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Condo Tower Planned Next to Historic Seattle Church

A church, built in the 1890s in Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood, is set to get a neighbor: a 30-story condominium tower that will also house operations such as a food...

Towers: more announced, progress made.

Big Proposal in Chicago From Vista Tower Developer Magellan Development Group and its partners hope to build a quartet of towers ranging from 40 to 80 stories in the 28-acre...

Atlanta’s Tallest Residential Building on Tap

What promises to be Atlanta’s tallest residential tower, a 53-story glass structure designed by Perkins+Will, is planned as part of the 4.5-acre, mixed-use development Opus Place in Midtown, the Robb...

Downtown Cleveland Apartment High Rise Envisioned

The nonprofit Playhouse Square Foundation plans to build a 34-story, 378-ft.-tall tower containing more than 300 apartments on the edge of the theater district in downtown Cleveland, The Plain Dealer...

A variety of awards and job changes across the nation

H&B CEO Eison Honored as “Entrepreneur of the Year” H&B Elevators CEO Jashan Eison (ELEVATOR WORLD, April 2014) has been honored as “Entrepreneur of the Year” by the Metropolitan Economic...

Business, high-rise news from the Windy City

Thompson, HR Green Form Area Alliance Thompson Elevator Inspection Service, Inc., serving the Chicago area since 1975, has formed a strategic alliance with HR Green, Inc., which has offices nationwide...

Kings III Acquired by Private Equity Firm

Kings III Emergency Communications of the Dallas area has been acquired by Rockbridge Growth Equity, a Detroit-based private equity firm. The deal closed on June 20. Rockbridge stated Kings III...

Downtown Seattle Condo Tower Under Construction

A tower in downtown Seattle’s red-hot condo market is among the last to be built in the neighborhood this decade, developers say. The Seattle Times reports that NEXUS, a 41-story,...

Residential, hotel designs dominate work.

Renderings of Residential Hudson Yards Tower Revealed Renderings of the second residential tower in Hudson Yards, the 33-story One Hudson Yards, have been revealed, showing a red-stone-and-glass façade rising out...

Oracle Recapitalized With New Partner

L Squared Capital Partners, together with Longview Asset Management, has partnered with Oracle Elevator management to recapitalize the latter company. Founded in 2004 with 22 branches across 13 states, Oracle...

The winning team from Linden Lodge School; image courtesy of Otis

South London Students Awarded STEM Grant in Otis Program

STATION IN SOUTH INDIA WITH VT INAUGURATED

Railway Station in South India with VT Inaugurated

STANNAH TO MANAGE RAILWAY STATION ACCESSIBILITY UPGRADE

Stannah to Manage Railway Station Accessibility Upgrade

ASCENT ELEVATORS ACQUIRES SELECT CENTURY ELEVATOR ASSETS

Ascent Elevators Acquires Select Century Elevator Assets

image courtesy of CMRL

Fujitec India Awarded CMRL Escalator Contract