Chicago
CTBUH Announces Name Change to Council on Vertical Urbanism
After more than half a century as the world’s preeminent authority on tall buildings, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announced its transformation into the Council on...
For-Sale Chicago Building Pitched as High-End Office Space
Developer Sterling Bay has put the only finished building in its stalled Lincoln Yards 53-acre mixed-use development between Lincoln Park and Bucktown in Chicago — an eight-story, 284,463-ft2 property at...
Accessibility Renovations Underway at CTA Station
Renovations are underway at the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Austin Green Line Station to make the station fully accessible, the Austin Weekly News reports. These renovations include a new elevator,...
CEA Golf Outing Raises US$1,000 for EESF
The Chicago Elevator Association (CEA) held a golf outing on August 1 at Klein Creek Country Club in Winfield, Illinois, that included a 50/50 raffle and raised US$1,000 for the...
Mensinga Promoted to GM at Fujitec Chicago
Kevin Mensinga was recently promoted from his previous operations role to general manager (GM) at Fujitec Chicago. Mensinga is an accomplished GM with extensive experience in both sales and operations...
In Memoriam: Timothy Toan
Industry veteran Timothy Toan, founder of Chicago-based HydraSafe Brake, passed away in late March as a result of a freak accident at the shop. Responding to the need for an...
ESI Names Regional Sales and Business Development Manager
Elevator Systems, Inc. (ESI) announced it named John Ghosn sales and business development manger for Chicago and the Midwest. With more than 30 years' experience in field sales and branch...
Historic Chicago Office Tower Eyed for Conversion
An investor in Grand Rapids, Michigan, wants to convert the upper office floors of the 38-story, circa 1927 Pittsfield Building in Chicago into 214 apartments, adding to the 442 residences...
Moxi Autonomous Robot Completes 1 Million Deliveries
Diligent Robotics Inc. announced in February that its Moxi mobile manipulator surpassed 1 million deliveries across its entire fleet, according to The Robot Report. Moxi completed its millionth delivery as...
Elevator Modernization Underway at Chicagoland OPHA Tower
In a letter to the editor of the Wednesday Journal of Oak Park and River Forest, Oak Park Housing Authority (OPHA) Executive Director David Pope said OPHA is currently undertaking...
