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Project Spotlight
#ProjectSpotlight 💡 The Marine Research Center is a two-story, 18,000 s.f. facility located in the port of Gulfport, Mississippi. Our Wharton-Smith team provided construction management services to this project, which serves as the principal marine operations and support facility for The University of Southern Mississippi’s oceanographic research efforts. To learn more about this addition, check [...]
ENR Southeast Ranks Top Contractors
Engineering News-Record (ENR) Southeast published its annual list of Top Contractors and Wharton-Smith moved from No. 38 to 27! Rankings are based on revenue from the previous calendar year. Additional breakout lists rank firms based on state and specialty market sector revenue. Within the rankings by sector, Wharton-Smith is No. 13 in Florida, No. 5 [...]
Wharton-Smith is On Track To Red Hot!
On June 24, Virgin Trains USA held a “Red Spike” groundbreaking ceremony at Orlando International Airport to launch construction on its Phase 2 extension from Miami. See more pictures. The posh event swelled with business and political figures who believe that fast-moving trains are the future. “Virgin Trains’ service between Orlando and Miami will launch [...]
Media Spotlight: Tavares Cuts Ribbon
On June 14, Wharton-Smith joined Tavares city officials and nearly 300 guests in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for their brand new Public Safety Complex, which will house the fire and police departments and serve as the local Emergency Operations Center. See more photos and check out the scoop in the Orlando Sentinel. In honor of the [...]
Wharton-Smith Makes Fast 50 List!
Wharton-Smith was No. 38 on the Central Florida Fast 50: Top Fastest-Growing Companies. The list recognizes the 50 fastest growing private companies headquartered in Central Florida's four-county region: Orange, Seminole, Lake and Osceola. They were ranked based on the percentage of consistent revenue growth from 2016-2018. Wharton-Smith averaged 44.05 percent over the last three years. [...]
The Carolinas Region Rises On Best Employers List!
Wharton-Smith was recently named as one of the 2019 Best Employers in North Carolina. This program was created by Business North Carolina, NC SHRM and Best Companies Group. This survey and awards program was designed to identify, recognize, and honor the best employers in North Carolina, benefiting the economy, workforce, and businesses in the state [...]
Media Spotlight on Virgin Trains USA Expansion
Railway Age penned an article regarding the announcement of contractors—Hubbard Construction Company, Wharton-Smith Inc., The Middlesex Corporation, Granite and HSR Constructors—for the Virgin Trains USA expansion. According to the article, these five contractors will develop 170 miles of track into the “new South Terminal at the Orlando International Airport (MCO), representing a total private investment [...]
Wharton-Smith Construction Group to Celebrate 35th Anniversary This Week
April 1, 2019 - Sanford, FL – Wharton-Smith Construction Group will celebrate their 35th Anniversary this week at the Sanford Florida Headquarters by hosting a Corporate Reception on April 4 for clients, community leaders and industry partners. Wharton-Smith was established in 1984 by George Smith, who remains the Chairman of the Board, and the late [...]
Gerry Kelly Named Director of Operations for Wharton-Smith South Florida Commercial Division
Wharton-Smith Construction Group recently welcomed Gerry Kelly as Director of Operations for their South Florida Commercial Division in Jupiter, FL. Mr. Kelly brings with him three decades of construction experience and an extensive history of success in winning and managing large multi-million dollar projects. Most recently, he worked as a Project Executive for The Weitz [...]
