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Corporate siteKONE Corporation, press release,
March 4, 2020
KONE, a global leader in the elevator and
escalator industry, has won an order to provide elevators for
Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort, located in Cherokee, North
Carolina, the United States.
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians' new conference center and
resort will have more than 700 hotel rooms in a 19-story tower,
that also includes 83,000 square feet of conference space. The
facility includes retail and dining, a pool and fitness center and
a 2,000-space parking garage. Whiting-Turner is the awarded general
contractor for the project.
KONE solutions at the Cherokee casino
include 16 KONE MonoSpace® elevators. Elevator installation is
planned to start in August, with substantial project completion
expected in 2021.
"The reliable, smart building solutions KONE
provides are a perfect match for this high-profile project," says
Ken Schmid, Interim Executive Vice President for KONE Americas.
"KONE elevators deliver a superior customer experience and
exceptional energy efficiency, all of which are essential to smooth
people flow in hotels and resorts."
KONE booked the order in the fourth quarter
of 2019.
For further information, please
contact:
Hanna Rutanen, Director, External Communications, tel. +358 41
5071361, media@kone.com
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Previous press releases are available at https://www.kone.com/en/news-and-insights/releases/
including:
September 26, 2019: KONE wins order to equip JiNan PingAn IFC tower in
China
September 23, 2019: KONE to equip a luxury dual-tower in
Dubai
August 5, 2019: KONE wins order to equip Central Boulevard Towers,
a mixed-use development in Singapore
June 20, 2019: KONE to equip Westfield Hamburg-Überseequartier in
Germany
About
KONE
At KONE, our mission is to improve the flow
of urban life. As a global leader in the elevator and escalator
industry, KONE provides elevators, escalators and automatic
building doors, as well as solutions for maintenance and
modernization to add value to buildings throughout their life
cycle. Through more effective People Flow®, we make people's
journeys safe, convenient and reliable, in taller, smarter
buildings. In 2019, KONE had annual sales of EUR 10 billion, and at
the end of the year approximately 60,000 employees. KONE class B
shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. in
Finland.
www.kone.com