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Leaders tapped, and a milestone reached.

New President for EMR as It Celebrates 90 Years Caroline Kauffman-Kirschnick has been appointed president of Electric Motor Repair Co. (EMR), which performs emergency service and planned maintenance in several...

Top Otis appointment joined by Alimak, Apex hires.

Marks Named Otis President; First Woman to Head UTC Subsidiary Judy Marks has been named president of Otis, making her the first woman to lead a subsidiary of United Technologies...

Turkish Firm’s Tulip-Inspired Tower for Downtown Miami

Turkish developer Okan Group plans to build a 73-story, 966-ft.-tall mixed-use tower in downtown Miami called The Sterling, Miami Today reported. Set to contain a 300-room hotel, approximately 360 residences,...

Dallas Skyscraper Campus Would Include City’s Tallest

A 20-acre skyscraper campus being planned in downtown Dallas includes an office building that, at 73 stories, would be the tallest in the city, The Dallas Morning News reported. KDC,...

Apartment Tower Opens in Chicago’s Gold Coast Neighborhood

The Sinclair Apartments, a 390-unit, 35-story-tall luxury building incorporating a full-service grocery store at ground level, has opened at the northeast corner of Division and LaSalle streets in Chicago’s Gold...

Jersey City, Midtown Manhattan among hotspots.

Jersey City’s 99 Hudson Rising Rapidly Jersey City’s 99 Hudson Street, a residential tower that will soon be the city’s tallest building (ELEVATOR WORLD, April 2016, February 2015 and July...

Interesting happenings in California, Colorado and Washington

90-Story Mixed-Use Tower Would Be Denver’s Tallest New York City’s Greenwich Realty Capital intends to build a mixed-use tower of up to 90 stories and 1,000 ft. tall in Denver’s...

Leaders tapped, sales teams grow, and a company makes several business moves.

Rinehart Promoted at Canton Elevator Greg Rinehart has been promoted from vice president of Operations to general manager at Canton Elevator, Inc., overseeing all operations based out of Canton, Ohio....

Stylish Mixed-Use Development for Downtown Detroit

A mixed-use development that includes a 35-story office and 26-story residential tower on either end of a 1.25-ha area overlooking downtown Detroit’s historic Theater District is planned, dezeen reported. Monroe...

Washington Monument to Reopen with New Elevator in 2019

The elevator system in the 555-ft.-tall Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. (ELEVATOR WORLD, September 2014), which operates year-round for eight hours a day when open, is being replaced as part...

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In Memoriam: John Lee Kennedy

The renovation features new escalators and more; image courtesy of Robins & Morton.

Huntsville Airport Renovation Includes Vertical Transportation

ALIMAK’S 3Q RESULTS SHOW “RESILIENCE IN A CHALLENGING MARKET”

Alimak’s 3Q Results Show “Resilience in a Challenging Market”

ROBUST SERVICE AND MODERNIZATION BUOY KONE IN 3Q

Robust Service and Modernization Buoy KONE in 3Q

ALBERTA GOVERNMENT ISSUES VT CODE AND SAFETY NOTICES

Alberta Government Issues VT Code and Safety Notices