News
MULTI for Metros Mused
Leaders from Transport for London, London First, Arup, WSP, thyssenkrupp and Weston Williamson gathered in London in June to discuss MULTI (ELEVATOR WORLD, February 2015 and January 2016) as a...
A JV is formed, factory news and more
Schindler forms China JV with Volkslift Schindler reported in June that it has established a joint venture (JV) with Chinese elevator company Volkslift Elevator (China) Co. Ltd. The agreement entails...
NEII Announces Directors, Trust Committee
The National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII®) has elected a new board of directors, including officers and Trust Committee members. The elections were held in conjunction with its 82nd annual meeting...
43-Story Apartment Tower Planned in Seattle
Chinese developer China Vanke Co. and California-based Laconia Development plan to build a US$200-million, 43-story residential tower at 600 Wall Street in downtown Seattle near the Space Needle, the Puget...
Work begins, plans are modified at waterfront properties.
Construction Starts on 67-Story Chicago Building Construction began in May on One Bennett Park, a 67-story, 850-ft.-tall residential building near Navy Pier in Chicago, Curbed Chicago reported. Located at the...
Another Mixed-Use Tower Proposed in Des Moines
On the heels of a proposal to build a 32-story mixed-use tower in downtown Des Moines, Iowa (ELEVATOR WORLD, July 2016), comes another proposed high rise just down the street,...
CSU Stadium Contract Let
Lerch Bates Inc. has been selected to design the vertical-transportation systems for Colorado State University’s (CSU) new on-campus multipurpose stadium. The stadium is under construction between Lake and Pitkin streets...
Legislation, multiple projects are ongoing.
Lincoln Square Tower Progressing Nicely One West End, a 42-story, 458-ft.-tall primarily residential building designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects was, as of May, progressing nicely at 1 West End...
KONE and Triton make big changes in Texas and Colorado.
KONE Acquires Denver Service and Repair Business KONE has acquired the service and repair arm of Elevators Unlimited in Denver, adding “depth and talent to KONE’s service, repair and modernization...
Existing relationships expand, and a new market is entered.
Otis Announces Expanded Technology Partnerships During the Hannover Messe trade show in Hannover, Germany, in April, Otis announced expanded partnerships with AT&T and Microsoft aimed at enhancing connectivity, improving performance,...
