LA Stories
Rising Stars in Construction Look Back At Their Summer on Team OPC
In their own words, Kelli Caruvana, Hakeem Ahmad, Marshall Ellis, Julian Mejia, and Raphael Cardamone explain why they are pursuing careers in construction, what they’ve learned during their internship, and what being a part of this historic project has meant to them.
Women in Construction Week 2023: Who Builds the World? Girls!
To kick off Women in Construction Week 2023, Lakeside Alliance hosted “Who Builds the World? GIRLS!”, an event where young women and girls in grades 6 through 12 could immerse themselves in the world of construction, and be inspired and instructed by women working in the industry.
2022 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Report: Intentionality That Drives Results
Change doesn’t happen overnight, but as a result of intentionality and determination. That’s why Lakeside Alliance is proud to share our 2022 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Report documenting our changemaking efforts. There is a long way to go before the center opens, but the report shows important progress in meeting our ambitious DEI goals set in partnership with the Obama Foundation.
INTERNSHIPS | The A Team
If you visited the job site this summer, you might have met one of the five interns from Lakeside Alliance partner companies who spent an exciting summer working on the historic Obama Presidential Center project. These young people were part of an A Team of future engineers, construction managers and architects who were invited to take part in the most impactful assignment they could hope for.
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.