Pennsylvania

Elevator Safety Bill Signed in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed Senate Bill 934, also known as Kristopher’s Law in memory of corrections officer Kristopher Moules, during a ceremony in Harrisburg in September, the Times Leader...

30-Story, Mixed-Use Tower Proposed in West Philadelphia

EPG Urban Multifamily has proposed a 30-story tower with 420 apartments and 4,000 sq. ft. of retail for the Newman Center site in University City, west Philadelphia, Curbed Philadelphia reported....

Proposed Tower in Historic Philadelphia Area Raises Ire

A tower proposed on Philadelphia’s Jewelers Row, the blocklong area along Sansom Street famous for being the oldest and second-largest diamond district in the U.S., has raised the ire of...

Office Tower Envisioned in Downtown Philadelphia

Developer Oliver Tyrone Pulver envisions a 38-story office tower designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) on what is now a parking lot a stone’s throw away from City Hall,...

Chinatown Tower Makes Headway in Philadelphia

A US$76-million, 23-story mixed-use structure, Chinatown Eastern Tower, is making headway near downtown Philadelphia thanks to a US$1.3-million state grant, SkyriseCities reported. Developed by Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corp. (PCDC), the...

Stiltz Lifts Moves to Larger Pennsylvania Facility

International residential elevator manufacturer Stiltz Lifts has expanded its U.S. operation in Pennsylvania, relocating from Allentown to Bethlehem. “Following rapid growth,” the company reported, Stiltz Lifts USA has more than...

Multistate partnership, acquisitions bring change.

Business Deals Rack-and-Pinion Companies from U.S., Czech Republic Partner Century Elevators, Inc., of Houston, a full-service rack-and-pinion elevator manufacturer, has formed a partnership with PEGA Hoist Ltd. of the Czech...

Jobs shifted, added at Columbia, Adams, WAGO and Lerch Bates.

New Executive Positions at Columbia Elevator Columbia Elevator Products Co. Inc. has announced that Louis “L.J.” Blaiotta, Jr. has assumed the position of CEO of the company. Blaiotta continues to...

image courtesy of North Carolina Commissioner of Labor Luke Farley

MEGA Bill Passed in North Carolina

ALIMAK ACQUIRES TEXAS-BASED INDUSTRIAL ELEVATOR BUSINESS

Alimak Acquires Texas-Based Industrial Elevator Business

ITALY’S CMALIFTS UNDERGOING MAJOR EXPANSION

Italy’s CMAlifts Undergoing Major Expansion

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Multi-Billion Dollar Tech District Unveiled in Saudi Arabia

TKE rendering shows the appearance of the boarding bridge.

TKE To Supply Boarding Bridge to Port of Dover