Foolish Trivia

I was founded in Yonkers, N.Y., in 1853 by a guy who invented a safety mechanism for a lifting platform. I installed the elevators in the Eiffel Tower, the Empire State Building and Manhattan's World Trade Center. I began installing elevators in China in 1907. Today I'm the world's biggest maker, installer and servicer of elevators, with more than 135,000 elevators and escalators sold each year. More than two million of my machines are operating worldwide. United Technologies bought me in 1976. I rake in nearly $12 billion annually, mostly from outside the United States. Who am I?

Last Week's Trivia Answer:

I was founded in 1963 in Lowell, Mass., aiming to provide consumer value. Headquartered in Rhode Island, today, I'm the nation's largest filler of prescriptions, managing more than one billion of them annually. I operate about 6,300 pharmacies in about 40 states and sport a pharmacy benefit management, mail-order and specialty pharmacy division, too. I'm rolling out my MinuteClinics into my stores. Already more than 1.8 million people have visited my 500-plus Minute- Clinics. I rake in some $80 billion per year. Over the years, I gobbled up Revco, Eckerd and Osco stores, among others. Who am I? (Answer: CVS Caremark)