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AmeriTex Awarded Modernization Contract for Major DoD Hospital

AmeriTex Elevator Services, a family-owned and operated elevator contractor with offices in San Antonio, Texas, and San Francisco, California, has been awarded the Phase III elevator-modernization contract at Brooke Army...

Elevator/Escalator Consultant Participates in Radio Interview

Robert Cotton, an elevator and escalator expert, consultant and expert witness, has and is participating in a two-part interview with Close Up Radio to talk about his professional expertise, discuss...

US$11.5-Million Elevator Project at San Francisco’s Castro Muni Station Set To Begin

Construction on a long-awaited, four-stop elevator at the Castro San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni) station in the city's LGBTQ District is set to start in early July, The Bay Area...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Metro Elevator Opens NorCal Division in San Francisco

Metro Elevator recently announced the opening of its NorCal division, headquartered in San Francisco. The division is being led by President Michael Blaszczyk and Vice President Kevin Wright. Blaszczyk has...

Space Needle Testing Far-UVC Device in Elevator

The Space Needle is testing the technology of Population, a San Francisco-based startup selling a far-UVC device for businesses that can be installed on ceilings or walls to help eliminate...

3Phase Elevator Announces Merger with Elevator Industries

3Phase Elevator, a leading independent elevator and escalator services provider, recently announced that it has merged with Elevator Industries, a market leader in the Sacramento, California, area that provides maintenance,...

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Canada Post Workers Return as Negotiations Continue

A worker polishes the handrail inside one of the new elevators; image courtesy of MTA

Modern Elevator Provides Two New Elevators at Queensboro Plaza Station

Egypt Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport Kamel El-Wazir; image by channel1eg for Wikipedia

VT Among 23 High-Profile Industries Egypt Aims to Localize

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Schindler MetaCore: Possible Solution to Office Vacancies

222 Broadway; photo © John W. Cahill for the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

TEI Group Repositions Elevators for Major NYC Conversion