California

41-Story Apartment Tower Planned in Downtown L.A.

National Real Estate Advisors has filed applications to build a 41-story Handel Architects-designed apartment tower above The Bloc shopping center’s 12-story parking garage at 700 South Flower Street in downtown...

3Phase and Next Level Elevator Announce Merger

3Phase Elevator and Next Level Elevator, an independent provider of vertical-transportation system maintenance, repair, modernization and testing in the Los Angeles market, announced a merger on July 28, strengthening 3Phase's...

LeGrand Jr. Promoted to LB California Area Manager

Gary LeGrand Jr. has been promoted to area manager for Lerch Bates (LB) California, the company announced. With broad experience in the elevator industry, including seven years of sales experience...

Milwaukee’s Third-Tallest Building Could Be Redeveloped

Plans to redesign a high-rise office tower into a possible apartment, condominium or hotel project are on the drawing board at 100 East Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Urban Milwaukee...

36-Story, 524-Unit Residential Tower Proposed in San Francisco

Developer Strada has filed a request with City of San Francisco to review its proposed 36-story, 524-unit residential tower at 395 3rd Street in the SoMa area of San Francisco,...

Industry Veteran Milefchik Named COO at Two Companies

Industry veteran Rick Milefchik has been named chief operating officer (COO) for both Access Elevator & Electric Supply in Emeryville, California, and Quality Elevator Products, Inc., in Niles, Illinois, Milefchik...

Toapanta Tapped to Lead Urban Elevator’s L.A. Operation

Urban Elevator Service Co. President Edward Pleban recently announced that Eddy Toapanta has been hired as vice president/principal in charge of sales for the Los Angeles office. Toapanta has more...

BART Creates Elevator Dimension Guide for Bike Enthusiasts

As bike enthusiasts have started to organize monthly East Bay Bike Parties that start at Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) stations in the San Francisco Bay Area of California on...

Miller Named Schmersal Business Development Manager, Elevators

Ray Miller was recently named business development manager, elevators, for Canada and the U.S., at The Schmersal Group. Previously, Miller held various positions at Draka Elevator: director of sales —...

In Memoriam: David N. Walton

David N. Walton, a Riverside, California, native who was passionate about elevators, vintage cars and Democratic politics, passed away peacefully on April 1. Born in 1942, Walton was a journeyman...

CEO of EngineeringUK Dr. Hilary Leevers

EngineeringUK CEO Reacts To U.K. 2025 Spending Review

(l-r) Lukas Lesko, Resco's head of support, and Jonathan Taub

FIELDBOSS Receives Top Resco Award at Spain Event

Christ the Redeemer monument in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; image courtesy of Otis

Otis Brazil To Modernize Elevators at Christ the Redeemer

(l-r) Berndt and Davis

ATIS Taps Executives To Accelerate Growth

image courtesy of Otis

Otis Receives Sustainability Awards