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Recall for Six Home Elevator Models Installed from 1986-2022
The Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a recall on August 11 for home elevator models manufactured by Residential Elevators, Inc., and sold from 1986 through July 2022, Fox 59...
In Memoriam: Ray Carl Burch
Ray Carl Burch, a valued member of the Vantage family, passed away on August 10 after a prolonged illness. A resident of Nashville, Tennessee, Burch was 58. Burch had been...
CTBUH Announces Additional Awards and Honorees
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announced in August the 2022 recipients of the Lynn S. Beedle and Fazlur R. Kahn Lifetime Achievement Awards. Peter Wynne Rees,...
CEA Hosts Annual Golf Outing to Benefit EESF
The Chicago Elevator Association (CEA) hosted its annual Golf Outing on August 5 at the Klein Creek Golf Club in Winfield, Illinois, to benefit the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF)....
41-Story Apartment Tower Planned in Downtown L.A.
National Real Estate Advisors has filed applications to build a 41-story Handel Architects-designed apartment tower above The Bloc shopping center’s 12-story parking garage at 700 South Flower Street in downtown...
Plan in the Works for NYC Bus Terminal Redevelopment
U.K’.s Foster + Partners has been appointed to design four new towers rising above NYC’s Times Square as part of a major redevelopment of the world’s busiest bus terminal, Building...
Merten Promoted to Sales Manager at ECS
Broadview, Illinois-headquartered ECS Corp. recently announced the promotion of Nichole Merten to sales manager. In this new role, Merten will guide the elevator and escalator replacement parts supplier toward "smarter...
NYC-Based NECD Welcomes National Sales Manager, Fixtures
National Elevator Cab & Door Corp. (NECD), headquartered in Brooklyn, NYC, recently welcomed Patrick Kennedy as national sales manager, fixtures. Kennedy began his career in the elevator industry with Otis...
Elevator Sill Solutions by Archi-Tread Opens Texas Facility
Scott Akin, owner of New Jersey-based Archi-Tread, Inc., recently announced the opening of an Elevator Sills Solutions (ESS) by Archi-Tread facility in Rosenberg, Texas. The 15,000-ft2 manufacturing and warehouse facility...
Hive of Activity in Manhattan as JPMorgan Supertall HQ Rises
New York YIMBY reported on a hive of activity in Midtown East, NYC, on August 8 as JPMorgan Chase's 60-story, 1,388-ft-tall supertall headquarters continues to ascend. The source shared a...
