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thyssenkrupp Largest Order to Date in Bahrain Sixteen thyssenkrupp elevators and two escalators were installed in the 200-m-tall United Tower in Manama, Bahrain, representing the company’s largest order to date...
45-Story Apartment Tower Planned in Downtown Austin
Houston-based developer the Hanover Co. plans to build a 504-ft .-tall, 45-story apartment tower in downtown Austin, Texas, at Fift h and Lavaca streets in the historic warehouse district, Towers...
Big Apple activity continues apace.
Macklowe’s Towering Ambition: City’s Tallest by Roof Height The New York Times got the scoop in January on what would be New York City’s (NYC) tallest building by roof height...
Elevators being added as big projects approach completion, kick off.
Deep Subway Stations Getting Elevators in Manhattan Curbed New York reported in December 2018 that five uptown Manhattan subway stations will undergo accessibility improvements with the installation of new elevators....
NAEC, EESF tap leaders, and Minnesota supplier promotes an engineer.
McArthur Becomes NAEC Executive Director McArthur The National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) promoted Alesa G. McArthur from deputy director to executive director, effective February 1. McArthur succeeds longtime executive...
Changes at the Top for EW
Formerly executive vice president and chief operating officer of ELEVATOR WORLD, T. Bruce MacKinnon has been named president of the magazine and publishing company, Elevator World, Inc. He takes great...
Residential Towers for Chicago’s Hyde Park Neighborhood
Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood is heating up, with a 26-story apartment tower designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz poised to break ground in December 2018 at 1600 East 53rd Street and...
Staff updates from across the country
AFD Industries Announces Staff Changes Wengerd Murphy AFD Industries Inc. has announced two staff changes at its corporate headquarters in Canton, Ohio, according to President Richard E. Vinciquerra. Nick Wengerd...
Rental Apartment Tower for Dallas’ Victory Park
Developer Hines has begun work on The Victor at 3039 Olive Street in Victory Park north of downtown Dallas, D Magazine reported. Designed by Munoz + Albin Architecture & Planning,...
Gang-Designed Tower for Honolulu Inspired by Sugar Cane
Honolulu’s growing Ward Village® (EW, November 2018) will get another distinctive new building, with construction set to begin next year on the 41-story, mixed-use Kō’ula, named for the Hawaiian sugar...
