Company ranks 10th in the top 20 commercial design firms

In the July 2006 "Design Giants" issue of Building Design & Construction magazine, WD Partners ranked 10th in the top twenty commercial design firms. The design and development company completed more than 33 million square feet of retail and restaurant projects, and more than 2000 retail and restaurant projects in 2005. Recently completed projects include stores for The Home Depot, Abercrombie&Fitch, Gap, Logan's Roadhouse, Max & Erma's, Wendy's, D'Angelo, and TravelCenters of America "Goasis."

In addition, WD Partners was ranked the second largest retail design and architect by Retail Construction magazine earlier this year.

"I am pleased that WD Partners continues to receive this kind of recognition," said Chris Doerschlag, CEO of WD Partners. "We have thrived due to our specializa¬tion in serving the needs of growing chains? both retail and restaurants."

WD Partners' business strategy focuses on its integrated prototyping and rollout solutions. The firm provides retail and restaurant clients with a single source for the unique expertise needed to develop and rollout new concepts for national brands. WD Partners' services offer "emerging," and chain retail and restaurant clients the opportunity to positively influence both top- and bottom-line financials?of importance to investors, shareholders, and industry analysts.

The company now has more than 350 associates in three Columbus-area offices, with more than 500 associates company-wide. Plans include consolidating the Columbus offices into a 100,000 sq ft Dublin, Ohio building in September.