FreemanWhite Wins 2006 Triangle Business Journal EDGE Award

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For Immediate Release Contact: Patty Briguglio (919) 233-6600

FreemanWhite Wins 2006 Triangle Business Journal EDGE Award
Leading Healthcare Design Firm Is Recognized For WakeMed Heart Center Expansion

RALEIGH, N.C. – Ned Jennings, principal at FreemanWhite, has announced that the firm has won a 2006 EDGE Award, presented by the Triangle Business Journal. The award recognized the firm for their design of the WakeMed Heart Center expansion. The project won in the category of greatest contribution to an improved quality of life in the Triangle, recognizing the state of the art facility for its ability to provide lifesaving cardiac procedures that can be performed in a safe, comfortable and efficient environment. The award was presented to the firm at an awards luncheon on Oct. 11 at the North Ridge Country Club in Raleigh.

“We are proud to receive this prestigious award,” said Jennings. “The award recognizes the hard work our team put into this project to expand the Heart Center’s services while keeping the facilty operational during construction.”

About FreemanWhite:
FreemanWhite provides architectural, engineering, interior design and consulting services for healthcare organizations in the United States. Founded in 1892, the firm has offices in Charlotte, N.C., Raleigh, N.C. and San Diego, Calif. and employs more than 200 professionals. The firm has received numerous awards and recognitions, including being named the 2005 North Carolina AIA Firm of the Year, as well as the fifteenth largest healthcare firm in the United States in 2006 by Modern Healthcare magazine. For more information please visit http://www.freemanwhite.com or call 919-782-0699.

Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
919-233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com

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