Village of Hazel Crest Breaks Ground on New Village Hall
Ujamaa Construction begins work at two new projects in the Village of Hazel Crest including a professional building and a new Village Hall.
Collective of diverse construction firms hired to manage Obama center construction
Collective of five construction firms — most of them owned by African-Americans — has been hired to manage the building of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. The decision came after four months during which foundation officials conducted interviews and probed the firms’ hiring records and charitable giving histories to determine if they would truly [...]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Major Milestone in Development of New Englewood High School
Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today the City has taken a major step towards the development of a new, state-of-the-art Englewood High School by awarding a minority-lead joint venture to complete the design and construction of the project.
Ujamaa Starts Work on Diamond Senior Apartments of Oswego
Ujamaa Construction recently began construction on the Diamond Senior Apartments of Oswego. This 163 unit senior living complex was designed by architecture firm Behles & Behles with Ujamaa serving as the general contractor. The final facility will be 66,000 sqf with 63 rental units and 99 parking spaces.
Ujamaa Breaks Ground on Kennedy Jordan Senior Housing Facility
Ujamaa Construction recently broke ground on the Kennedy Jordan Senior Housing facility. This new 40 story building is being developed by the Sheldon Heights Church of Christ and will provide affordable housing for seniors in the community.
Edward Kmetz Receives Top Estimating
Mayor Daley Introduces Ordinances Supporting Affordable Housing And Economic Development – “Also introduced was an ordinance authorizing the approval of Class 6(b) incentives to help rehabilitate vacant property in the South Shore community. Ujamaa Construction, Inc..
Urban Juncture, Inc. Announces the
Mayor Daley Introduces Ordinances Supporting Affordable Housing And Economic Development – “Also introduced was an ordinance authorizing the approval of Class 6(b) incentives to help rehabilitate vacant property in the South Shore community. Ujamaa Construction, Inc..
Chicago SunTimes — $32 Million
Mayor Daley Introduces Ordinances Supporting Affordable Housing And Economic Development – “Also introduced was an ordinance authorizing the approval of Class 6(b) incentives to help rehabilitate vacant property in the South Shore community. Ujamaa Construction, Inc. plans to rehabilitate the 14,000 square foot building at 7742-48 S. Stony Island Ave. into warehouse and office space [...]
Black Enterprise — Walmart Helps Minority
Walmart’s efforts in Chicago also reflect a national commitment to ensure that minorities and women are part of its expansion process. As Walmart builds and remodels more stores in Chicago, it will continue to make certain that minority- and women-owned businesses play a pivotal role. When the Austin store was remodeled in 2010, the project [...]
Chicago SunTimes — Wal-Mart Opens
Linda Williams is counting down the hours until 8 a.m. Wednesday, when the doors open to Wal-Mart’s first Chicago-area Express store — a convenience-store-sized Wal-Mart with groceries, dry goods and a pharmacy. It is the first Wal-Mart Express in an urban area in the world. The 10,000-square-foot store at the Chatham Market at 83rd and [...]