January 21, 2009 - St. Louis, Missouri…Champagne corks are popping at Stratus Building Solutions because the St. Louis-based franchisor of building services and maintenance franchises has won four “top ten” spots in Entrepreneur magazine’s 30th Annual Franchise 500® ranking published in the January 2009 edition.

Entrepreneur identified Stratus Building Solutions as the Number 3 “Top New Franchise,” the Number 4 “Fastest-Growing Franchise,” the Number 6 “Top Home-Based Franchise” and the Number 7 “Low-Cost Franchise” in the magazine’s 30th Annual Franchise 500® ranking of 500 franchise companies.

Dennis Jarrett, CEO of Stratus Building Solutions, said, “It is an honor for Stratus Building Solutions to receive top-ranked recognition in Entrepreneur’s 30th Annual Franchise 500®. Our continuing growth and success as a building services and maintenance franchisor is a testament to our proven business model, our high-quality services for franchisors and to every member of our hard-working team.”

Pete Frese, President of Stratus Building Solutions, added, “Entrepreneur’s recognition of Stratus Building Solutions as an industry leader reflects our company’s commitment to being the best in our business, plus the dedication of our growing network of Master Franchisor owners and franchises across the United States.”

Jarrett and Frese founded Stratus Building Solutions in 2004 after each worked as top corporate executives for more than ten years in commercial cleaning franchise industries. Stratus Building Solutions currently offers franchises in Connecticut, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, South Carolina and Tennessee.

Stratus Building Solutions’ franchise plans provide state-of-the-art “environmentally green” cleaning systems, products, services and marketing support. These include the “Stratus GreenClean” program which uses environmentally-friendly products and services to help sustain healthier, more productive facilities. Also, the firm 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.

Stratus Affiliated Services, LLC, a division of Stratus Building Solutions, provides landscaping, energy audits, recycling, pest control, hard-surface cleaning, and related services to complement the company’s successful building service franchise programs.

“Our vision is to become the worldwide dominant franchise company in the building services and maintenance industry,” Jarrett said. “We strive to deliver unparalleled satisfaction to all our franchise clients by offering a full range of business systems, employee training, and environmentally-friendly products and services.”

Entrepreneur magazine’s Franchise 500® is a competitive measure for franchisors and a primary research tool for entrepreneurs. The Franchise 500® includes 500 companies that together generate billions in revenue worldwide. More information can be viewed at the website www.entrepreneur.com.

Stratus Building Solutions headquarters are at 1976 Innerbelt Business Center Drive in suburban St. Louis, Missouri. For more information, 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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