Pennsylvania

US$1.3 Million Greenlit for Elevator Project in Wilkes-Barre

The City Council in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, approved US$1.3 million in American Rescue Plan funds to repair or replace five elevators in downtown parking garages operated by the Wilkes-Barre Parking Authority,...

Companies Wellair, Brandywine Improve Air Systems

WellAir, a major provider of indoor air disinfection and purification, has announced its solutions in elevator cabs throughout Brandywine’s entire “Trophy Class” of buildings as many employees return to workplaces, businesswire reports....

TEC Elevator and 3Phase Elevator Announce Merger

TEC Elevator, Inc. (TEC) announced that it has merged with the 3Phase Elevator Corp. family of independent elevator companies, expanding the company's presence in the Philadelphia, New Jersey and Delaware...

Penn Accessibility Upgrades Include Elevators, LU/LA

Accessibility upgrades at the University of Pennsylvania include two elevators and a limited use/limited application (LU/LA) lift for students living at The Quad and two elevators for those at Stouffer...

Church Elevator Entrapment Highlights Need for Replacement

Firefighters were called in early April to a church in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, to rescue a woman from an outdoor lift that failed, trapping the woman inside, Mainline Media News reported...

Construction Begins on Pennsylvania Library Elevator Renovation

After an extended period of time without a working elevator, construction began to renovate the elevator at the Huntingdon County Library in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, on April 4, WTAJ reports. Officials...

Pennsylvania Capitol Escalator Problem Discussed

Officials at the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg are mulling options brought on by frequent breakdowns of the escalator in the building’s East Wing — a main access point to...

Philadelphia YIMBY: plans evolve, progress in City of Brotherly Love

Tower Redesigned as a Shorter Structure Developer Brandywine Realty Trust has unveiled a new design for 21M, a 350-ft-tall mixed-use tower planned for 2100 Market Street in Philadelphia’s Center City...

Skyline continues to evolve.

Plan Promising to Transform Riverfront Greenlit Penn’s Landing, a US$3.5-billion, 3.5-million-ft2 proposal from The Durst Organization of NYC, was approved in September by Delaware River Waterfront Corp. (DRWC), paving the...

The Chestnut Street corridor is hot, reports Philadelphia YIMBY.

Medical, Office Towers for Downtown Jefferson Health plans to build a 400-ft-tall medical and a 329-ft-tall residential tower in the 1100 block of Chestnut Street in the Market East neighborhood....

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Canada Post Workers Return as Negotiations Continue

A worker polishes the handrail inside one of the new elevators; image courtesy of MTA

Modern Elevator Provides Two New Elevators at Queensboro Plaza Station

Egypt Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport Kamel El-Wazir; image by channel1eg for Wikipedia

VT Among 23 High-Profile Industries Egypt Aims to Localize

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Schindler MetaCore: Possible Solution to Office Vacancies

222 Broadway; photo © John W. Cahill for the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

TEI Group Repositions Elevators for Major NYC Conversion