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Renderings of San Francisco Project Released
Foster + Partners has released new renderings of Oceanwide Center, a pair of 605- and 850-ft.-tall towers planned in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood downtown, dezeen reported. Together, the...
A special event is held; updates on Hudson Yards and introductions to other major projects.
New Faces, Old Friends at NEII® Field Safety Committee Meeting A rare New York City (NYC) meeting of The National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII) Field Safety Committee was held recently,...
Acquisitions, hires and more from around the country
NEII Hires Executive Director, Moves Following election of its board of directors (ELEVATOR WORLD, August 2016), the National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII®) has hired a new executive director and is...
Various positions filled in top industry jobs around the world.
Ekstedt New CFO of Alimak Group Per Ekstedt is set to become chief financial officer (CFO) of Alimak Group AB on January 1, 2017. He is currently CFO at Swedish...
Lerch Bates Activity
Consultancy wins jobs in Las Vegas, San Francisco. Systems for Chinese-Themed Vegas Resort Lerch Bates has been hired to design the vertical-transportation and façade-access systems for phase one of Resorts...
Lourenço Becomes Vice President of Smart Elevator Tech
Margaret Lourenço has been named vice president of San Francisco-based Smart Elevator Tech, LLC. In this role, she will oversee day-to-day operations as the company undergoes growth. She joins the...
Seattle “Building Frenzy” Features 65 Projects
A Seattle building boom was broken down by the Seattle Times in June. It reported there were 65 major buildings under construction across downtown, South Lake Union and surrounding neighborhoods...
Miami Action
Apartments continue to multiply in seaport city. Miami’s Vice Taking Shape A 32-story apartment tower called Vice is taking shape in Miami on the western portion of a piece of...
Towers on tap in Chicago, Honolulu, L.A.
Residential Skyscraper Taking Shape in Chicago A 47-story, 535-ft.-tall residential skyscraper designed by Chicago’s Papageorge Haymes Partners is taking shape in the city’s Streeterville neighborhood at 465 N. Park, Curbed...
Buildings rise from Manhattan to Queens, and a safety campaign is introduced.
3 WTC Tops Out Three World Trade Center (3 WTC) topped out on June 23. Located at 175 Greenwich Street, 3 WTC reached its final height of 1,079 ft (80...
