Special Regional Section
A Family Repair Affair
EMR keeps the Mid Atlantic’s motors running. Family-owned and -operated companies are big business in the U.S. It has been estimated that by 2017, 40% of family business owners expect...
Tall Stories in the Big Apple
Elevator entrances reach new heights in 3 WTC, and 10 and 35 Hudson Yards. Twenty-foot-high elevator entrances? At first blush, this sounds like the stuff of imagination or a futuristic...
Manhattan House
Manhattan House was designed by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in 1950 and stands as one of the premier landmark buildings in New York City’s (NYC) Upper East...
Buildings 3 and 26
Day Elevator & Lift provides accessibility in Brooklyn complex. Industry City is designed to be a creative hub. This network of 16 buildings lies on the banks of the East...
The Ellis Alliance
Another look at the 2011 Statue of Liberty Life and Safety Upgrades Hurricane Sandy devastated the northeastern coast of the U.S. in October 2012. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
Champion of the Industry
For David Smarte, recipient of the William C. Sturgeon Distinguished Service Award 2016, education and safety go hand in hand. When he was growing up in Ocean City, Maryland, David...
STRAIGHT to the TOP
KONE provides fast, energy-efficient elevator system for New Zealand’s iconic Sky Tower. Standing 328 m tall in Auckland, New Zealand, Sky Tower is the tallest manmade structure in the Southern...
A Feast for the Senses Awaits Visitors to Historic, Forward-Thinking Montreal.
The selection of Montreal as the host city for United 2016 is sure to please lovers of art, history, architecture, shopping and fine dining. The city offers a wealth of...
A Beacon On The Riverfront
Outfitted with a thyssenkrupp vertical-transportation system, River Point stands out among new, world-class office towers making their debut in downtown Chicago. by Kaija Wilkinsonphotos by Ron Acord for thyssenkrupp Chicagoans...
Looking Forward
West Chicago’s Vator Accessories has eye on growth. Vator Accessories, Inc., was founded by Lisa Grimes and her stepfather, Frank Wieckowski, eight years ago and has enjoyed success selling elevator...