‘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 $830 million project, alleging that racial discrimination caused project delays and cost overruns that have led the subcontractor to near bankruptcy. In his complaint, Robert McGee, owner of II in…