Construction update Aug. 2022: first workforce report released
- Building the Center
- Chicago
- Community Engagement

August 24, 2022
The Foundation is proud to release its first OPC construction workforce report (Opens in a new tab) highlighting that the organization is on track to meet its ambitious workforce and business diversity goals for construction. Highlights from the report include the following statistics to date:
52 percent of contracts to date have been awarded to diverse vendors.
32 percent of the OPC’s early workforce hired live in the South and West Sides of Chicago.
158 candidates in jobs around the city.
To maintain transparency throughout the construction of the OPC, the Foundation will share an updated version of this report once a quarter.
































