Michigan

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...

Castrol Announces Sale of LubeCon Business to LubeCon USA

White Cloud, Michigan-headquartered Castrol (BP Lubricants USA) has agreed to sell its LubeCon business to LubeCon USA, effective May 31. LubeCon USA was formed by members of Castrol LubeCon management...

ESI Takes Control of Moseley Elevator in Columbus

Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Elevator Service LLC (ESI), a leading elevator service provider in the Midwest, has expanded its business into the Columbus, Ohio, market, as it takes control of Moseley...

Work Underway For High-Rise Apartment Tower In Detroit

Detroit-based developer Sterling Group is preparing a high-rise, multi-residential complex at the site of the former Joe Louis Arena, The Detroit News reports. The project will offer studio and one-bedroom...

PUNE METRO STATION OPENS NEW GATE

Pune Metro Station Opens New Gate

image courtesy of KONE

KONE Ranked 15th Most Sustainable Company in Europe

499 President Street; photo by Michael Young for New York YIMBY

G-Tech Provides Elevators for New Brooklyn Tower

(l-r) Frank Smith and Cory Terramo

Metro Elevator Taps Leaders for Growing Florida Division

the J.K. Randle Centre for Yoruba Culture and History in Lagos, Nigeria; image © Livin Spaces

JMG Provides Elevators and Escalator Cultural Center