Local matriarch receives Mother's Day ceremony, apartments bearing her name

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Sun., May 9, 2021

Marjorie Black Peterson, the matriarch of the Black family real estate empire, poses for an all-mothers photo for Mothers Day during a ceremony for the opening of the Marjorie Apartments named in her honor on May 9, 2021. The apartment building is in the former Columbia Building, now known as the James S. Black building after Marjorie's husband, and Baker Construction carried out the contract. 100 percent of the apartment units are already leased, and the renovation of The Wave Restaurant and Sushi Bar is underway.

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Marjorie Black Peterson, the matriarch of the Black family real estate empire, attends a ceremony for the opening of the Marjorie Apartments named in her honor on Mother's Day, May 9, 2021. The apartment building is in the former Columbia Building, now known as the James S. Black building after Marjorie's husband, and Baker Construction carried out the contract. 100 percent of the apartment units are already leased, and the renovation of The Wave Restaurant and Sushi Bar is underway.

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Marjorie Black Peterson, the matriarch of the Black family real estate empire, attends a ceremony for the opening of the Marjorie Apartments named in her honor on Mother's Day, May 9, 2021. The apartment building is in the former Columbia Building, now known as the James S. Black building after Marjorie's husband, and Baker Construction carried out the contract. 100 percent of the apartment units are already leased, and the renovation of The Wave Restaurant and Sushi Bar is underway.

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Brooke Baker, chief development officer for Baker Construction, distributes mementos during a ceremony at the Marjorie Apartments named after matriarch Marjorie Black Peterson, of the Black family real estate empire (background), on Mother's Day, May 9, 2021. The apartment building is in the former Columbia Building, now known as the James S. Black building after Marjorie's husband, and Baker Construction carried out the contract. 100 percent of the apartment units are already leased, and the renovation of The Wave Restaurant and Sushi Bar is underway.

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Dave Black gives a tour of The Wave Restaurant and Sushi Bar during a ceremony for the Marjorie Apartments, named after Black family matriarch Marjorie Black Peterson, on Mother's Day, May 9, 2021. The apartment building is in the former Columbia Building, now known as the James S. Black building after Marjorie's husband, and Baker Construction carried out the contract. 100 percent of the apartment units are already leased, and the renovation of The Wave Restaurant and Sushi Bar is underway.

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Marjorie Black Peterson, the matriarch of the Black family real estate empire, attends a ceremony for the opening of the Marjorie Apartments named in her honor on Mother's Day, May 9, 2021. The apartment building is in the former Columbia Building, now known as the James S. Black building after Marjorie's husband, and Baker Construction carried out the contract. 100 percent of the apartment units are already leased, and the renovation of The Wave Restaurant and Sushi Bar is underway.

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Marjorie Black Peterson, the matriarch of the Black family real estate empire, attends a ceremony for the opening of the Marjorie Apartments named in her honor on Mother's Day, May 9, 2021. The apartment building is in the former Columbia Building, now known as the James S. Black building after Marjorie's husband, and Baker Construction carried out the contract. 100 percent of the apartment units are already leased, and the renovation of The Wave Restaurant and Sushi Bar is underway.

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Marjorie Black Peterson, the matriarch of the Black family real estate empire, attends a ceremony for the opening of the Marjorie Apartments named in her honor on Mother's Day, May 9, 2021. The apartment building is in the former Columbia Building, now known as the James S. Black building after Marjorie's husband, and Baker Construction carried out the contract. 100 percent of the apartment units are already leased, and the renovation of The Wave Restaurant and Sushi Bar is underway.

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Marjorie Black Peterson, the matriarch of the Black family real estate empire, attends a ceremony for the opening of the Marjorie Apartments named in her honor on Mother's Day, May 9, 2021. The apartment building is in the former Columbia Building, now known as the James S. Black building after Marjorie's husband, and Baker Construction carried out the contract. 100 percent of the apartment units are already leased, and the renovation of The Wave Restaurant and Sushi Bar is underway.

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The sign of the new Marjorie Apartments, named after matriarch Marjorie Black Peterson, of the Black family real estate empire, is seen during the ceremony held on Mother's Day, May 9, 2021. The apartment building is in the former Columbia Building, now known as the James S. Black building after Marjorie's husband, and Baker Construction carried out the contract. 100 percent of the apartment units are already leased, and the renovation of The Wave Restaurant and Sushi Bar is underway.

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The sign of the James S. Black building which was recently opened for the Marjorie Apartments,, named after matriarch Marjorie Black Peterson of the Black family real estate empire, on Mother's Day, May 9, 2021. The apartment building is in the former Columbia Building, now known as the James S. Black building after Marjorie's husband, and Baker Construction carried out the contract. 100 percent of the apartment units are already leased, and the renovation of The Wave Restaurant and Sushi Bar is underway.

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