LA Stories
Wrapping Up the Urban Alliance Internship with Jayson
When Jayson Hayes steps onto the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) campus this fall, he will have earned an exclusive bragging right on his resume: “Interned with Lakeside Alliance, Builder of the Obama Presidential Center.”
CPS Students Introduced to Carpentry at the Obama Presidential Center
When carpenters need picnic benches, they don’t buy them, they build them. So, when the huddle tent on the Obama Presidential Center site where Lakeside Alliance crew members eat lunch and take breaks needed furniture, Scott Atchison, senior project superintendent (Turner Construction), remembered how he got started in construction.
Onsite Health and Wellness
As a former combat medic in the National Guard, Nayome Gilliard, occupational EMT for Lakeside Alliance at the Obama Presidential Center job site, is used to handling tough situations in stressful environments. She has at her disposal a Mobile Medical Clinic equipped with everything she needs to respond to an emergency. And, while that is her primary reason for being on site, she spends most of her time on preventive care, running wellness checks and medical tests to make sure Lakeside’s employees have a good health baseline.
Construction Safety Week Recap
At Lakeside Alliance, the safety of our workers is our first priority. But anyone who has worked in construction will tell you that everybody must do their part to make a work site as safe as possible.
Subcontractor Spotlight: Concrete Collective
Comprised of II in One Contractors, Trice Construction Company and W.E. O’Neil Construction, Concrete Collective is the concrete subcontractor for the Obama Presidential Center Project.
Environmentally Friendly Renewable Energy to Help Power the OPC
Geothermal energy is a well that never runs dry, tapped from the earth’s inner core where the temperature is as hot as the sun’s surface, about 10,800 degrees Fahrenheit. It will be available as long as the sun shines, or for another five billion years or so. And, geothermal energy, which produces just 0.03% of the emissions of coal or gas, will supplement the traditional heating and cooling systems that power the Obama Presidential Center, substantially reducing the OPC’s carbon footprint.
Subcontractor Spotlight: Kates Security Services
Kates Security Services is an MBE, DBE certified business handling physical security for the Obama Presidential Center project. For this Subcontractor Spotlight, we spoke with Kates’ Vice President, Dr. Joseph Lee.
A Women’s History Month Dialogue
As we celebrate Women’s History Month and Women in Construction Week in March, we are spotlighting some of the women working to bring the Obama Presidential Center project to life about their journey and experiences in the male-dominated construction industry. This month, we thank them for their contributions to the industry, to Lakeside Alliance, and for inspiring the next generation of women in construction.
Procurement Agent Levels Playing Field for Subcontractors
Sharon Mayer describes her journey to become a woman in construction as “a fluke.” Mayer, an acting procurement agent for Lakeside Alliance, builders of the Obama Presidential Center, says she first sought a career in accounting.