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Otis Again Named a DiversityInc Noteworthy Company

Farmington, Connecticut-headquartered global OEM Otis has been named to the DiversityInc list of Noteworthy Companies for the third straight year. Washington, D.C.-based DiversityInc, a for-profit organization that promotes gender and...

ASME Applauds First-Ever National CET Standards Strategy at White House Summit

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) joined U.S. Government agencies, Congress, industry and academia at the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 4 to provide input on a...

WMATA Station Reopens With New KONE Escalators

The north entrance of the Silver Spring Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA) and Maryland Area Regional Commuter train station in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Silver Spring, Maryland, reopened on...

Training Tool Helps Responders Unlock Elevator Doors

A new training tool is helping firefighters and other emergency responders in Washington, D.C., quickly unlock elevator doors to rescue entrapped passengers, DC News Now reports. Recently ordered by District...

Three Escalators at WMATA Station Being Replaced, More on the Way

Three escalators at the entrance to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) L'Enfant Plaza station ceased operation on May 9 so custom-built units could be installed to replace ones...

NEII Names Director of Safey and Director of Government Affairs

National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII) recently named Trent Behr director of safety and Billy Taylor director of government affairs. Prior to joining NEII, Behr served as a project manager for...

Ad Rail USA Escalator Handrail Media For GAC Conference

Ad Rail USATM announced it provided its patented escalator handrail media for the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) 2022 Governmental Affairs Conference on February 27-March 2 at the Walter E. Washington Convention...

A major transit contract and a new suburban apartment tower

130 WMATA Metro Escalators to Be Modernized by KONE KONE has won an order to modernize 130 escalators at 32 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Metro stations in the...

Eklund’s Moves Northeast Facilities

Eklund’s has relocated its Baltimore/Washington, D.C., premises to nearby 4404 Lottsford Vista Road, Lanham, Maryland 20706. It serves as the Northeast office and elevator cab manufacturing facility for the company....

Seattle Transit Officials Replacing Inadequate Escalators

“Do it right the first time” is likely the old saying going through the minds of authorities at Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) in Seattle, as they...

CECA OFFERS UPDATE ON COLLEGIATE ELEVATOR PROGRAMS

CECA Offers Update on Collegiate Elevator Programs

205 Cabrini Boulevard in Washington Heights, Manhattan; image courtesy of NYC Housing Connect

KONE Elevator For New Manhattan Residential Building

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Greece Minister Urges Citizens To Complete Elevator Registry

Shorts announced a partnership with Metron; image courtesy of Shorts.

Shorts Announces Partnership With Metron

Looking up at 432 Park Avenue; photo by GrissJr for Wikipedia

Problems Mount for Pencil-Thin Supertall 432 Park Avenue