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Barack Obama project hits snag after $40M racial discrimination lawsuit emerges
The Obama Presidential Center, which is due to be built near Jackson Park in Chicago, is at the center of a $40M lawsuit as a Chicago subcontractor is suing New York-based Thornton Tomasetti, one of t ...
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Sub’s Lawsuit Says Racial Discrimination Is Behind Blame for Obama Center Problems
A Chicago-based concrete subcontractor has filed a $40-million federal lawsuit against Thornton Tomasetti, which is providing structural engineering and protective design services for the Obama ...
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‘Disheartening’: Black Contractor for Obama Center Says Racial Discrimination and Missteps By Engineering Firm Caused Delays That May Drive Him Out of Business In $41M Lawsuit
A Black-owned subcontractor working on the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago filed a $41 million federal lawsuit against one of the construction firms managing the […] ...
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Obama center contractor’s $40M lawsuit calls engineering firm racist
A South Side contractor has sued engineering consulting firm Thornton Tomasetti for $40 million relating to the construction of the Obama Presidential Center. II in One Contractors, which ...
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Obama Presidential Center subcontractor, II in One Concrete, sues Thornton Tomasetti for racial discrimination
A Chicago-based general contractor part of the Obama Presidential Center’s construction team has filed a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination against Thornton Tomasetti, the office providing ...
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Racial Bias Lawsuit Stalls Progress on Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago
The construction of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago has been delayed due to a racial discrimination lawsuit.