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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
On Feb. 12, Wharton-Smith project team members invited students, teachers and staff at Cypress Ridge Elementary School to sign their name on pieces of structural steel that will become part of their new 17,000-square-foot “cafetorium” (cafeteria and auditorium). See more photos. What started out as a small group quickly turned into an event for the [...]
Wharton-Smith has been supporting the Academy of Construction Technologies (ACT) for 15 years. Most recently, Wharton-Smith team members participated in two annual events – the Clay Shoot at Blackjack Sporting Clays and the ACT Membership Breakfast at Orange Technical College. Proceeds from these events benefit the ACT Program, which prepares high school students for the [...]
On Jan. 17, Wharton-Smith joined with representatives from Lee County, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, CDM Smith Engineering and facility staff to celebrate the completion of the Three Oaks Water Reclamation Facility Improvements project. See more pictures. During the ceremony, Lee County Project Manager Lyssa Lott complimented the Wharton-Smith team for finishing on time [...]
On Nov. 28, the Gulf Coast Commercial Division joined with Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (MGCCC) leadership, local government officials, students, and faculty to celebrate the official groundbreaking of the Immersive Media Performing Arts Center. During the ceremony, Dr. Mary Graham, President of MGCCC, said, “We have multiple ongoing projects across different campuses and I [...]
Charlotte, NC – On November 16, Wharton-Smith team members were honored at the Charlotte Business Journal’s Best Places to Work for 2018. CBJ created a fun-filled event for the 80-plus local employers at Topgolf, where they revealed the official rankings and presented the awards. Wharton-Smith's Charlotte office moved up the list from No. 12 to [...]
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