 Ream was instrumental in the 13th's purchase of 51 percent ownership in M Kennedy Construction, Inc. (MKC).MKC had been founded in 1979 as a sole proprietorship company and was incorporated in 1992.With The 13th's purchase of 51 percent ownership, MLK became a majority-owned subsidiary of the 13th, making it a "minority and economically disadvantaged business enterprise[s]" under the Small Business Administration's (SBA) 8(a) program., and giving it a significant advantage in competing for government contracts.