Project exceeds minority-hiring goal but lags on female participation; Lowell residents tracked at 9%

Kyle Osmek reported workforce metrics for the project: "We have a project goal of 15 sorry if my mic's not good. 15.3%. This is a rolling number... We're at 27.7% of workers," he said, noting the project is meeting and exceeding its minority participation goal. He contrasted that with female participation: the project goal for total construction female workforce is 6.9% and the rolling percentage currently sits around 5.4%.

Osmek said the team continues to stress recruitment and retention with trade partners to improve female participation and local hiring. He added the project tracks Lowell residents and reported about 9% of workforce hours are coming from Lowell, without a specific numerical goal for that metric. Committee members asked that contractors continue outreach and report back on strategies to raise female and local participation.