The Gulf Coast Region
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 [...]
Wharton-Smith is pleased to announce it has achieved a PLATINUM level in the Associated Builders and Contractor’s STEP safety management system. Founded in 1989 as a safety benchmarking and improvement tool, STEP has evolved into a world-class safety management system that dramatically improves safety performance among participants regardless of company size or type of work. [...]
We thank everyone who helped with decorations and spread holiday cheer at the corporate and regional offices. See more pictures and video highlights. “So, we’re going to begin the 2022 holiday season with the annual tree lighting,” said President Tim Smith as he opened the Sanford gathering on Dec. 1. “It’s good to see everybody.” Tim added, “I [...]
On Sunday, Nov. 20, team members from the Pensacola office volunteered their time to support Onbikes Pensacola’s annual bike build event. The event helps provide bikes to local underprivileged youth, and this is the third consecutive year Wharton-Smith has participated. “This year, 500 bikes were assembled, and even though it’s not supposed to be a competition, [...]
Once again, all Wharton-Smith regions have been named an Accredited Quality Contractor (AQC) by the Associated Builders and Contractors. AQC members “proudly set the construction industry standard as high performing, ethical contractors and members of their communities.” AQC status is determined by a stringent and thorough set of criteria demonstrating a commitment to five key [...]
Wharton-Smith is ranked No. 5 in the Orlando Business Journal’s (OBJ) Golden 100 Top Privately Held Companies. This 2022 list – ranked by most recent year-end gross revenue – represents several industries, including professional service businesses, construction-related firms, real estate, tourism, technology, and manufacturing. We are also No. 24 on OBJ’s Central Florida Fast 50, [...]
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