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THYSSENKRUPP ACQUIRES LONGTIME DISTRIBUTOR O’KEEFE
thyssenkrupp Elevator has acquired Omaha, Nebraska-based O'Keefe Elevator, which has more than 120 employees and been led by members of the O'Keefe family for more than 100 years. The largest full-service elevator company serving Nebraska and Iowa, O'Keefe has been thyssenkrupp Elevator's exclusive distributor since 1947. Notable O'Keefe new installations in Omaha include First National Bank Tower, Union Pacific Center and Creighton University, while modernizations include WoodmenLife Tower and Kiewit Plaza in Omaha and Hotel Fort Des Moines in Des Moines, Iowa. thyssenkrupp tells ELEVATOR WORLD that O'Keefe's existing management structure, including CEO Bret Abels, will remain in place. Announced on July 1, the news follows the recent acquisition of Nashville Machine Elevator (ELENET 789) as thyssenkrupp looks toward continued growth in the U.S. "both by acquisitions and organically."
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