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1981 Manhattan Office Tower To Convert to Residential

A little over year after a 1981 office tower in Midtown East Manhattan, NYC, underwent an extensive makeover, it is now poised to be among the first such towers to...

Wisconsin Elevator Symposium 2025 Dates Set

Dates for the annual NAESA International Wisconsin Elevator Symposium have been set. Once again held at the Grand Geneva Resort & Spa in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, the symposium is planned on September...

In Memoriam: Oliver Henry Snyder IV

Oliver Henry Snyder IV, who cherished his elevator career and retired gracefully from the International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC) Local #10 in Lanham, Maryland, after 34 years, passed away...

New Elevator to Be Installed at Coryell Museum in Texas

The Coryell Museum and Historical Center, a museum of Texas history located in Gatesville, Texas, will soon close to the public for the installation of a new elevator, The Gatesville Messenger reports....

Liberty Elevator System For New Manhattan Residential Tower

Liberty Elevator Corp., headquartered in Paterson, New Jersey, provided a two-elevator system for 200 East 75th Street, an 18-story luxury residential building in the Lenox Hill area of Manhattan's Upper...

TEI Group Acquires Orlando, Florida-based TAKA Elevator

NYC-based TEI Group announced on January 3 it has acquired TAKA Elevator Co., LLC, established by Mary and Patrick Lalchandani in 2012 and based in Orlando, Florida. "Our future in...

Cost, Practicality Concerns Plague D.C. Area Transit Project

The Purple Line, a transit project in the Washington, D.C., area connecting parts of Montgomery and Prince George counties in the Old-Line State, is more than five years behind schedule...

Elevator To Enhance Accessibility at SeaTac Airport

Sound Transit, the public transit agency for the Seattle, Washington, metropolitan area, announced that, starting on January 8 through the beginning of 2026, there will be ongoing construction at the...

JPMorgan Chase’s New Supertall Coming Together in NYC

A hive of construction activity can be witnessed at 270 Park Avenue in Midtown East, Manhattan, NYC, site of JPMorgan Chase's new, 1,389-ft, supertall headquarters (HQ), ahead of anticipated completion...

World-First Water Elevator for Hawaii Water Park

The “world-first” water elevator is a feature at Hawaii’s Grand Wailea Resort as it floats passengers to the top of a huge water park, Metro reports. The water elevator was originally built...

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