Connecticut

Otis Publishes 2022 ESG Report

On April 6, Farmington, Connecticut-headquartered Otis published its 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report, highlighting alignment with the global OEM's strategic operating imperatives of sustaining new equipment growth, accelerating...

World Elevator Day: Otis Shares Fun Facts

Dogs, cats, martinis, chocolate ice cream and, of course, elevators! In honor of World (not National) Elevator Day, our friends at Otis shared a few interesting facts: On March 23,...

Otis Again Among Fortune‘s Most Admired Companies

For the second consecutive year, Farmington, Connecticut-headquartered Otis is among 324 companies recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune magazine, Otis announced on February 2. Based...

Elevator Malfunctions Plague Connecticut Town

Elevator malfunctions, including entrapments that required fire department intervention, are plaguing the town of Stamford, Connecticut, CT Examiner reports. The source illustrated the issue by highlighting a particular high-rise residential...

Connecticut Town Officials Expected To Approve Elevator

Town officials in New Canaan, Connecticut, are expected to discuss and approve an approximately US$2.5 million contract with a Ridgefield-based company to install an elevator in Waveny House, the New...

Otis Communication Director Named to Alma Mater Hall of Fame

Ray Hernandez, director of communications at Otis, was recently inducted into the Quinnipiac University (QU) School of Communications second Hall of Fame class, Patch reports. Hernandez is a 2004 graduate...

Columbia Elevator’s Blaiotta Named Top 50 Business Leader

LJ Blaiotta, CEO of Bridgeport, Connecticut-headquartered Columbia Elevator Products, was recently named to The U.S. Business Report's Top 50 Business Leaders of Connecticut for 2022. He joins awardees including HEI...

Columbia Elevator Partners With USDE, Fermator U.S. Division

Columbia Elevator and US Door Equipment Corp. (USDE), a Fermator company, have entered into a strategic partnership to provide the new construction and modernization segments of the North American elevator...

Otis Interns Give Back Across the U.S., Furthering ESG Goals

More than 100 summer interns at Otis recently volunteered in Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Connecticut and Philadelphia, supporting nonprofits, including those supporting food banks and homeless shelters. The weeklong initiative included...

Connecticut Apartment Plan To Add Elevators

The developers promoting a new apartment plan in Monroe, Connecticut, have approved requested changes that will cut the number of buildings from eight to seven, increase the number of residential...

Rendering of the Hilton Hawaiian Village addition; image courtesy of Hilton

36-Story Addition To Hilton Hawaiian Village Greenlit in Waikiki

NEXGEN 2026 EDUCATIONAL RETREAT TO SET SAIL IN SPRING

NexGen 2026 Educational Retreat To Set Sail in Spring

ATLAS ELEVATORS TO PROVIDE 34 ELEVATORS FOR MADINAH PROJECT

Atlas Elevators To Provide 34 Elevators for Madinah Project

CECA ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

CECA Announces Scholarship Winners

METRORAIL AUDIT HIGHLIGHTS VERTICAL-TRANSPORTATION MAINTENANCE CONCERNS

Metrorail Audit Highlights D.C. VT Maintenance Concerns