On Sept. 20, 1853, Elisha Graves Otis sold his first “hoist machine,” or elevator, featuring an automatic safety brake he had patented. His seemingly simple invention was designed to stop a platform ...

Farmington-based Otis Elevator Co. has won a contract valued at more than $10 million to provide elevators for the planned 60-story Trump International Hotel & Tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. When ...

Vornado Realty Trust is moving forward with plans to expand the Otis Elevator Building as part of a new 340,000-square-foot office complex. The real estate investment trust recently filed an ...

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