nonprofits

Champion Elevator’s Gelestino Recognized for Philanthropy

Don Gelestino, founder and chairman of the board of NYC's Champion Elevator, was recently recognized by Crain's New York Business as a Notable Leader in Philanthropy 2025. Through networking and...

KONE Joins Current/OS Foundation to Deploy DC-Powered Lifts

KONE on July 17 announced its accession to the Current/OS Foundation, a Netherlands-based nonprofit that brings together 90 partners from 25 countries to promote a unified standard for Direct Current...

CiA Issues Call for Papers for Embedded World in Germany

The nonprofit CAN in Automation (CiA) has issued a special call for papers for the Embedded World Exhibition & Conference on March 10-12, 2026, at the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg in Nuremberg, Germany....

CTBUH President Antony Wood To Step Down

After nearly 20 years at the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), Dr. Antony Wood has made the decision to step down as president at the end of...

Northern California Elevator Industry Group to Relaunch

Northern California Elevator Industry Group (NCEIG), which closed its doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, plans to relaunch in November, NCEIG President Frank Fletcher tells ELEVATOR WORLD. The nonprofit organization...

Q1 Profit, Orders Buoy KONE Outlook

Strong modernization demand, a thriving service business and the easing of supply chain disruptions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to Finnish OEM KONE's first-quarter (Q1) profit beating market...

TKE Canada Raises More Than CAD500,000 for CF Nonprofit

TK Elevator (TKE) Canada raised more than CAD500,000 (US$397,360) over five years for the nonprofit Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Canada, dedicated to finding a cure for CF. Fundraising efforts were led...