The North American headquarters of TK Elevator officially opened in Cobb County Wednesday.
The campus, which includes three buildings in The Battery, includes a 420-foot test elevator, the tallest on the continent. TKE chief executive Kevin Lavalee says that’s a departure from where test elevators are normally placed.
“We didn’t want to be that. We wanted to be bold,” he said.
The tower looms over Cobb County and offers panoramic views of metro Atlanta, plus a birds-eye view of Truist Park.
More importantly from an economic development perspective, TKE says the headquarters brings 900 engineering, IT, administration and training jobs to town. Lavalee says they’re focused on recruiting locally.
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