Thursday, August 10, marked the first day of school for the more than 1,200 students at the newly opened Aurelia M. Cole Academy in Clermont, Florida. The doors to the school opened for the first time this school year, and members of our Wharton-Smith team were on hand to help make sure things ran smoothly. On [...]
On July 14, Wharton-Smith hosted Chef Edwin Cabrera from Advent Health at our Corporate Headquarters in Sanford for an exciting culinary demonstration. Dozens of employees attended the event and had the opportunity to sample delicious dishes prepared by Chef Edwin, including tomato and mango salad and whole wheat pasta with spiralized zucchini and spinach pesto. [...]
On June 27, Wharton-Smith joined Osceola County Fire Chief Larry Collier, County Commissioner Ricky Booth, and other community members to mark the Grand Opening of Austin Tindall Fire Station 67 in Kissimmee, Florida. Instead of a ribbon cutting, firefighters opted to do a hose uncoupling ceremony, a tradition for fire stations. See pics and video. “Station 67 is a [...]
Wharton-Smith team members in Tampa joined forces to volunteer at The Spring of Tampa Bay, an organization dedicated to providing safe spaces and empowering services to survivors of domestic violence and their children. On Friday, June 16, a group of Wharton-Smith employees from the Tampa office came together to contribute to enhancing the facility's parking [...]
The Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of ABC recognized and celebrated outstanding projects built by its members earlier this year, and the chapter’s highest recognition is the Eagle Award. Three Wharton-Smith projects received an Eagle Award at a gala held at the Hilton Tampa Downtown. To see the winning projects, click on Plans & Specs Magazine. Project [...]
The Women Build program by Habitat for Humanity of Lake-Sumter empowers women to make a meaningful impact by constructing homes, building communities, and creating brighter futures for local families. Their motto, "We'd rather build it than clean it!" reflects their determination and can-do attitude. Wharton-Smith donated funds for a new home in Eustis, Florida, benefiting [...]
Wharton-Smith is delighted to announce its recent membership in the Water Collaborative Delivery Association! Two of our team members, Project Executive Erik Anderson and Director of Business Development Todd O’Donnell were introduced as the organization’s newest members at the Quarterly Committee Meeting in Allentown, PA earlier this month. Erik and Todd joined 90 other professionals [...]
On June 7, Wharton-Smith joined St. Johns County representatives as they hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly upgraded Hastings Wastewater Treatment Plant. The facility underwent $6.76 million in improvements, funded by disaster recovery funds allocated to St. Johns County in response to damages caused by Hurricane Matthew. These improvements involved replacing and upgrading assets at the [...]
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 [...]
On May 25, Wharton-Smith joined Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens' CEO Richard E. Glover, community members, and sponsors to cut the ribbon on the miniature train, which carries guests on a loop around the property through the natural Florida landscape, across realistic crossings and into the depot near the Zoo's entrance. "It's a completely [...]
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