St. Louis-based Stratus Building Solutions Grows New York Market

National Cleaning Service Franchisor Awards New Master Franchise to Serve Hudson Valley and the Bronx

HUDSON VALLEY, NY (Monday, March 03, 2008) - Stratus Building Solutions, a St.
Louis-based franchisor of retail-commercial-industrial building cleaning
service franchises nationwide, has expanded in New York by awarding a new
Master Franchise to Stratus Building Solutions of Hudson Valley, which
will serve two counties about 50 miles north of New York City, and also
New York City's Borough of the Bronx.

Stratus Building Solutions of Hudson Valley complements Stratus Building
Solutions"™ Master Franchise expansions in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, New
Jersey and New York since September 2007.

Zev Berglas is president of Stratus Building Solutions of Hudson Valley.
Mr. Berglas said, "Stratus Building Solutions of Hudson Valley will
exclusively offer Stratus Building Solutions sub-franchise units for sale
in New York's Orange County and Rockland County so entrepreneurs can
provide top-quality contract cleaning services for retail, commercial,
industrial, multi-family and professional buildings based on the company's
successful model. We also will provide franchise sales and customer
services in the Bronx borough.

"Our Master Franchise agreement with Stratus Building Solutions is a
productive, low-cost way for entrepreneurs in Hudson Valley and the Bronx
to start new businesses, generate income and create jobs by providing
reliable, environmentally-friendly cleaning services to building owners
and managers,"� Mr. Berglas said.

Dennis Jarrett, CEO of Stratus Building Solutions, said, "Our new Master
Franchise agreement with Zev Berglas complements cleaning service
franchises in 12 states that entrepreneurs seeking new sources of income
have acquired since Stratus Building Solutions was founded in 2004."�

Mr. Berglas, a native of Canada who earned an MBA from Northeastern
University in Boston and conducts business in the New York/New Jersey
area, added, "Stratus Building Solutions franchisees provide
recession-resistant commercial cleaning services with a reputation for
quality assurance, employee excellence and environmental responsibility.
We are very enthusiastic about the opportunities that our new Master
Franchise offers franchisees and customers in our New York service areas."�

Financial terms of the agreement with Stratus Building Solutions of Hudson
Valley were not disclosed. Stratus Building Solutions of Hudson Valley is
located at One International Boulevard, Suite #400, in Mahwah, New Jersey
07495, a few miles from the towns of Nyack, Nanuet and Suffern in New
York. Telephone: 917-658-5929.

Stratus Building Solutions offers 16 different cleaning service franchise
plans providing state-of-the-art "environmentally green"� cleaning systems,
products, services and marketing support to franchisees.

Recently, the firm introduced the "Stratus GreenClean"� janitorial program
which uses safe, environmentally-friendly products and services to help
sustain healthier, more productive facilities for clients. Also, the
company has just introduced a new program called "Stratus Sani-Proof"� that
kills dangerous bacteria, including Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus
Aureus (MRSA) and other bacteria often found in schools, health clubs,
daycare centers, gyms, dormitories, locker rooms, medical offices and
hospitals.

Pete Frese, President of Stratus Building Solutions, said, "In 2007,
Stratus Building Solutions revenues topped $10 million, based on franchise
unit sales and royalties, reflecting a 150 percent increase over 2006
revenues. Our expectation is to double the size of our Master Franchise
system across the United States in 2008 and to achieve significant revenue
increases system-wide by year end."�

Stratus Building Solutions currently offers franchises in Connecticut,
Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, New Jersey,
North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Mexico, with plans for
expansion in California in 2008. The firm's headquarters are at 1976
Innerbelt Business Center Drive in suburban St. Louis. Stratus Building
Solutions 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.

For more information, please see the website www.stratusclean.com or call
Stratus Building Solutions at 314.731.2000. Media contact: Jeff Dunlap @
PowerlinePR 314.993 6925.

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