CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Marshall Erdman & Associates (Erdman) was rated the nation's top design-build company by "Modern Healthcare's" 2008 Construction & Design Survey. The survey compares design- build companies serving the healthcare industry; it examines year-over-year sales, contracted square footage fluctuations, and attributes such as years in business and number of architects, engineers and interior designers.
Erdman strictly operates in the healthcare arena, offering advanced planning, developing, designing, and building services. In 2007, the company reported completed healthcare construction totaling more than $300 million, an annual increase of more than 50 percent.
According to Scott Ransom, President and Chief Executive Officer of Erdman, "We are pleased to be recognized by "Modern Healthcare" as an industry leader. Erdman's growth reflects the fact that we take the time to understand our clients' vision and offer seamless coordinated business solutions. Erdman has a strong foundation for continued growth."
On March 10, 2008, Erdman became a part of Cogdell Spencer Inc., creating the most integrated healthcare real estate company in the nation.
About Cogdell Spencer Inc.
Charlotte-based Cogdell Spencer Inc. (NYSE: CSA) is a fully-integrated,
self-administered and self managed real estate investment trust (REIT) that
invests in specialty office buildings for the medical profession, including
medical offices, ambulatory surgery and diagnostic centers. At present, the
Cogdell Spencer Inc. portfolio consists of 61 wholly owned properties and
consolidated joint ventures, three unconsolidated joint venture properties
and 53 managed medical office buildings. On March 10,
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