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Carnevale Joins LB as Senior Consultant — Strategic Accounts

Mick Carnevale, a vertical-transportation industry professional with nearly 20 years' experience, has joined Lerch Bates Inc. (LB) as senior consultant — Strategic Accounts, Carnevale announced. Carnevale returns to LB (he...

US$343 Million Awarded to Transit Systems for Accessibility Upgrades

Eight transit systems in eight states will receive a total of US$353 million in federal funding to make rail stations more accessible and compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act...

Noble VT System for New LIC, NY, Residential Tower

Bohemia, NY-headquartered Noble Elevator Vice President Thomas Dutton tells ELEVATOR WORLD Noble provided a five-unit elevator system for 25-01 Queens Plaza North, a new 28-story residential tower in Long Island...

ELC Offers Certification Support for NYC DOB SST Cards

The Elevator Learning Center (ELC), headquartered in Long Island City, NY, is offering training and certification support for anyone affected by revocation of Site Safety Training (SST) card provider Valor...

4th Annual Steaks, Stogies and Cannolis Celebrates Italian Heritage in NY

More than 260 attendees, including 125 directly associated with the elevator industry, enjoyed the fourth annual “Steaks, Stogies and Cannolis” fundraising event the evening of April 17 at Tallman State...

Construction Resumes on Future World’s Tallest Jeddah Tower

Outlets including Architectural Digest (AD) report that construction has resumed on Jeddah Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which, at 3,281 ft, promises to be the world's tallest tower once completed...

ADA Elevator By Citnalta Scalamandre JV for LIRR Station

The NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) tells ELEVATOR WORLD Citnalta Scalamandre JV, which includes Peter Scalamandre & Sons, Inc., was the elevator contractor for a new Americans with Disabilities Act...

Bronx-Headquartered Start Elevator Absorbs G-Tech Service Portfolio

Bronx, NY-headquartered Start Elevator announced on May 14 it absorbed the service portfolio of G-Tech Elevator Associates LLC, based in Linden, New Jersey, and serving customers throughout New York and...

DiPaolo Named AEG VP Business Development Mid-Atlantic Region

Amy DiPaolo, whose vertical-transportation (VT) industry career spans more than 30 years, has been named American Elevator Group (AEG) vice president (VP) of Business Development, Mid-Atlantic region, DiPaolo announced on...

Public Review Process for NYC’s “City of Yes for Housing Opportunity” Proposal Underway

NYC Mayor Eric Adams kicked off the public review process on April 29 for the "City of Yes for Housing Opportunity" proposal, which the NYC Department of City Planning estimates...

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New Elevators and Escalators at Southern India Railway Station

O’Connor

In Memoriam: William “Bill” O’Connor

New installation sales have been driven by TKE’s energy-efficient, digitally native EOX elevator for low- to mid-rise buildings; image courtesy of TKE.

TKE Reports Financial Results With Sales Gains Driven by EOX

Canopy over the escalator at the Embarcadero station; image courtesy of BART

BART’s Top 24 Accomplishments of 2024 Include Escalator Updates

Pankrác metro station platform; photo by A. Savin for Wikipedia

Year-Long Construction Closes Two Prague Metro Stations