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Pennsylvania Council Asks for Additional Elevator Funds
The Luzerne, Pennsylvania, County Council has asked for an additional US$235,000 of the county’s share of US$112.9 million American Rescue Plan Act funding to replace two elevators at the county...
Clairmont Announces Litchfield as AEG CIO
Bryan Clairmont, president of NYC-based American Elevator Group (AEG), announced Matt Litchfield as chief information officer (CIO) on July 12. Litchfield will be responsible for managing the organization's deployment of...
Iowa Airport Funding Includes New Elevator
A project to expand and update the passenger terminal at The Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids is set to receive another US$20.4 million in federal funding, The Daily Nonpareil...
Cottage Elevator Safety Bills Becomes Law in North Carolina
Weston's Law, named for the young boy who died when he became trapped between the elevator car and shaft at a vacation rental on North Carolina's Outer Banks in July...
30-Story Residential Tower Plan Clears Hurdle in St. Louis
The 30-story, US$135-million Albion West End, a 293-unit residential tower in the Central West End area of St. Louis, moved a step closer to reality with the project granted 14...
Otis Elevators for New Residential Skyscraper Near Hudson Yards
Otis tells ELEVATOR WORLD it provided 12 elevators — 10 SkyRise® and two Gen2® units — for 3ELEVEN, a 60-story residential skyscraper at 601 West 28th Street that neighbors Hudson...
LeGrand Jr. Promoted to LB California Area Manager
Gary LeGrand Jr. has been promoted to area manager for Lerch Bates (LB) California, the company announced. With broad experience in the elevator industry, including seven years of sales experience...
NEII Announces 2022 BoD
The National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII) announced its 2022 Board of Directors (BoD) on July 1 following its Annual Member Meeting in June. The BoD guides strategy as the association...
Marine Innovations Adads West Virginia Dealer
Marine Innovations, Inc., the Frazee, Minnesota-based manufacturer of trams and inclined elevators, has added Morgantown, West Virginia-based Outdoor Tranquility LLC as a dealer, Marine Innovations announced on July 5. Catering...
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...
