Subcontractor Who Worked On Obama’s Presidential Center Shuts Down After Claiming Company Was Stiffed
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Mike Owen, the owner of Adamson Plumbing Contractors, said his company has shut down.
The company reportedly had to lay off 25 union workers and abandon multiple other construction jobs.
The company worked on Obama’s presidential center.
He said his business is owed nearly $4 million.
A subcontractor who worked on former President Barack Obama’s (D) presidential center in Chicago, Illinois, has reportedly shut down operations and laid off workers in the latest drama linked to the property.
Adamson Plumbing Contractors owner Mike Owen said his company closed down, laid off 25 union workers, and had to abandon multiple other construction jobs due to the business being owed nearly $4 million, Fox News reported Thursday.
“Before the center opened, Owen said the project had left his company with $3.9 million in losses tied to delays, rework, labor overruns, and changing project demands. He said he spent months negotiating with Lakeside Alliance, the project’s construction manager, before going public after failing to reach a resolution,” the article read.
Adamson has filed a $1.72 million mechanic’s lien on the Obama Center.
Other subcontractors have claimed they are also facing financial troubles after working on the center.
Adamson, which performed its work on the center under the name Marsh-Adamson, has since filed a $1.72 million mechanic’s lien against the property, escalating the payment dispute into a legal fight.
The company is one of several subcontractors to report financial trouble after working on the center, which was promoted as a transformative economic opportunity for small and minority-owned businesses.
A previous Fox News Digital investigation identified several subcontractors — including Black-owned firms the project was specifically intended to support — that said they were owed money or had absorbed losses ranging from hundreds of thousands of dollars to millions. The largest dispute involves the Concrete Collective, which is seeking more than $40 million in additional payment.
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