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RTD-Denver’s Open Elevator Door Policy Curbs Service Calls

A pilot program initiated in March by the Regional Transportation District in Denver, Colorado (RTD-Denver) is resulting in a significant reduction in calls for service, and RTD plans to expand...

1916 Elevator in Missouri Courthouse Closed for Repairs

A more-than-100-year-old cage elevator serving the Jasper County Courthouse in Carthage, Missouri, is closed so it can undergo vital repairs, The Joplin Globe reports. The courthouse was built in 1894,...

IEEE USA E-Book Fifth in Series Showcasing Women Engineers

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) USA has released a new e-book featuring the story of Judith Resnick, a female engineer and member of the Space Shuttle Challenger...

Noble Elevator System for Lower East Side Mixed-Use Building

Noble Elevator Co., Inc. Vice President Thomas Dutton tells ELEVATOR WORLD Noble provided a three-elevator system for 139 Bowery, a 14-story mixed-use building on Manhattan's Lower East Side. The elevators...

EW U.S. Office Closed for Fourth of July

The U.S. office of Elevator World, Inc., will be closed for the U.S. Fourth of July holiday on Thursday, July 4. It will reopen on Friday, July 5.

ADA-Compliant Elevators Come to Two More LIRR Stations

The NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced on June 28 it has made the Long Island Rail Road's (LIRR) Amityville and Lindenhurst stations accessible to all in accordance with the...

Wildeck Provides Media Platforms for RNC

Wildeck, Inc., a material handling equipment manufacturer, will design and manufacture structural steel platforms (mezzanines) for the upcoming 2024 Republican National Convention (RNC) on July 15-18 at the Fiserv Forum...

VT Consultancy VDA Announces Strategic Restructuring

Gavin Campbell, CEO of East Hanover, NJ-headquartered vertical-transportation (VT) consulting and inspection provider VDA, Inc., has announced a strategic restructuring to support its strategy as it continues to grow. VDA...

Nominations Now Open for the Ellies 2024

Nominations are now open for the 2024 Ellies Awards Program and will be accepted through July 12. This annual elevator industry awards program recognizes North American elevator and escalator vertical-transportation...

Yelland Promoted to Peelle North America Director of Sales

The Peelle Co., headquartered in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, has announced that Matthew Yelland has been promoted from national sales manager to director of sales for North America. Yelland has been...

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KONE and Partners Launch Smile on Wheels Project in India

MASSACHUSETTS FIRE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES GRANT FOR ELEVATOR RESCUE TRAINING

Massachusetts FD Receives Grant for Elevator Rescue Training

BELARUS MODERNIZES 200 ELEVATORS IN AZERBAIJAN IN 2025

Belarus Modernizes 200 Elevators in Azerbaijan in 2025

STRONG SERVICE SALES AND MAINTENANCE FUEL OTIS 3Q EARNINGS

Strong Service Sales and Maintenance Fuel Otis 3Q Earnings

Southmoor Station was one of the elevator security program's pilot stations; image courtesy of RTD-Denver.

RTD-Denver Expands Crime Prevention Program to More Elevators