Stratus Building Solutions of Cleveland Established in Summer 2011

Online, May 31, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Cleveland, Ohio is the next city in line to experience the greener kind of clean from Stratus Building Solutions. The nation's fastest-growing international brand in the facility maintenance franchise industry has entered the Cleveland market by awarding the new Master Franchise to business partners Tom Grassi and Tim Tilton. This marks the second Stratus location in Ohio after Cincinnati.

Dennis Jarrett, CEO of Stratus Building Solutions, said, "Tom and Tim are strong leaders and fine additions to the Stratus Master Team. Tim's industry experience combined with Tom's extensive professional history combine to form an unstoppable combination and we are excited to watch them succeed."

Pete Frese, President of Stratus Building Solutions, added, "Both gentleman are native to the area and excited to offer the Stratus opportunity to the community. The opening of Stratus of Cleveland is right in line with our projected growth for 2011, marking the fourth newly serviced territory this year."

With the extreme growth Stratus has experienced since its franchising debut in 2006, it is no wonder that Stratus has been named the #1 Fastest Growing Franchise in 2011 by Entrepreneur Magazine, as well as the #1 Fastest Growing Private Company in 2011 by the St. Louis Business Journal for the second year in a row.

Tim Tilton, who has been the managing partner of Mighty Maids since 1981, shared "With the overall increasing demands in the Facility Services industry, I'm eager to share my 30 plus years experience in the industry in partnership with Stratus Building Solutions." Tom Grassi added, "After doing extensive research, I partnered up with Tom to offer this tremendous opportunity to the Cleveland area and am ready to offer the Stratus Difference to my hometown."

Stratus Building Solutions offers 16 different building service franchise plans providing state of the art environmentally-friendly cleaning systems, products and services along with complete office and marketing support. These include the unique Stratus Green Clean program which uses Green Seal Certified cleaning chemicals and Stratus Private Label products to service facilities with environmental stewardship at the forefront.

Jarrett and Frese founded Stratus Building Solutions after each worked as top corporate executives for more than ten years in commercial cleaning franchise industries. With that experience, Stratus Building Solutions currently offers franchises in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, New Jersey, North and South Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Utah, in addition to Ohio. International territories include Canada, Panama and the Baltic States. The firm's headquarters are at 1976 Innerbelt Business Center Drive in St. Louis, Missouri.

For more information, please see the website www.stratusbuildingsolutions.com or call Stratus Building Solutions at 877.731.2020. Media contact: Dennis Jarrett.