The Gulf Coast Region
This week, on the 23rd anniversary of September 11, several Wharton-Smith business units donated lunch to fire stations across the southeast United States to give back and serve those who continue to keep our communities safe. This anniversary reminds us of one of the most tragic events this country has ever seen. Wharton-Smith takes pride [...]
On April 25, residents of South Walton County, along with Wharton-Smith, DAG Architects, O'Connell Engineering, and the South Walton County Mosquito Control District (SWCMCD), celebrated the groundbreaking of the SWCMCD's much-needed new headquarters. At 58 years old, the current headquarters has been outgrown by 25 full-time employees. Storms and flooding throughout the years have also impacted it. [...]
On February 23, representatives from Bay District Schools, former and current students at A. Crawford Mosley High School, Wharton-Smith, DAG Architects, and more celebrated the ribbon cutting of the Coach Winston Chester Outdoor Education Center, a 3,500 SF classroom facility for high school seniors. See photos and video. Coach Winston Chester, a teacher and coach at Mosley High [...]
Congratulations to the Wharton-Smith team members in the Pensacola office for their recent win at the ABC North Florida Excellence in Construction Awards! The team was honored with the prestigious Eagle Award for the Escambia County Schools Pleasant Grove Elementary School Project. Each year, the North Florida Chapter of ABC recognizes and celebrates outstanding projects [...]
On Sunday, November 20, team members from the Pensacola Office volunteered to support Onbikes Pensacola's annual Winter Bike Build. In the last eight years, the nonprofit has given over 4,000 bikes to local children in the community during the holiday season. This is the fourth year in a row our Wharton-Smith team has participated. We were [...]
On October 2, Wharton-Smith team members joined members of the Seaside School Foundation to break ground on the new Seacoast Collegiate High School campus in South Walton County, Florida. See pics here. Wharton-Smith is serving as the Construction Manager on the Foundation’s Seacoast Collegiate High School expansion located on Northwest Florida State College’s South Walton [...]
There is certainly a lot of exciting news to share on Wharton-Smith’s recent rankings! This success is a testament to the unwavering dedication of our incredible team, whose hard work fuels these remarkable achievements day in and day out. Wharton-Smith is now again ranked No. 4 in the Orlando Business Journal’s (OBJ) Golden 100 of Top Privately Held [...]
The Orlando Business Journal (OBJ) has unveiled its Best Places to Work list for 2023. We proudly announce that Wharton-Smith ranked No. 18 in the large company category. Participants were judged and received a performance score based on an employee survey administered by Quantum Workplace. The survey evaluated team effectiveness, retention, employee alignment with company [...]
On June 2, 2023, Wharton-Smith joined Escambia County Public Schools and Bullock Tice Associates to welcome the Pensacola community to their new Pleasant Grove Elementary School. See video highlights The school’s Principal, Ms. Nicole Owens-Braggs, performed the ceremonious ribbon cutting - marking the grand opening of the new 137,500 SF elementary school designed for up to 801 [...]
On May 23, Wharton-Smith, DAG Architects, and representatives from Bay District Schools hosted a groundbreaking ceremony in Lynn Haven, Florida to mark the beginning of construction for A. Crawford Mosley High School's new outdoor education classroom. Led by Superintendent Bill Husfelt, Principal Brian Bullock, school board members, and a group of selected students, the event [...]
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