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 [...]
Wharton-Smith is among the Top 200 Environmental Firms in the country, according to Engineering News-Record (ENR). This year, thanks to team members in the Water Division, Wharton-Smith is No. 53, and the Wastewater Treatment market segment is ranked No. 18. Rankings are based on the percentage of 2021 gross revenue reported from environmental services. Read [...]
The local chapter of the Professional Women in Building Council (PWB) presented Project Executive Caryn Huff with the Caryn Huff-Sufferling award in July 2022. The PWB Council is the voice of women in the building industry—dedicated to promoting industry professionalism and supporting members at the local, state, and national levels. The Caryn Huff-Sufferling award will be [...]
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
"Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them.” ~Franklin Delano Roosevelt This Memorial Day, we pause to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.
PROJECT SPOTLIGHT 💡 | Soldier’s Creek Sports Complex Just over five years ago, our Central Florida Commercial team provided preconstruction and construction management services to newly develop Soldier’s Creek Sports Complex. Located in Sanford, FL, the park features six natural turf fields with eight lanes of batting cages, warm-up and assembly areas, a central indoor [...]
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