Georgia

In Memoriam: Robert Michael Coronato

Robert Michael "Bob" Coronato, founder and co-owner of Toccoa, Georgia-based elevator fixture specialist PTL Equipment, passed away on March 8 at age 86 in Demorest, Georgia. With his late, beloved...

Milestone in Construction of Atlanta Hotel With KONE VT Celebrated

Officials with Boston-based developer Drew Co., architect Gensler and general contractors Skanska and SG Contracting celebrated the official topping-out of the 42-story, 1.25 million-ft2 Signia by Hilton Atlanta on March...

Child Pinned in Atlanta Elevator Shaft Rescued by AFRD

On February 2, responders with the Atlanta Fire and Rescue Department (AFRD) rescued a 2-year-old child who fell two stories down an elevator shaft and became pinned upside down between...

TKE Uses API to Stream Loupe Art in Atlanta Elevator Lobby

TK Elevator (TKE) has incorporated its application programming interface (API) with Desk Intelligence and the Loupe art digital streaming service in the elevator lobby at the Realm Condominium in Buckhead,...

TKE Hosts Elevator Pitch Competition at North American HQ

Kennesaw State University sales students learned the true meaning of “elevator pitch,” when they were given 60 s to sell their personal brands while traveling 420 ft in the air...

Rainwater Welcomed as TKE Americas CEO

TK Elevator (TKE) announced on November 10 it has named Jeremy L. Rainwater CEO of TKE Americas, overseeing business operations in North and South America. Based at TKE's North America...

KONE to Modernize Three Elevators in Georgia City

The Roswell City Council in Georgia recently approved a US$379,334 contract with KONE to modernize three elevators in two city-owned buildings, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Two of the elevators are...

TKE Elevator Test Tower and IQC Honored by ENR Southeast

Engineering News-Record Southeast (ENR) recently honored TK Elevator's (TKE) 400-ft-tall elevator test tower and Innovation and Qualification Center (IQC) at the Battery Atlanta with the Best Project/Engineering/Industrial Award. General contractor...

TKE Supports STEM Through ACE Mentorship Program

TK Elevator (TKE) announced on October 20 it has become a national sponsor of the ACE Mentor Program of America, a free afterschool program that helps high school students pursue...

WAGO Adds Regional Sales Manager

Germantown, Wisconsin-headquartered WAGO, which offers products including connection components, electronics and automation technology for elevators, announces that Joseph Kain has been named regional sales manager for WAGO’s Atlanta metro and...

Çankaya station of the İzmir Metro; photo by A. Savin for Wikipedia

Overhaul of 278 Pieces of VT Nearly Complete in İzmir

The golf outing will take place at Hunter’s Green Country Club; image courtesy of Hunter’s Green Country Club.

EW Presents Inaugural Golf Outing in Tampa

Aveni

In Memoriam: Thomas Lawrence Aveni

TAISEI SQUARE HANOI; image © Taisei Square Hanoi

Fujitec Delivers Vietnam’s First 240 M/Min Elevators

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Toromont Industries Proposes Massive 17-Building Project in Vaughan