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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...

Vanbarton Looks Beyond NYC To Seattle for Potential Conversion

NYC-based Vanbarton Group, working on three office-to-residential conversions in NYC, including 160 Water Street in the Financial District, is looking beyond the Big Apple to Seattle for its next possible...

In Memoriam: David M. Childs

David M. Childs, the Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM) architect best known for realizing One World Trade Center (WTC) and working with developer Larry Silverstein after 9/11 to rebuild Lower...

Axxiom Elevator Appoints McCracken as CFO

Axxiom Elevator, a rapidly expanding independent elevator services company doing business in Arizona, California, Florida and the Washington, D.C., area, announced on December 5 it appointed Cody McCracken as chief...

Liftech Elevator Partners With Axxiom Elevator

Liftech Elevator has partnered with Axxiom Elevator, a rapidly expanding independent elevator services company doing business across Arizona, California, Florida and the Washington D.C. area. Liftech Elevator Service was founded in...

Quality Elevators Partners With Axxiom Elevator

Washington, D.C.-based Quality Elevator has announced a partnership with Axxiom Elevator, an independent elevator services company doing business across Florida, Arizona and the Washington, D.C. area. Jeremy Metzger, CEO of...

Amazon Pauses Construction on Four-Tower HQ2 Project

Amazon is pausing construction on the large HQ2 campus it has planned for Arlington, Virginia, the company recently confirmed to News4. The first phase of HQ2 construction, Metropolitan Park, is...

U.S. Senate Handicap Accessibility Lifts

Custom lift specialist fine-tunes an innovative system serving top lawmakers.  Platform Lifts & Stairway Chairlifts - Washington, D.C. submitted by John C. Linsley,Gillespie Corp. Introduction Twelve years ago, Gillespie Corp....

28-Story “Green” Tower in Amsterdam to Start Construction

The 28-story, mixed-use Brink Tower in north Amsterdam is set to start construction this month, with city officials giving the Meccanoo-designed plan formal approval, Archinect reports. Named for the Dutch...

NEII Names Director of Safey and Director of Government Affairs

National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII) recently named Trent Behr director of safety and Billy Taylor director of government affairs. Prior to joining NEII, Behr served as a project manager for...