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Mitsubishi Elevator/Escalator Division Celebrates 40 Years in U.S.
The Elevator and Escalator Division of Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc., headquartered in Cypress, California, commemorates 40 years of service in the U.S. Since entering the U.S. market in 1985, Mitsubishi...
Accessibility Renovations Underway at CTA Station
Renovations are underway at the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Austin Green Line Station to make the station fully accessible, the Austin Weekly News reports. These renovations include a new elevator,...
Ascent Elevators Acquires Select Century Elevator Assets
St. Louis, Missouri-headquartered Ascent Elevators announced on May 29 it has acquired select assets of Century Elevator Services, a full-service elevator maintenance, repair, modernization and testing company serving Missouri and...
HydraSafe Brake: NYC Training, a Move and a New Hire
HydraSafe® Brake CEO Kevin Cunningham recently shared news with ELEVATOR WORLD about work in NYC, a physical move and a new hire. In Manhattan in late April, HydraSafe provided installation training...
Historic Chicago Office Tower Eyed for Conversion
An investor in Grand Rapids, Michigan, wants to convert the upper office floors of the 38-story, circa 1927 Pittsfield Building in Chicago into 214 apartments, adding to the 442 residences...
Ferran Joins Division of AllRise Elevator as President
David Ferran announced this month he has joined AllRise Elevator Co., in the Kansas City, Missouri, metropolitan area, as president of Kansas City area operations. Ferran joins AllRise, a division...
Moxi Autonomous Robot Completes 1 Million Deliveries
Diligent Robotics Inc. announced in February that its Moxi mobile manipulator surpassed 1 million deliveries across its entire fleet, according to The Robot Report. Moxi completed its millionth delivery as...
23-Year-Old Man Dies in Illinois Elevator Incident
The Joliet, Illinois, Police Department announced that a 23-year-old worker died on April 9 after falling down an elevator shaft at an old industrial building on the city's east side,...
CEA Meeting Planned for June
A meeting of the Chicago Elevator Association (CEA) will be held at Ki’s Steak & Seafood in Glendale Heights, Illinois, on Thursday, June 1. Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m., and...
“Castle” Lift Marks 125 Years of Continuous Operation
photos courtesy of Chuck Wright A historic elevator in Lexington, Illinois, recently marked its 125th year in operation. The hand-pulled lift is original to the 1898-built David Hyatt Van Dolah...
