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Black Construction Companies Working on $350 Million Obama Presidential Center | The Grio

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Black Construction Companies Working on $350 Million Obama Presidential Center | The Grio



[dropcap]The[/dropcap] OPC is set to cost about $350 million, and an alliance of minority firms is set to get a large chunk of that. Powers & Sons Construction, UJAMAA Construction, Brown & Momen, and Safeway Construction, all part of the Presidential Partners consortium, have all come together as part of the Lakeside Alliance working on the presidential center, according to Black Enterprise. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″]

The minority companies will be getting a 51% stake, while Turner Company, which is one of the nation’s largest construction companies, will have a 49% stake.

It’s a historic move, not just because of the companies involved but because most minority firms will be hired on as subcontractors and not given majority stakes like this.