The Southwest Florida Region

On June 4, Charlotte County public officials, including Sheriff Bill Prummell and Supervisor of Elections Leah Valenti, joined Wharton-Smith and its partners, Schenkel Schultz and BSSW Architects, to break ground on two new facilities. See photos and a live stream of the groundbreaking. After experiencing devastating hurricanes over the last 20 years, Charlotte County is building hurricane-hardened structures for [...]

On April 27, Tampa, Fort Myers, and North Port employees went wild, celebrating Employee Appreciation at Busch Gardens. This was their first return to the theme park as a group since 2019. See photos. Employees and their families were able to seek the thrills of the many coasters around the park, experience the beautiful landscape, and [...]

On April 16, the Largo community, city officials, Wharton-Smith, Wannemacher Jensen Architects, Largo Fire Rescue, and Pinellas County leadership broke ground on the new Largo Fire Station 39. See photos. Replacing the existing Station 39, built in 1980, the new 10,000 SF fire station will include enhanced living corridors to meet current standards, better accommodate the firefighter’s [...]

On March 28, representatives from Charlotte County, including Sheriff Bill Prummell and Fire Chief Jason Fair, joined Wharton-Smith for the groundbreaking ceremony of the new Charlotte County Sheriff's Office District 4 Headquarters and K-9 Training Facility. See photos. The new, over 20,000 SF building will sit on the current training site, which includes an existing firing [...]

On February 26, representatives from the Cities of Fort Myers and Cape Coral joined Wharton-Smith, CDM Smith, and more to celebrate the South Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant Water Reclamation Facility Expansion ribbon cutting. See photos. Wharton-Smith provided Construction Management at Risk services for the project, including the installation of a new electrical building with standby generator [...]

On November 28, the Wharton-Smith Tampa Commercial team joined dignitaries and citizens from the City of Zephyrhills to break ground on Hercules Park, the first community park built in Zephyrhills in 40 years. See photos and video. Hercules Park will feature a playground, splash pad, nature trails, open pavilions, and restrooms, meeting the needs of the 18,000 residents [...]

On November 16, the Wharton-Smith Tampa Commercial team, alongside the staff of Woodlands Middle School in North Port, coordinated a Bike Build with On Bikes, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing bikes for at-risk children. The team, led by Caryn Huff, brought together members of the North Port, Fort Myers, and Tampa offices, police officers [...]