Michigan

In Memoriam: Kenneth Lee Moerman

Kenneth Lee Moerman of Kalamazoo, Michigan, passed away in September at age 85. Moerman worked for Otis Elevator Co. for 43 years, starting as a mechanic and retiring as regional...

Marine Innovations Welcomes New Michigan Dealer

Marine Innovations, Inc., headquartered in Frazee, Minnesota, recently announced the addition of All Access Elevator and Lift as a dealer in Michigan. Located in Shelbyville, Michigan, All Access has been...

Four Rescued from Hospital Elevator in Michigan

Four people were stuck in the elevator at Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital in Warren, Michigan, in early December and were rescued by the Warren Fire Department, C and G News reports....

Otis Colleagues Recognized at Women of Color STEM Awards

Otis colleagues Whitni Wilson-Wertz, Erin Scott and Nikki Moore were honored on October 8 at the Women of Color STEM Conference in Detroit. Wilson-Wertz was presented with a Special Recognition...

Michigan Senators Introduce Bills in Response to Elevator Outages

Michigan Sens. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit) and Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield) have announced legislation to address elevator outages at apartment buildings in Michigan to help ensure building safety and accessibility for tenants,...

Kings III Acquired by Arcline Investment Management

Kings III, a Coppell, Texas-based provider of emergency monitoring solutions for elevator and other systems across North America, has been acquired by Arcline Investment Management, a private equity firm with...

Lightning Strike Takes Out Michigan Elevator

A lightning strike from a summertime storm caused some electrical issues for Bay City Hall in Bay City, Michigan, including repairs to the building’s elevator, M Live reported in August....

VDA Adds VP of Business Development, Based in Detroit

Elevator and escalator consulting firm VDA® announced in June the addition of Pete Long as vice president of business development, based in the Detroit office with an initial focus on...

ESI Acquires Grand Rapids-Based Van Duinen Elevator

With financial backing from Carroll Capital, Elevator Service Inc. (ESI) has acquired Van Duinen Elevator Co., a provider since 1972 of elevator maintenance, repair and modernization based in Grand Rapids,...

New Renderings of Anticipated Detroit Tower Development

Dan Gilbert, the billionaire developer behind the ambitious redevelopment of the Hudson's Department Store site in downtown Detroit, recently released updated renderings, including one showing escalators, the Detroit Free Press...

BOY DIES IN “OLD AND POORLY MAINTAINED” ELEVATOR IN INDIA

Boy Dies in “Old and Poorly Maintained” Elevator in India

Cho Jae-cheon, CEO of Hyundai Elevator, left, and Yoon Jeong-il, head of Hyundai E&C's purchasing division, sign an MoU at Hyundai E&C's headquarters in Jongno-gu, Seoul; image courtesy of Hyundai Elevator

Hyundai Elevator Signs Modular Elevator Commercialization MoU

The circa-1985 elevators on SkyTrain’s Expo Line are being replaced with new KONE units; image courtesy of TransLink via X.

40-Year-Old SkyTrain Elevators Being Replaced in Canada

TKE OWNERS SELECT FINANCIAL ADVISORS FOR PLANNED IPO

TKE Owners Select Financial Advisors for Planned IPO

CIA TO SHOWCASE CANOPEN LIFT AT INTERLIFT

CIA To Showcase CANopen Lift at Interlift