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title: "Couple Opens Office Pride Cleaning Franchise in Iowa"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/6a1ef202-0080-4e72-a6b2-cb09419f8892
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20231108_couple_opens_office_pride_cleaning_franchise_in_iowa.html
category: "Cleaning & maid"
industry: "Home Services"
segment: "Cleaning & maid"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2023-11-08T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:03:10.304Z
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# Couple Opens Office Pride Cleaning Franchise in Iowa

**TL;DR:** A couple, Ahmad and Mariam Shehata, opened an Office Pride cleaning franchise in Iowa, providing janitorial services to local businesses and schools. The location will offer a range of services, including touchless sanitizing, sweeping, and disinfection.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2023-11-08. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20231108_couple_opens_office_pride_cleaning_franchise_in_iowa.html).*

## Story

The location will provide a full range of janitorial services for all industries, with a primary focus on banks, churches, medical facilities, office buildings and schools in the local and surrounding areas.

Ahmad Shehata has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and has worked in a variety of positions in manufacturing, new product development, design and business development. Mariam Shehata has a doctorate degree in biomedical engineering and is working as a post-doctoral lead scientist at the University of Iowa. The couple are natives of Iowa.

"We are excited to begin this new endeavor in our lives and become a part of Office Pride," said Ahmad Shehata. "We believe in the company's commitment to excellence and exceptional customer service. Our goal is to leverage our expertise and passion to deliver unmatched cleaning solutions to businesses in Cedar Rapids."

Services include touchless sanitizing, sweeping and vacuuming, wet and dry mopping, secure trash removal, restroom sanitization, disinfection, dusting, blinds cleaning, restroom replenishment, glass cleaning and the cleaning of walls, ceilings and baseboards. Brownlee’s location also offers specialty services that include stripping and waxing, carpet shampooing and internal and external windows.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Home Services (sector)
- home services (topic)
- franchise opening (topic)
- iowa (location)
- Office Pride (company)
- janitorial services (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20231108_couple_opens_office_pride_cleaning_franchise_in_iowa.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/6a1ef202-0080-4e72-a6b2-cb09419f8892).