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Obama Center Overrun Triggers $1.44M Liens, 25 Workers Laid Off

7/25/2026

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Mike Owen reports subcontractor laid off 25 workers after the Obama Presidential Center missed a $100,000 payment and left $4 million unpaid.
Three subcontractors filed Home Court liens for $620,000, $236,000 and $25,000.
Three parties filed liens totaling $557,000 for equipment, benefits and labor.
The Obama Foundation said Lakeside Alliance hired and oversaw subcontractors, has no contracts with them, and the center’s cost rose from $350 million to over $1 billion, citing $830 million.

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Mike Owen reports subcontractor laid off 25 workers after the Obama Presidential Center missed a $100,000 payment and left $4 million unpaid.
Three subcontractors filed Home Court liens for $620,000, $236,000 and $25,000.
Three parties filed liens totaling $557,000 for equipment, benefits and labor.
The Obama Foundation said Lakeside Alliance hired and oversaw subcontractors, has no contracts with them, and the center’s cost rose from $350 million to over $1 billion, citing $830 million.