Modernization
Mid-American Modernizes Elevators at Busy NYC Subway Station
The NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) tells ELEVATOR WORLD that Mid-American Elevator modernized three elevators at the Queens Plaza subway station located under the eastern edge of Queens Plaza at...
VDA Acquires Southern California’s HKA
VDA, Inc., a leading vertical-transportation (VT) consulting and inspection firm headquartered in East Hanover, New Jersey, and serving customers in the U.S., Canada and the U.K., announced the acquisition of...
Nippon Otis Modernizes Elevator at Major Japan Dam
Nippon Otis overcame challenging conditions to successfully modernize the elevator at Kurobe River Fourth Power Plant of Kurobe Dam, one of Japan's largest dams, Otis announced in July. The plant...
Total Access Elevator Acquires LA Elevator
Total Access Elevator, a Sante Fe Springs, California-based division of Los Angeles (LA)-based private-equity firm Century Park, announced in August the acquisition of LA Elevator, an independent provider of elevator...
Modernized Elevators Unveiled at Busy NYC Subway Station
Forte Construction Corp., based on Long Island, NY, with a NYC office, on August 4 announced successful completion of a two-elevator modernization at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) 66th Street-Lincoln...
Public Schools in Guam Face ADA Difficulties
Multiple public schools in Guam with two-story buildings lack functioning elevators, which has forced administrators to move classes to the first floor to accommodate students with disabilities, The Guam Daily Post reports....
‘Scary’ Elevator Upgrades Commence After Delays
After delays, the elevator at the Wallace Center in Greenwich, Connecticut, is receiving a much-needed upgrade, the Stamford Advocate reports. The original plan for the elevator's work was set to be completed...
Elevator and Accessibility Project Breaks Ground in Massachusetts
A groundbreaking was held in Woburn, Massachusetts, on July 15 to mark the start of a long-anticipated elevator and accessibility upgrade at the Woburn Housing Authority’s senior housing facility, the Daily...
12 New MTA Stations To Receive Elevators a
As part of Disability Pride Month, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced on July 22 an additional 12 stations across four NYC boroughs that...
First KONE Academy Opens in the Philippines
KONE has officially opened its first KONE Academy in the Philippines, the Manila Bulletin reports. The state-of-the-art facility in Mandaluyong City currently trains 620 vertical-transportation professionals annually, with plans to expand its...
