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868 North Wells Street Tops Out in Chicago’s Near North Side
Structural work on 868 North Wells Street reached full height in Chicago’s Near North Side in late August, Chicago YIMBY reports. Developed by JDL, the 27-story high rise will have...
CEA Dinner Meeting To Welcome Speaker From VDA
The Chicago Elevator Association (CEA) will host a meeting on September 7 at The Great Escape on Irving at 9540 Irving Park Road in Schiller Park, Illinois, with dinner starting...
Australia’s LESA Names New Executive Committee Members
The Lift Engineering Society of Australia (LESA) named the society's 2023-2024 Executive Committee members during its recent annual general meeting. Many of the previous executives remain in place, but there...
In Memoriam: George W. Gibson
George W. Gibson, an engineer, vertical-transportation (VT) consultant and longtime member of the A17 Standards Committee, passed away on August 11 at age 86 in Phoenix, Arizona. When Gibson was...
Members of Australia’s LESA Presented With Life Membership Certificates
Lift Engineering Society of Australia (LESA) Historian John Inglis presented three LESA members with life membership certificates during LESA’s annual general meeting in April. They are Graeme McRae, who has...
Campbell Succeeds Smith and Cuzzi as VDA CEO
vda® Elevator & Escalator Consulting, Inc. (VDA), a leading vertical-transportation consultancy headquartered in East Hanover, New Jersey, recently announced the appointment of Gavin Campbell as CEO. Campbell succeeds previous CEO...
Elevator/Escalator Consultant Participates in Radio Interview
Robert Cotton, an elevator and escalator expert, consultant and expert witness, has and is participating in a two-part interview with Close Up Radio to talk about his professional expertise, discuss...
U.K.-Based Cooper Awarded MBE for Services to Lift and Escalator Engineering
David Cooper, CEO of London-based vertical-transportation consultancy LECS UK, received the Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) recognition in the King’s 2023 birthday honors list,...
Cooper Named VP of CIBSE
David Cooper, CEO of London-headquartered vertical-transportation (VT) consultancy LECS UK, has been named vice president (VP) of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), LECS UK recently announced. A...
Bonds Named Lerch Bates Central Region Market Development VP
Rick Bonds was recently named vice president (VP) for central region market development at multidisciplinary consultancy Lerch Bates, headquartered in Denver, Colorado. He joins Lerch Bates from Austin, Texas-based global...
