Charlotte, NC – April 27, 2018 – Charlotte Commercial team members—Bret Estridge, Andrew Miller, and Malina Dana— participated in the Sound the Alarm event for the American Red Cross (ARC). During the event, teams of volunteers installed 100,000 free smoke alarms in more than 100 cities across the U.S. According to ARC, seven people die [...]
Sanford, FL – April 24, 2018 marked a significant day for Central Florida with the groundbreaking ceremony for Valencia College’s new accelerated training buildings that will help grow Central Florida’s workforce. Valencia’s President Sandy Shugart addressed the large crowd gathered on the Osceola Campus saying “There’s nothing wrong with access to the workforce, what’s wrong [...]
Sanford, FL – April 11, 2018 marked the official dedication and grand opening of Osceola County’s newest public safety facility, Fire Rescue Station 62 located within the Buenaventura Lakes community. Osceola County District 2 Commissioner Viviana Janer and Fire Chief Robert Sorensen welcomed the crowd gathered within the station’s four-truck bay and led the ceremonial [...]
Jupiter, FL - On March 27, 2018, team members at the Miramar East Water Treatment Plant reached a milestone - placing the slab inside the Nanofiltration Building. The team celebrated with a catered lunch from the Latin Cafe and a heartfelt thank you from Division Manager Gregory Williams and Superintendent Lee Pursley. The $26.1 million [...]
Gulfport, MS – April 4, 2018 – Wharton-Smith’s Gulf Coast Division was recently selected to build a new 44,000 square-foot, 775-seat performing arts center for the Pascagoula-Gautier School District. The new center will be located at Pascagoula High School and will provide opportunities for the school’s drama performances, speech and debate, band and choir concerts, [...]
Sanford, FL – April 3, 2018 – The Smyrna Dunes Park Boardwalk Renovation project met an important milestone last week reaching 88% completion of the new two-mile elevated boardwalk that extends across 73 acres of land at the northern tip of the New Smyrna Beach peninsula. Team members from Wharton-Smith, Nature Bridges, DMC Engineers, Zev [...]
Sanford, FL – March 22, 2018 – After ten months of construction, the new USSSA Space Coast Complex and national headquarters for the United States Specialty Sports Association is open and hosting teams for the 2018 year! Wharton-Smith team members commemorated the completion of the project last week with an unofficial ribbon-cutting and kickball tournament [...]
Baton Rouge, LA – On August 25, 2017 Hurricane Harvey hit Texas as a Category 4 storm inflicting $125 billion in damage to the state and flooding 800 wastewater treatment facilities, including the 10 MGD plant in Conroe, Texas. Since the storm, Wharton-Smith has supported the Texas community providing relief efforts and construction expertise in [...]
Jupiter FL – February 6, 2018 – Wharton-Smith’s South Florida Water/Wastewater Division was recently selected to construct a new 3 MGD wastewater treatment plant located at the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s Hollywood Reservation. The new treatment plant will support residential and business growth on the reservation, including the $1.5 billion expansion of the Seminole Hard [...]
Sanford, FL – On Friday, February 2, Wharton-Smith’s Commercial Division celebrated the great work being done by local subcontractors and team members on the comprehensive renovation/addition project for Orange County Public Schools' Hillcrest Elementary School. The traditional topping out event marks a significant milestone in the completion of the project. More than 150 subcontractor and [...]
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