California

California Union Opens Apprenticeship and Training Center

The International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC) Local 8 Holding Company of California opened a new apprenticeship and training center for elevator contractors at the Marvin J. Boede Training Center...

BART Station Seeking Funding Approval for Elevator Update

Bay Area Rapid Transit’s (BART) 16th Street Mission Station may replace an ailing elevator in coming years — at a total cost of US$5 million, Mission Local reports. The current...

Bear Robotics Rolls Out Elevator Delivery Robot

Bear Robotics, a Silicon Valley-based innovator of indoor service robots, has announced a strategic investment to fund its Korea-based partner, M2MTech, which specializes in Internet of Things (IoT) convergence for...

2000 University Avenue Tops Out in Downtown Berkeley

An eight-story apartment complex at 2000 University Avenue in Berkeley, California, has topped out, SF YIMBY reports. The development, named Studio 2000, will contain 82 new studio apartments and be...

CloudMonitoring Taps Business Development Manager

CloudMonitoring, owned and operated by Rems Plus, recently announced that Dominic Beni has joined the company as business development manager. Prior to joining CloudMonitoring, Beni worked for Integrated Display Systems,...

L.A.-Based Architectural Glass Manufacturer Promotes Three

Los Angeles-based Pulp Studio, which designs and manufactures high-end, innovative architectural glass, announced the promotion of three of its corporate sales managers. Mike Nicklas, who has been with Pulp Studio...

Access Elevator & Electric Supply Opens Las Vegas Office

Access Elevator & Electric Supply, headquartered in Emeryville, California, has opened a Las Vegas office, Access Chief Operating Officer (COO) Rick Milefchik recently announced. Milefchik, who is also COO of...

Los Angeles Elevator Accident Leaves One Dead

A man was crushed to death after getting stuck between a freight elevator's doors on the morning of January 4 at a building in downtown Los Angeles, authorities said and...

Clarkson + Varick Secures Major Modernization Job in California

Signaling its West Coast growth, NYC-based consultancy Clarkson + Varick has secured a major elevator modernization job at Shoreline Square, a 20-story office building completed in downtown Long Beach, California,...

Ceremony Held For Transamerica Pyramid Renovation

SHVO, the new owner of San Francisco’s Transamerica Pyramid and two adjacent buildings, has started renovations of the iconic property with an official ceremony, SF Yimby reports. Though not a...

The Inn at Longshore; image courtesy of the Inn at Longshore via Facebook

Connecticut Elevator Issue Ends in Promise of Restoration

767 Third Avenue; photo © Nathaniel Lindsey for the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

1981 Manhattan Office Tower To Convert to Residential

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AKE Project Manager Transitions from Türkiye to Germany

The refurbished inclined moving walk; image courtesy of ATTA Elevators

ATTA Elevators Completes Rebuild of Schindler Units in Ottawa

Jerusalem; photo by Walkerssk for Pixabay

Inspectors Face Unique Challengers in War-Torn Israel