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Idaho Falls City Hall To Get First-Ever Elevator
The City of Idaho Falls, Idaho, is installing the first elevator in its City Hall’s 94-year history, Local News 8 reports. The elevator will make City Hall fully accessible. Ormond...
Agreement To Support US$10-Billion Midtown Bus Terminal in Manhattan Announced
In March, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, NYC Mayor Eric Adams and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) announced a payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT)...
Elevators Part of Major Renovation at JPMorgan Chase Chicago HQ
A completely renovated elevator system, including 55 cars and destination-dispatch technology, is part of the first major renovation in nearly 20 years at the 60-story JPMorgan Chase headquarters (HQ) Chase...
Long Out-of-Service Escalators at Busy Liverpool Station Being Repaired
The Liverpool Council has confirmed that a pair of long out-of-service escalators at the entrance to one of the busiest train stations on the Merseyrail network in Liverpool, U.K., is...
Escalators at New Brisbane Rail Station Reflect “Incredible Progress”
Installation of several massive escalators that will serve the new underground Cross River Rail Roma Street station in Brisbane, Australia, is part of the "incredible progress" evident as the area...
EXP To Provide Design-Build Services for NYC MTA Escalator-Replacement Project
EXP Services P.C., a global engineering, architecture, design and consulting firm, has been selected with lead contractor Skanska to perform design-build services for the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) replacement...
Escalator Stops Plague Western Railway Station in India
Each escalator at stations on the Western Railway (WR) in India stops working an average of five times a day, according to officials, the Hindustan Times reports. Data from 2023...
Nippon Otis Digitally Connected Elevators for New Tokyo Landmark
Nippon Otis Elevator Co. provided 14 digitally connected, smart elevators to the new Azabudai Hills mixed-use complex in Tokyo, Nippon Otis announced on March 21. The order includes four Gen2®...
Registration Open for Lift Expo Poland
The inaugural Lift Expo Poland international lift, components and vertical-transportation technology trade fair will be held October 1-3 at Expo XXI Warsaw in Warsaw, Poland. The theme of the event...
Hybon Completes Pitless Installation for Statue in Five Days
Hybon Elevators and Escalators has announced the groundbreaking achievement of installing a pitless lift within the statue of Bir Lachit Borphukan at Lahdoigarh in India. Realty+ reports. The installation happened...
