California
Northern California Elevator Industry Group to Relaunch
Northern California Elevator Industry Group (NCEIG), which closed its doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, plans to relaunch in November, NCEIG President Frank Fletcher tells ELEVATOR WORLD. The nonprofit organization...
KONE Agrees to Acquire Sacramento-Based Capitol Elevator
KONE announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Sacramento, California-based Capitol Elevator, a family-owned and -operated business that has been in the elevator industry for more than 50...
Hotel Tower Converted to Student Housing in San Jose
San Jose State University (SJSU) in California converted a 13-story tower that formerly housed the Signia by Hilton Hotel into student housing, ABC 7 reports. SJSU formally opened Spartan Village...
San Francisco-Based VT Consultant and Expert Witness Honored
Robert P. Cotton, a San Francisco-based vertical-transportation (VT) consultant and expert litigation witness with more than 40 years' experience, has been recognized by the International Association of Who's Who as...
California Courthouse Building to Get Elevator
A nearly US$2-million contract for a three-story elevator addition to the Tuolumne County government-owned historic Yaney Avenue courthouse building in Sonora, California, was approved by the county’s elected supervisors, The...
Nidec Announces New Identity for Elevator Business
Nidec Corp. has announced a new, streamlined, unifying identity for its elevator business: Nidec Elevator, headquartered in Rancho Cordova, California. The business unit boasts a legacy of business brands, including...
Rebuilt Schindler Escalators Now Serve BART Market Street Stations
On May 31 and 30, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) introduced a rebuilt escalator and a new canopy on Market Street at the Embarcadero and Montgomery stations, respectively, Hoodline was...
US$343 Million Awarded to Transit Systems for Accessibility Upgrades
Eight transit systems in eight states will receive a total of US$353 million in federal funding to make rail stations more accessible and compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act...
California’s Total Access Elevator Partners With PE Firm
Total Access Elevator, Inc., Southern California's largest independent commercial elevator modernization, maintenance and repair provider, has partnered with Century Park Capital Partners, a private-equity (PE) firm based in El Segundo,...
Blind Man Falls Four Floors Down Elevator Shaft in L.A. Low-Income Housing Building
A blind man fell four floors down an elevator shaft at a five-story residential hotel for low-income individuals in Los Angeles, Fox 11 was among outlets to report on May...
