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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....

Nidec Elevator Group’s MCE Relocates NYC Office

Nidec Elevator Group's Motion Control Engineering (MCE), a leading provider of non-proprietary elevator controls, has relocated its NYC area support office from the Glendale neighborhood of Queens to Flushing, Queens,...

NEII Names Director of Safey and Director of Government Affairs

National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII) recently named Trent Behr director of safety and Billy Taylor director of government affairs. Prior to joining NEII, Behr served as a project manager for...

Motion Industries Honors Gates as Supplier of the Year

Motion Industries, Inc., a distributor of maintenance, repair and operation replacement parts headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, honored Denver, Colorado-headquartered Gates Industrial Corp. plc as its 2021 Supplier of the Year,...

NYC Developers Behind Jacksonville, Florida, Proposal

A partnership by a pair of development companies proposes to build a 44-story, mixed-use building on the waterfront in Jacksonville, Florida, Florida YIMBY reported in April. American Lions LLC, a...

CTBUH Announces Renovation, Interior Design Award Winners

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announced Award of Excellence winners in the renovation and interior design categories on May 3, following announcements of winners in various...

20-Story Luxury Apartment Tower Planned in Houston

El Paso, Texas-based Hunt Cos. and Dallas-based StreetLights Residential announced plans on May 2 for a 20-story luxury apartment building at 1717 Bissonnet Street in Houston, Community Impact Newspaper reports....

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...

Marine Innovations Names Magana Elevator Inspector

Inclined elevator installer Marine Innovations announces the addition of Omar Magana as elevator inspector with the Frazee, Minnesota-based company. This addition will expand Marine Innovations’ inclined elevator expertise, performing inspections...

Keystone Announces VDA’s Acquisition of Sierra Consulting

Keystone Capital Management, L.P., recently announced its portfolio company, Hanover, New Jersey-based VDA, Inc., has acquired Sierra Consulting Group. VDA is a marketing-leading provider of vertical-transportation (VT) consulting and inspection...

2601 Elliott Avenue in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood; image courtesy of Google Maps

Vanbarton Looks Beyond NYC To Seattle for Potential Conversion

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CECA Calls For Votes For Supplier Director

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LIFTEX 2025 To Showcase Latest Innovations in Lift Technology

The 106-story Franck Muller Aeternitas Tower in Dubai Marina; image courtesy of KONE

KONE To Equip Dubai Residential Supertall With 38 VT Units

The meeting of the newly christened Elevate-HER is planned at the Niagara Falls Convention Centre; image courtesy of niagarafallstourism.com.

CECA’s Women’s Group Introduces New Name: Elevate-HER