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MTA Supervisor Fired for Flying to Florida During Work
A Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) general superintendent responsible for overseeing elevator inspections and maintenance from 14th Street in Manhattan to the Bronx was fired after it was discovered that he...
Getting Creative
Vantage supplies VT equipment for a royal redo at La Gorce Palace. by Daniel Baltzegarphotos courtesy of Vantage Elevator Solutions La Gorce Palace Condominium is situated right on the shore...
In Memoriam: David Schuyler Herres
David Schuyler Herres of Clarksville, New Hampshire, a longtime ELEVATOR WORLD contributor and author, passed away on November 12, 2022, after a long illness. A New Hampshire master electrician with...
Bagby Elevator Wins Performance Award from Chevron
Bagby Elevator, one of the nation’s largest independent elevator contractors with headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama, recently received an Exceptional Performance Award from Chevron’s Pascagoula Refinery. Bagby has been doing maintenance...
Plans for 48-Story Ft. Lauderdale Tower Filed
Chicago-based real estate developer Fifield Cos. has filed plans for a 48-story mixed-use project at 109 Northeast 2nd Street in the downtown core of Fort Lauderdale, Florida YIMBY reports. Designed...
Windsor Transitions to WAGO Southeast Wisconsin Sales Manager
Germantown, Wisconsin-headquartered WAGO, which offers products including connection components, electronics and automation technology for elevators, announces that Clayton Windsor has transitioned from North American product manager for rail mount terminal...
Industry Veterans Launch NYC-Based VT Consultancy
Industry veterans Lucas Kairdolf and Danny Girgis have launched NYC-based vertical-transportation (VT) consultancy Clarkson + Varick, for which they serve as CEO/president and managing partner, respectively. Located in the northern...
CTBUH Announces 2022 Best Tall Building Innovation Winners
Since announcing an initial round of 2022 Best Tall Building Award of Excellence winners in various building height and other categories, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH)...
U.K.-Based Carbon Fiber Lift Manufacturer Lands First Yacht Order
Bespoke carbon fiber lift manufacturer U.K.-based Opulent Designs received its first maritime order to supply custom fiber interiors for a lift on a yacht in Florida, SuperyachtNews reports. Opulent Designs...
Two-Tower Project DNA Proposed In Fort Lauderdale
A developer is proposing side-by-side mixed-use towers in downtown Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a plan called DNA that will offer 612 residential units of various sizes to the area, Florida YIMBY reported in...
