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FIELDBOSS Opens New U.S. Head Office in South Florida

FIELDBOSS, a leading provider of commercial contractor field service management software for the elevator and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) industries, announced the opening of its new U.S. head...

Hyperion Solutions Appoints Hewitt as CEO

Hyperion Solutions, the Memphis, Tennessee-headquartered provider of systems, parts and technical services for the vertical-transportation industry, announced it appointed David Hewitt as CEO. Hewitt joins Hyperion from global energy storage...

Landmark Houston Building To Be Converted to Hilton Hotel

The Scanlan Building, an 11-story structure at 405 Main Street in Houston, Texas, built in 1909, is set to be converted into Hilton’s first Canopy by Hilton Hotel following its...

Perlen Steel Welcomes Masterson as Its New CEO

Perlen Steel, headquartered in Newark, New Jersey, announced Robert Masterson as its new CEO on February 27. Masterson's "proven ability to inspire teams, drive sustainable growth and transform challenges into opportunities...

Washington State Bill Attempts To Reform Elevator Size Requirements

Senate Bill 5156, sponsored by Washington State Senator Jesse Salomon, has advanced in its efforts to make Washington State a leader on elevator reform, The Urbanist reports. The bill calls for Washington’s...

Laura’s Home Women’s Crisis Center Planning Elevator Renovations

Rise: Women’s Philanthropy Initiative at The City Mission, a philanthropic organization in Cleveland, Ohio, will fund the renovation of the elevator for Laura’s Home Women’s Crisis Center at 18120 Puritas...

Elevator Hobbyist Expands Elevator Database To Cover 10% of The U.S.

Logan Ober, a Petaluma, California, resident and systems engineer for the Novato Unified School District, announced earlier this year that he expanded his U.S. elevator database, The Elevator Database, to include...

KONE To Replace Tennessee Airport’s Escalators

McGhee Tyson Airport in Blount County, Tennessee, just south of Knoxville, awarded a US$1.1 million contract to KONE to replace its two main downward and upward escalators, outlets including the Knoxville...

Castro Station Escalator Down for Two and a Half Weeks

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency announced that starting the week of February 17 the south escalator at the Castro Muni Station will be out of service for two and...

Save the Date: Louis J. Mezzo Memorial Golf Outing 2025

John Mezzo, president of NYC-based Dynasty Elevator, announced the fourth annual Louis J. Mezzo Memorial Golf Outing benefitting the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation will return to the Harrison Meadows Country Club...

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