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Alabama Town Considering Fines for Faulty Elevators

Building owners in Gulf Shores, Alabama, could soon face fines for false fire alarms and faulty elevators as Gulf Shores Fire Rescue is looking to crack down after seeing an...

US$13.8-Million Dorm Elevator Modernization in Store for UPenn

Two student dormitory buildings at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) — Harnwell College House and Harrison College House — are set to receive up to US$13.8 million in elevator upgrades...

American Startup Aims to Revolutionize Moving Walks

Brothers John and Matine Yuksel, both members of the A17 Escalator & Moving Walk Committee and Accelerating Walk Task Force, are bringing their father’s 48-year-old idea to life with Beltways®,...

DTM Sponsoring CRETech at Javits Center in NYC

Manhattan-based vertical-transportation (VT) consultancy DTM Drafting & Consulting Services, Inc., is sponsoring the upcoming CREtech New York real estate innovation conference on November 13-14 at the Javits Center in NYC....

Otis Provides Elevator System For New Brooklyn Tower

Otis tells ELEVATOR WORLD it provided an elevator system that includes two Gen3TM Edge machine-room-less elevators and the Otis ONETM Internet of Things remote-monitoring solution for 1510 Broadway, a new...

Bill Improving Elevator Safety Passes Pennsylvania Senate

The Pennsylvania Senate has passed legislation to improve elevator safety standards in Pennsylvania, according to the bill’s sponsor Sen. Lisa Baker (R-20), PA Senate Republicans reports. In 2016, a correctional...

Elevator Malfunction in Colorado Mine: 1 Dead, 12 Rescued

An elevator malfunction in a Colorado gold mine on Pikes Peak on October 10 resulted in one person dying and 12 others rescued after being trapped underground for approximately 7...

Largest Turnout Ever For Elevator Tradeswomen at TWBN

National Elevator Industry, Inc., (NEII) reports that this year’s Tradeswomen Build Nations (TWBN) event, which brought together 5,000 tradeswomen and allies in New Orleans during the last week of September,...

G-Tech Elevator System for New Residential Building in Queens

Linden, New Jersey-headquartered G-Tech Elevator Associates LLC tells ELEVATOR WORLD it provided the five-unit elevator system for SOLA, a new 12-story building offering 364 residential rental units in Woodside, Queens,...

Industry Turns Out For Ed Bonardi Memorial Golf Outing in NY

The elevator industry was well represented at the 32nd Annual Ed Bonardi Memorial Golf Outing at the Blue Hill Golf Club in Pearl River, NY, on October 3. The event,...

NEW JERSEY TRANSIT BOD PLAN TO REPLACE ESCALATORS

New Jersey Transit BoD Plan to Replace Escalators

WEEF HOLDS SECOND IN-PERSON MEETING IN FRANKFURT

WEEF Holds Second In-Person Meeting in Frankfurt

The Torch at 640 Eighth Avenue takes its place on the Midtown Manhattan skyline; rendering courtesy of ODA and SLCE Architects

TEI Group Awarded Major 30-Unit Contract at The Torch

TKE CONSIDERING US$22.7-BILLION IPO IN U.S. IN 2026

TKE Considering US$22.7-Billion IPO in U.S. in 2026

Hiyaa Towers; image courtesy of Architecture Association Maldives

Progress Made on Elevator Installation in Maldive Towers