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- February 24, 2009, St. Louis, Missouri…Stratus Building Solutions, a St. Louis-based franchisor of building service and maintenance franchises nationwide, has entered the Nashville, Tennessee market by awarding a new Master Franchise to Ed Lease and David Smith, who will co-own and manage the operation at One Vantage Way, Suite B-100, in Nashville. The new Master Franchise is called Stratus Building Solutions of Nashville. Dennis Jarrett, CEO of Stratus Building Solutions, said, “David Smith and Ed Lease are highly successful executives with award-winning sales experience who are dedicated to growing their new Master Franchise in the greater Nashville area. “We are pleased to note that Dave and Ed’s new Master Franchise marks our company’s entry into Tennessee.” Pete Frese, President of Stratus Building Solutions, added, “We welcome Ed and Dave to the Stratus Building Solutions family of Master Franchisors, and look forward to making new friends and business associates in Tennessee. As Master Franchisors, Ed and Dave will exclusively offer Stratus Building Solutions franchise units for sale throughout metro Nashville based on our successful business model.” David Smith, President of Stratus of Nashville, was formerly a top general manager and sales executive with Mercedes-Benz in Atlanta, Georgia for 20 years. During Mr. Smith's five-year tenure as general manager, his dealership won Mercedes-Benz' coveted "Best of the Best" award for 2005 and 2006. The dealership also won the Consumer's Choice award in 2007 for "Best Luxury Car Dealership in Atlanta". Before joining Mercedes-Benz, Mr. Smith was an Aviation Officer in the United States Army. He and his wife Lee Ann have two college-age children. Ed Lease, Vice President of Stratus of Nashville, also was an executive for more than 20 years with Mercedes-Benz in finance, sales, and sales management in Atlanta. Mr. Lease finished his automotive career as the top salesperson for the dealership, and also for the State of Georgia, and was recognized as one of Mercedes-Benz’s top 100 performers in the nation. His previous business ventures included introducing Vespa scooter franchises to Atlanta and various real estate endeavors. He and his wife Angie have two adult children. David Smith said, “We are very excited with the business prospects of owning and operating a Stratus Building Solutions Master Franchise to serve metropolitan Nashville.” Mr. Lease added, “Stratus Building Solutions has a respected track record of industry leadership, quality assurance, customized building service solutions, environmental responsibility, and a recession-resistant business model.” Financial terms of Stratus Building Solutions’ new Master Franchise agreement in Nashville were not disclosed. Stratus Building Solutions offers 16 different building service franchise plans providing state-of-the-art “environmentally green” cleaning systems, products, services and marketing support. These include the unique “Stratus GreenClean” program which uses environmentally-friendly products to help sustain healthier, more productive facilities. The firm also offers an exclusive “Stratus Sani-Proof” program that kills bacteria, including Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), and other germs found in schools, health clubs, daycare centers, gyms, dormitories, medical offices and hospitals. A division of Stratus Building Solutions called Stratus Affiliated Services, LLC provides landscaping, energy audits, recycling, pest control, hard-surface cleaning, and related services to complement the company’s successful building service and maintenance franchise programs. Stratus Building Solutions currently offers franchises in Connecticut, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Mexico in addition to Tennessee. Jarrett and Frese founded Stratus Building Solutions after each worked as top corporate executives for more than ten years in commercial cleaning franchise industries. The company’s franchise benefits include orientation and training; customer referrals; administrative and accounting support; pre-arranged credit lines; access to insurance and surety bonds, financing options, business reviews; promotional support; and other turn-key advantages. Stratus Building Solutions headquarters are at 1976 Innerbelt Business Center Drive in suburban St. Louis, Missouri. For more information, call 615-891-3266 or please see the website www.stratusclean.com or call Stratus Building Solutions in St. Louis at 314.731.2000 or toll-free at 877.731.2020. Media contact: Jeff Dunlap @ PowerlinePR 314.993 6925. *** |
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