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Celebrating Growth: Four Project Engineers Promoted to Assistant Project Manager!

By Lauren DeMersseman / February 3, 2025 / Comments Off on Celebrating Growth: Four Project Engineers Promoted to Assistant Project Manager!

We’re excited to announce the promotion of four outstanding project engineers to Assistant Project Managers! Diego Fernandez: In just two years, Diego has demonstrated exceptional dedication and problem-solving skills, excelling in our Target Program. His leadership on the Target Vineland project was key to its success, and we’re eager to see his continued growth. Braden […]

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Celebrating Growth: Chris Simac & Ruben Morhain Earn Well-Deserved Promotions in Preconstruction!

By Lauren DeMersseman / February 3, 2025 / Comments Off on Celebrating Growth: Chris Simac & Ruben Morhain Earn Well-Deserved Promotions in Preconstruction!

Exciting News from Preconstruction! We’re proud to announce two well-deserved promotions in our Preconstruction department: Chris Simac has been promoted to Preconstruction Manager II! Chris’s journey with Williams began as an intern in 2016, becoming an employee-owner in 2018. Transitioning from Project Engineer to Preconstruction during the 2020 slowdown, he has consistently excelled. His precision, […]

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Celebrating Exciting New Year Promotions

By Lauren DeMersseman / February 3, 2025 / Comments Off on Celebrating Exciting New Year Promotions

We’re kicking off the new year with exciting news! We’re thrilled to announce the well-deserved promotions of three outstanding employees! Anthony Rodriguez has been promoted to PreConstruction Manager II! With 15 years of construction estimating experience, Anthony’s leadership has been instrumental in the success of our Tampa division. We look forward to his continued excellence […]

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Celebrating Milestones: Topping-Out for Target Wildwood

By Lauren DeMersseman / February 3, 2025 / Comments Off on Celebrating Milestones: Topping-Out for Target Wildwood

Last week, we celebrated a key milestone with a topping-out lunch for the new Target project in Wildwood. This event was an opportunity to recognize and express our gratitude to the dedicated subcontractors and vendors whose expertise and hard work have been essential to the project’s success. The new store is scheduled to open in […]

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Habitat for Humanity groundbreaking ceremony.

Doubling Down for the Holidays

By Lauren DeMersseman / January 17, 2025 / Comments Off on Doubling Down for the Holidays

In December, Williams Company proudly celebrated a major milestone: becoming the first contractor to complete two homes and host two key dedication ceremonies ON THE SAME DAY for Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando and Osceola County! In just under 30 days, our dedicated veteran team built two homes two deserving families, made possible by the […]

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Team proudly displays new project shirts.

Williams Company Celebrates Topping Out of Kindred K-8 School

By Lauren DeMersseman / November 26, 2024 / Comments Off on Williams Company Celebrates Topping Out of Kindred K-8 School

Last week, we proudly celebrated the topping out of the Kindred K-8 School in the School District of Osceola County! This remarkable 3-story, concrete tilt-wall K-8 prototype is designed to accommodate 1,415 students and achieve the prestigious designation of a High-Performance Building. During construction, the PE storage building has been utilized as a small mock-up […]

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Ribbon cutting ceremony with many people.

Celebrating the Ribbon Cutting of McLaughlin Academy’s New Gymnasium

By Lauren DeMersseman / November 26, 2024 / Comments Off on Celebrating the Ribbon Cutting of McLaughlin Academy’s New Gymnasium

Williams Company was honored to be part of the grand opening ribbon-cutting for Polk County Public Schools’ McLaughlin Academy for Excellence! Our Senior Project Manager, Matt Akins, delivered a heartfelt speech on the pride we feel in contributing to this vibrant addition to the McLaughlin campus. The new 28,373-square-foot gymnasium will not only support all […]

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Groundbreaking ceremony for new home.

Breaking Ground on Osceola County’s First Habitat for Humanity Home

By Lauren DeMersseman / November 26, 2024 / Comments Off on Breaking Ground on Osceola County’s First Habitat for Humanity Home

Williams Company is proud to build the very first Habitat for Humanity house in Osceola County, in partnership with the Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando and Osceola County. Last Friday, we celebrated this incredible milestone with a special groundbreaking ceremony, where we heard inspiring words from Habitat’s CEO, Habitat Board Chair, our own President and […]

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Pumpkin decorating contest winners.

Pumpkin Decorating Contest Brings Creative Spark to ESOPalooza!

By Lauren DeMersseman / November 26, 2024 / Comments Off on Pumpkin Decorating Contest Brings Creative Spark to ESOPalooza!

As part of our ongoing ESOPALOOZA celebration, we hosted our very first pumpkin decorating contest last week—and it was a smashing success! Everyone brought their creativity to the table, incorporating our ESOP logo into some truly unique and inspired pumpkin designs. The competition was fierce, but after a company-wide vote, we’re excited to announce our […]

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Chili cook-off winners 2023.

ESOPalooza Heats Up with 3rd Annual Chili Cook-Off!

By Lauren DeMersseman / November 26, 2024 / Comments Off on ESOPalooza Heats Up with 3rd Annual Chili Cook-Off!

October is ESOP Month, a time dedicated to highlighting the numerous benefits of employee stock ownership for individuals, companies, communities, and the economy at large. This month serves as a reminder of the ways ESOPs empower employees, enhance organizational performance, and contribute to economic growth on both a local and national scale. To mark this […]

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