Over a month-long period, the Wharton-Smith corporate office hosted a school supply drive to benefit Tools 4 Seminole Schools, a Foundation for Seminole County Public Schools program. Tools 4 Seminole Schools provides teachers and administrators with free school supplies, backpacks, and more for their classrooms, schools, and students in need. About 50% of students in [...]
For the second year in a row, Senior Operations Coordinator Denise Hatton has taken the lead in coordinating a massively successful school supply drive. This year, bringing together the Wharton-Smith teams at The Villages Town Center and Bay Laurel North Water Reclamation projects to support the students and teachers at Dunnellon Elementary School in Marion [...]
On July 30, Wharton-Smith joined Brevard Public Schools, Schenkel Shultz, members of the Viera community, and students and staff of the newly built Viera Middle School to officially cut the ribbon and open the school before the new school year began. See photos. Viera Middle School is the first middle school to be built in Brevard [...]
On July 24, to celebrate the early substantial completion of the Bates Ave Waste Water Treatment Plant Expansion in Eustis, Wharton-Smith invited the City of Eustis Public Utilities department and team members from Wright-Pierce Engineering to a barbecue luncheon catered by Mission BBQ. See photos. The project moved swiftly and efficiently, finishing four months ahead [...]
On July 3, Wharton-Smith hosted a subcontractor appreciation luncheon at the City of DeLand Utilities Administration Building, a brand new, hardened facility that will replace the current administration building located within the public works campus. Subcontractors were treated to project t-shirts and a delicious catered lunch by Brian’s Bar-B-Q, a local DeLand restaurant. See photos. “We [...]
On June 19, representatives and citizens from the City of Leesburg, the Community Development Corp. of Leesburg (CDC), and Wharton-Smith joined to celebrate the ribbon cutting of Pine Street. See photos. Pine Street historically featured many black-owned businesses, which, over time, witnessed the area start to decline. The City of Leesburg and the surrounding community joined [...]
On June 13, Wharton-Smith celebrated the topping out for the School District of Osceola County’s Transportation East Facility project with partners and subcontractors. Topping out ceremonies, which date back to the ancient Scandinavians, symbolize the completion of a construction project's structural phase. See photos. Guests at the event received Wharton-Smith t-shirts and take-home swag and entered [...]
On May 30, representatives from the Osceola County Corrections Department, County staff, Osceola Engineering, and Wharton-Smith joined to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Correctional Facility's new utility corridor. See photos. The over $10m project will provide site renovations and infrastructure replacements to complete a loop road and support future planned construction for the Corrections Facility. "Our [...]
On May 8, representatives from Wharton-Smith, GameTime, and Seminole County Public Schools celebrated with the Pre-K students at Layer Elementary School at the unveiling of their new playground shade structure. See photos. Wharton-Smith funded and assembled the shade structure, donating it to the school so Pre-K students and teachers could enjoy their playground without worrying about [...]
On May 9, Wharton-Smith, accompanied by clients, community members, elected officials, and more, celebrated its 40th anniversary. Over 200 guests were in attendance, highlighted by co-founder George Smith, to commemorate the remarkable forty-year journey. See photos and video. The evening was a true celebration of community, featuring special guest appearances from a diverse range of participants. The majorettes, drumline, [...]
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