Wisconsin

2022 Wisconsin Elevator Symposium Planned on September 15-16

The 2022 Wisconsin Elevator Symposium, organized by NAESA International, is planned on September 15-16 at the Grand Geneva Hotel and Resort in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Elevator industry professionals will deliver...

Milwaukee’s Ascent Officially World’s Tallest Timber Hybrid

The 25-story, 284-ft-tall Ascent, developed by New Land Enterprises and designed by Thornton Tomasetti at 700 East Kilbourne Avenue in Milwaukee, was officially declared the world’s tallest mass timber hybrid...

New WAGO Hire Brings Unique Perspective to Role

Germantown, Wisconsin-headquartered WAGO, which offers products including connection components, electronics and automation technology for elevators, says its new senior sales and application engineer Jeffrey Govek brings a unique perspective to...

WAGO Names Northwest Texas and Oklahoma Sales Manager

Germantown, Wisconsin-headquartered WAGO, which offers products including connection components, electronics and automation technology for elevators, has named Jonathan Gabel regional sales manager for Northwest Texas and Oklahoma. A native of...

Wisconsin Governor Appoints TKE Branch Manager to Code Council

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers recently appointed Mark Uy, branch manager at TK Elevator (TKE) in Madison, Wisconsin, as the Elevator Servicing Business representative on the state Conveyance Safety Code Council,...

Milwaukee’s Third-Tallest Building Could Be Redeveloped

Plans to redesign a high-rise office tower into a possible apartment, condominium or hotel project are on the drawing board at 100 East Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Urban Milwaukee...

Waupaca Elevator Assets Acquired by Fox Valley Elevator

Wisconsin Elevator Co, LLC, doing business as (dba) Fox Valley Elevator, an investment affiliate of family-owned private-equity firm Gardner Standard LLC, acquired the assets of Waupaca Elevator Co., Inc., through...

Milwaukee Apartment Plan A Floor Shorter, 10 New Units

Developers behind an apartment high-rise planned in Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward have updated their design, calling for one less floor in height but 10 more units, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. Houston-based Hines...

Chicago remains hot, as Milwaukee and Denver get taller.

Tribune Tower Project Adds Chicago’s Second Tallest The developers who are transforming Chicago’s iconic, neo-Gothic Tribune Tower into condominiums and retail space have unveiled plans to build a sleek metal-and-glass...

Biodiverse plan for 1 Silk Street; image courtesy of SOM

1980s London Buildings to Make Way for New Tower Plan

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KONE on CDP 2024 Supplier Engagement A List

Godwin

Godwin Joins CEDES as a Key Account Manager

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MEGA Bill Passed in North Carolina

ALIMAK ACQUIRES TEXAS-BASED INDUSTRIAL ELEVATOR BUSINESS

Alimak Acquires Texas-Based Industrial Elevator Business