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AI Survey Closes September 10
ELEVATOR WORLD and FIELDBOSS are gathering global perspectives on elevators, uptime and the future of AI in the vertical-transportation industry with a survey: “The Future of AI in the Elevator...
Montanari North America Launches Belt Gearless Series
Montanari North America, the U.S. subsidiary of Montanari Group, proudly announces the launch of its new MBA series, high-performing belted gearless for elevator modernizations and new installations across the U.S....
U.S. Office Market Deals Hit US$40 Billion as Vacancy Drops
Accounting for 71% of total deals, premium and Class A office space led an office market sales rebound as transaction volume climbed 69% over the past four quarters to US$40...
Alimak Acquires Texas-Based Industrial Elevator Business
Alimak Group, the global provider of vertical-access and working-at-height solutions headquartered in Sweden, on July 8 announced plans to acquire the permanent industrial elevator business of Century Elevators Inc., based...
Houston Senior Apartment Complex Suffering Elevator Breakdowns
Senior residents of Magnolia Place apartment complex in Houston, Texas, are asking for an elevator repair solution after spending more than a week without working elevators, KHOU 11 reports. During...
Landmark Houston Building To Be Converted to Hilton Hotel
The Scanlan Building, an 11-story structure at 405 Main Street in Houston, Texas, built in 1909, is set to be converted into Hilton’s first Canopy by Hilton Hotel following its...
Dallas-Based Prestige Elevator Acquires High Tech Elevator
Lift Business Advisors, Inc., announced that two Dallas-based vertical-transportation (VT) companies have joined forces with Prestige Elevator acquiring High Tech Elevator, effective February 1. Prestige Elevator President Eric Schwarzenbach described...
Cress Returns to VT Industry as Metro Elevator Houston VP
After spending nearly two years as a strategic account executive with Johnson Controls, Colby Cress announced he has returned to the vertical-transportation (VT) industry as vice president (VP) of Metro...
Office-to-Residential Conversion Trend Spreads to Houston Suburbs
As it wraps up a US$100-million office-to-residential conversion at the 20-story 1801 Smith Street tower in downtown Houston, Tampa, Florida-based DeBartolo Development is looking beyond the city center for its...
Houston-based ERS Announces 2024 Contract Awards
Houston-based Elevator Repair Service, Inc. (ERS) recently announced 2024 contract awards. They are, in Laredo, Texas, modernization of two hydraulic elevators used by U.S. marshals to transport prisoners at the...
