On Sept. 9, Wharton-Smith joined the Volusia County Council to break ground on the new $18.4 million Volusia County Medical Examiner Facility. See more pictures from the celebration. The new project will provide the county with a 20,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility to support day-to-day operations and mass disaster situations. It will improve personnel safety, storage capacity, air [...]
The September 8-14 edition of the Charlotte County Florida Weekly has an article about the County’s new Airport Rescue Fire Fighter Training Facility (ARFF). The story covers how the new state-of-the-art simulator will train firefighters to battle blazes at airports. The Florida Weekly Correspondent Samuel Burnley says, “Charlotte County’s ARFF simulator is the most technically [...]
On Sept. 8, Wharton-Smith team members joined City of Ocoee representatives for a ribbon-cutting at the new City Hall. See more pictures and watch ceremony highlights. The $19.3 million project included site work and area development on a five-acre site in downtown Ocoee. The project team constructed a neoclassical three-story, 46,000-square-foot structural steel, brick, and precast building. It [...]
The Orlando Business Journal (OBJ) unveiled its Best Places to Work list for 2022. We proudly announce that Wharton-Smith ranked No. 15 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 goals, [...]
On Aug. 26, Wharton-Smith team members celebrated the topping out of the Courthouse Annex, adjacent to the Criminal Justice Center. See more pictures. More than 230 subcontractors lined up to get a BBQ feast, project shirts, and raffle tickets for more than $5,500 in cash and prizes, including a 50-inch Visio TV, a Blackstone Griddle, and [...]
Punta Gorda, FL – The Airport Rescue Fire Fighting Training Simulator Facility (ARFF) project in Charlotte County, built by Wharton-Smith, Inc., located on the existing Public Safety campus in Punta Gorda received an Award of Merit, Specialty Construction by the Engineering News-Record on August 8. The submission outlined the complexities of constructing a multipurpose live [...]
Brevard Public Schools unveiled a new Firefighting Program at Palm Bay Magnet High School on August 12. The Wharton-Smith team joined School Superintendent Dr. Mark Mullins, local fire chiefs, elected officials, and school district staff for the ceremony. See more pictures. The firefighting academy offers college-level coursework, and it's the first of its kind in [...]
Habitat for Humanity of Lake-Sumter's Women Build program empowers women to make a difference by helping build homes, communities, and better futures for local families. Their motto is "We'd rather build it than clean it!" See more pictures. Wharton-Smith donated funds for a home in Eustis, Florida for a single mother of three. A group of [...]
On August 19, Wharton-Smith and our project partner BRPH Architects-Engineers, Inc. joined Brevard Public Schools officials at a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Mims Elementary School Cafetorium. See more pictures. The new stand-alone cafetorium will feature a dining area for students and staff, a performance stage, a full-service kitchen, office space and storage, additional parking, and [...]
Wharton-Smith is No. 1 on the Orlando Business Journal’s Central Florida Construction Companies List, ranked by 2021 operating revenue! A big thank you to our team members for all your hard work. This recognition is for all of us! https://bit.ly/399HLG6
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