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Axxiom Elevator Appoints McCracken as CFO

Axxiom Elevator, a rapidly expanding independent elevator services company doing business in Arizona, California, Florida and the Washington, D.C., area, announced on December 5 it appointed Cody McCracken as chief...

Liftech Elevator Partners With Axxiom Elevator

Liftech Elevator has partnered with Axxiom Elevator, a rapidly expanding independent elevator services company doing business across Arizona, California, Florida and the Washington D.C. area. Liftech Elevator Service was founded in...

EW Presents Inaugural Golf Outing in Tampa

ELEVATOR WORLD is proud to present the inaugural Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF) Golf Outing on February 10, 2025, prior to the EESF Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Tampa, Florida....

In Memoriam: Thomas Lawrence Aveni

Thomas Lawrence Aveni, who owned Paterson, New Jersey-headquartered EDI-ECI Inc. until 2014, passed away on November 16 at age 85. A native New Yorker, Aveni graduated from Fordham University's School...

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...