Los Angeles
Total Access Expands L.A. Area Footprint Through Acquisition
Total Access Elevator, headquartered in Santa Fe Springs, California, and backed by private-equity firm Century Park Capital Partners, announced the acquisition of Simi Valley-based Vertical Elevator Solutions on March 13,...
Elevator Construction May Have Started Rubbish Fire in L.A. Building
More than 80 firefighters extinguished a fire in a 12-story office building in L.A. that may have ignited when sparks from renovation construction in the elevator shaft fell into a...
Wago Hires Land as L.A. Regional Manager
Wisconsin-headquartered WAGO, which offers products including connection components, electronics and automation technology for elevators, has hired Tom Land as regional sales manager for the Los Angeles (L.A.) area. With a...
Accessibility for a “Cultural Crown Jewel”
Team conquers challenges to provide quiet, efficient elevators for the new AIP on the campus of L.A.’s Wilshire Boulevard Temple. submitted by Syska Hennessy Groupphotos courtesy of Mitsubishi Electric US,...
In Memoriam: Ben Abbaspour
Ben Abbaspour, a prolific ELEVATOR WORLD author, engineer, consultant and entrepreneur, passed away in his native Tehran, Iran, on April 4. Abbaspour had been a senior engineer at ABBA Engineering...
In Memoriam: Fauston Thomas Bonnie
Fauston Thomas "Bill" Bonnie, a lifelong elevator mechanic who worked at Haughton, Montgomery and Otis, passed away in late 2022 at age 87. A native of Wisconsin and a U.S....
Smartrise Names Western Region Business Development Manager
Smartrise Engineering, Inc., headquartered in Irving, Texas, recently named Jason Pollock business development manager for all hydraulic and traction controller customers in the western U.S. region. Pollock boasts 25 years'...
Lerch Bates Announces Management Moves and More
Lerch Bates (LB), a rapidly growing consultancy based in Englewood, Colorado, recently announced management moves, new hires and expanded offices. In NYC, LB named 13-year industry veteran Andrew Yawger as...
Luxury Hotel Latest to Stake Claim in Tokyo Supertall Torch
A luxury hotel operated by Dorchester Collection, which has high-end hotels in London, Los Angeles and Paris, is the latest to announce plans to occupy a portion of the 390-m-tall,...
New Renderings Show Pair of Proposed Towers in Oakland
A slew of new renderings by Los Angeles-based Large Architecture reveals details about San Francisco-based developer Tidewater Capital’s plan for a 27-story office tower and a 39-story apartment building at...
