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VDA Hires Broom To Help Guide Sales and Business Development
Vertical-transportation (VT) consultancy VDA, Inc. (VDA) has announced the hire of Steve Broom. With more than 20 years' VT industry experience, Broom joins a team of executives responsible for targeted...
Century Park Partners With Total Access Elevator
Century Park Capital Partners announced it has completed a majority recapitalization of Total Access Elevator in partnership with the company’s management team and founders. Santa Fe Springs, California-headquartered Total Access...
BART Agrees To Address Elevator Issues
In a settlement agreement approved by a federal judge, San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) has agreed to work toward improving train accessibility, according to a news release from...
TEI Group’s Southeast Expansion Continues With Hire of Monette
NYC-headquartered TEI Group continues its Southeast expansion with the hire of Jim Monette as a regional sales consultant. Monette brings decades of hands-on experience as an elevator salesman, coupled with...
Tower Design Includes Spiraling Gardens on Each Floor
Foster + Partners has revealed designs for a new “vertical creative office” campus on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, ArchDaily reports. The tower is wrapped in spiraling gardens, introducing generous...
Wago Hires Land as L.A. Regional Manager
Wisconsin-headquartered WAGO, which offers products including connection components, electronics and automation technology for elevators, has hired Tom Land as regional sales manager for the Los Angeles (L.A.) area. With a...
Patent Filed for New “Elevator Emergency Kit”
A California woman has created the Elevator Emergency Kit, or E.E.K., a comprehensive emergency kit designed to assist those trapped in an elevator for extended time periods. The kit is...
Otis Modernizing 16 Elevators at JPMorgan Chase Building in San Francisco
Otis was awarded a comprehensive modernization contract that includes 16 elevators serving the JPMorgan Chase building at 560 Mission Street in San Francisco, Otis President, Chair and CEO Judy Marks...
EECO Honored With Wayne County Area Chamber Award
Elevator Equipment Corp. (EECO) was honored with the "Achievement In Excellence — Large Business" award from the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce in Richmond, Indiana. EECO Richmond General Manager Joseph...
Work Has Begun on Building Set To Be Tallest in Beverly Hills
Just west of the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California, heavy equipment is hauling away soil in advance of a US$2-billion development that will create the tallest buildings in...
