

California Fire Department Practices Technical Elevator Rescues

ESSE-TI ACQUIRES U.K.-HEADQUARTERED SYNTIUM LIFTS

Esse-Ti Acquires U.K.-Headquartered Syntium Lifts

Schindler X8 opens new possibilities in design; image courtesy of Schindler.

Schindler X8 Unveiled at Milan Design Week 2025

(l-r) Timothy Toan and Kevin Cunningham

In Memoriam: Timothy Toan

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Southwest Elevator Welcomes South Florida Service Manager