Florida
USF Embarks on Campuswide Elevator Upgrade Progam
The University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa began a campuswide elevator upgrade that involves installation of door-lock mechanisms on 51 units and complete modernization of seven elevators, The Oracle...
Accredited Home Elevator Acquires Florida’s Sunrise Elevator
Accredited Home Elevator Co., with locations in New Jersey and Florida, has announced the acquisition of Sunrise Elevator Co., a residential elevator service provider in the Tampa, Sarasota and Fort...
Hyperion Solutions Welcomes Devine to Team
Memphis, Tennessee-based Hyperion Solutions, a provider of systems and components, digital solutions and technical services for the vertical-transportation industry, has announced the hire of Lincoln Devine in the role of...
Elevated Facility Services Group Adds Four to Leadership Team
Tampa, Florida-based Elevated Facility Services, a major independent provider of elevator maintenance, repair and modernization services, announced on August 8 it added four experienced vertical-transportation (VT) professionals to its leadership...
104-Story Mixed-Use Supertall Proposed for Downtown Miami
Miami-Dade County planners have received a pre-application meeting request to review preliminary plans for a new 1,049-ft mixed-used development in downtown Miami, Florida YIMBY reports. The 2.15-acre property contains three...
Schindler Awarded “Transformative” 372-Unit VT Contract at MIA
Miami International Airport (MIA) is about to undergo a "transformative" upgrade involving 372 pieces of vertical-transportation (VT) equipment — elevators, escalators and moving walks, 7 News Miami reports. The five-year...
Schindler Moving Walkways Now Open in TPA
New moving walkways on Level 4 of Tampa International Airport’s (TPA) long-term parking garage are now complete. Schindler manufactured and installed the moving walkways, and Manhattan Construction was the general...
Clarkson + Varick Tapped for Elevator Mod at South Florida Condo
NYC-headquartered elevator consultancy Clarkson + Varick (C+V) has been tapped to handle a seven-elevator modernization project at Casa Costa, a condominium property consisting of two, 14-story towers built in 2008...
In Memoriam: Paul M. Heinrichs
Paul M. Heinrichs of Sunrise, Florida, a 53-year veteran of the elevator industry, passed away on February 22. Heinrichs spent the past 17 years working as a Qualified Elevator Inspector...
Elevator Shafts for New WDW Vacation Property Take Shape
Vertical construction of the new Disney Vacation Club (DVC) wing at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort at the Walt Disney World (WDW) Resort in Orlando, Florida, continues with elevator shafts taking...
