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Queensboro Plaza Station in NYC to Get Three ADA-Compliant Elevators
The NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) Queensboro Plaza subway station in Long Island City, Queens, is getting two new Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant elevators, Patch is among outlets to...
PEAK ELEVATOR PARTS Opens Dallas Distribution Center
PEAK ELEVATOR PARTSTM celebrated the opening of its Dallas distribution center on May 13 with a grand opening. PEAK ELEVATOR PARTS is a division of privately owned PEAK ELEVATORTM, which...
Construction Underway at Site on NYC’s Upper East Side
Excavation works have begun preparing the site at East 83rd Street, Manhattan, NYC, for construction of a 23-story residential tower, New York YIMBY reports. The site at 250-252 East 83rd...
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...
Photographer Showcases Third-Tallest Building in Chicago
A professional photographer has released photos of Chicago’s third-tallest structure, ArchDaily reports. St. Regis Chicago, formerly Wanda Vista Tower, is a multiple-story project capped by a 101-story supertall skyscraper. Despite...
Consolidated Elevator Joins AEG
Consolidated Elevator, headquartered in Long Island City and serving all five NYC boroughs for more than 50 years, received an investment from American Elevator Group (AEG), which consists of independent...
Nearly 140-Year-Old Building Set to Open First Elevator
Before she died in 2015, Mary Faith Young longed to see the installation of an elevator within a courthouse built in 1883 in Jamestown, North Dakota, The Jamestown Sun reports....
NYC Subway Station Reopens After Elevator Overhaul
The Clark Street subway station in Brooklyn Heights, NYC, has reopened after an overhaul of its elevators, Daily News reports. The station closed Nov. 3 as Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)...
Three Escalators at WMATA Station Being Replaced, More on the Way
Three escalators at the entrance to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) L'Enfant Plaza station ceased operation on May 9 so custom-built units could be installed to replace ones...
NAEC to Present Town Hall on Managing Sales Teams
The Member Services Committee of the National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) plans to present a virtual Town Hall on Managing Sales Teams on May 17 from 2:30-3:30 p.m., EST....
