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A RESOLUTION recognizing Elaine Allen, LLC as the first African American-1
owned construction company in Lexington, Kentucky. 2
WHEREAS, Bishop E. Carter IV’s more than two-decade long construction career 3
has involved partnerships and projects that have spanned across Kentucky and Ohio, 4
including notable projects such as the Kentucky Department of Transportation building in 5
Frankfort, Kentucky, and American Municipal Power’s hydroelectric dam in Foster, 6
Kentucky; and 7
WHEREAS, in 2017, Bishop E. Carter IV returned home to Lexington to found 8
Elaine Allen, LLC as the city’s first African American-owned construction company; and 9
WHEREAS, Elaine Allen, LLC has since grown from a one-man operation to a 10
multimillion-dollar firm and one of the largest Black-owned and operated commercial 11
construction companies in central Kentucky, with more than 15 full-time employees and 12
a dedicated team of subcontractors; and 13
WHEREAS, Elaine Allen, LLC has taken on a variety of projects throughout the 14
central Kentucky area that have touched some of the region’s most important industries, 15
including renovations of Wrigley Media, Beaumont Library, multiple Fayette County 16
Public Schools, and The Halls at Kentucky State University; and 17
WHEREAS, Elaine Carter, LLC has entered into a historic partnership to help 18
complete the widely anticipated Town Branch Park in downtown Lexington; and 19
WHEREAS, Elaine Allen, LLC was the proud recipient of the 2020 Commerce of 20
Lexington Salute to Small Business Minority Business Award, showcasing Bishop E. 21
Carter IV’s vision to grow Elaine Allen, LLC into a company recognized as the gold 22
standard of construction management in the Commonwealth; and 23
WHEREAS, Bishop E. Carter IV holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a 24
Master of Public Administration in Human Resource Management from Kentucky State 25
University and is emphatic about the value of education and mentorship for young Black 26
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Elaine Allen, including scholarships, financial support, and volunteer efforts in advocacy 1
of BMW Academy, William Wells Brown Elementary School, and the Carter G. 2
Woodson Academy; 3
NOW, THEREFORE, 4
Be it resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of 5
Kentucky: 6
Section 1. The members of the Senate hereby recognize and commend Elaine 7
Allen, LLC as the first African American-owned construction company in Lexington, 8
Kentucky and applaud the company for the contributions that it has made to the business 9
community and central Kentucky’s economic growth. 10
Section 2. The Clerk of the Senate is directed to transmit a copy of this 11
Resolution to Senator Reginald Thomas for presentation. 12