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MassPort Accepting Bids for VT Maintenance Contract
The Massachusetts Port Authority (MassPort) is accepting bids electronically through August 21 for a three-year vertical-transportation (VT) maintenance contract that includes elevator, escalator and moving walk maintenance at all MassPort...
RES Names Rye Consulting Specialist for Florida’s East Coast
Weeki Wachee, Florida-headquartered Rise Elevator Services (RES) recently welcomed Brian Rye as consulting specialist for Florida's East Coast, RES owner and President Tim Rye Sr. announced on LinkedIn. The addition...
One of Nation’s Largest TKE EOX Installations in Connecticut
TK Elevator (TKE) will install 11 EOX elevators at The Corbin District in the heart of Darien, Connecticut, TKE New Installation Sales Executive Jennifer Monahan said on LinkedIn in July....
Champion Commences US$6-Million-Plus Co-Op City Project
Champion Elevator Corp. announced it has kicked off phase two of its US$6-million-plus modernization of the garage elevators at Co-op City in Bronx, NY. Champion's Don Gelestino, Frank Feniello and...
TKE Completes Two-Year Elevator Modernization at Carlsbad Caverns
TK Elevator (TKE) announced on July 30 it has completed a two-year elevator modernization at Carlsbad Caverns National Park in the Chihuahuan Desert of New Mexico that added two new...
TEI Elevator System for New Tallest Tower in NYC Borough of Queens
TEI Group tells ELEVATOR WORLD it provided an elevator system that includes two overhead gearless units for The Orchard, an 811-ft, 69-story residential building designed by Perkins Eastman at 43-14...
Florida Parking Garage To Get Elevator Update
Miami-Dade commissioners have approved spending US$41.8 million to improve the Dadeland North Metrorail Station parking garage area, which will include the installation of more elevators, Miami Today reports. The contract...
Tyler Named Director of Operations and Business Development at Phoenix Modular Elevator
Chuck Tyler, a vertical-transportation (VT) industry veteran with a career spanning more than 35 years, has been named director of operations and business development at Phoenix Modular Elevator, Inc., headquartered...
JFK Airport Escalator Fire Send Four to the Hospital
An escalator fire at New York’s John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport at approximately 7 a.m. on July 24 sent four people to the hospital to treat minor injuries from...
Cabrera Joins Clarkson + Varick as South Florida Business Development Manager
Clarkson + Varick, a NYC-based vertical-transportation consultancy serving clients in New York, New Jersey, Florida and California, has hired Damaris Cabrera as business development manager for South Florida. Cabrera has...
