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AES Introduces U.S. Regional Sales Managers

Alliance Elevator Solutions (AES), headquartered in Greencastle, Pennsylvania, announced sales managers for three U.S. regions. Adam Engman has been promoted to Southeast regional sales manager. Engman joined AES approximately two...

Otis Seattle Team Installing Six Escalators for Casino Expansion

Otis’ Seattle team is installing six escalators for the expansion of the Snoqualmie Casino in Snoqualmie, approximately 28 mi east of Seattle next to Snoqualmie Falls in King County, Washington....

Boston City Councilor Addresses BHA Elevator Issues

Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn recently filed a hearing order to discuss the current status of the elevator systems across Boston Housing Authority (BHA) developments, the Charlestown Patriot-Bridge reports. The...

In Memoriam: Paul T. Beisser

Paul T. Beisser, who began his distinguished career in the elevator industry as an International Union of Elevator Constructors helper in 1962, passed away on August 20 at age 84....

Northern California Elevator Industry Group to Relaunch

Northern California Elevator Industry Group (NCEIG), which closed its doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, plans to relaunch in November, NCEIG President Frank Fletcher tells ELEVATOR WORLD. The nonprofit organization...

EW U.S. Offices Closed for Labor Day

The U.S. offices of Elevator World, Inc., will be closed for the U.S. Labor Day holiday on Monday, September 2. They will reopen on Tuesday, September 3.

KONE Agrees to Acquire Sacramento-Based Capitol Elevator

KONE announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Sacramento, California-based Capitol Elevator, a family-owned and -operated business that has been in the elevator industry for more than 50...

CECA Elle-evator Women’s Group Virtual Meeting Planned

The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association’s (CECA) Elle-evator women’s group plans to hold a virtual meeting on September 10 at noon EST. At this meeting, Elle-evator Chair Deneen McIvor of Elevator...

Witham Named Branch Manager at Authorized Elevator

Dustin Witham has been named branch manager at Authorized Elevator, a St. Louis-based elevator service company that employs experienced technicians from the International Union of Elevator Constructors Local 3 in...

ATIS Makes Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies List

St. Louis-headquartered ATIS, providing vertical-transportation (VT) consulting, management and inspection services across North America, has made the 2024 Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing privately held companies in America. Companies on...

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