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title: "Big O Tires Rolls Out to Midwestern States"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/9cd40339-2655-49b6-b916-89777d1e05e9
source: "Global Franchise"
original_url: https://www.global-franchise.com/news/big-o-tires-rolls-out-to-midwestern-states
author: "Global Franchise Team"
category: "Tires"
industry: "Automotive"
segment: "Tires"
published: 2017-11-28T16:20:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:32:58.570Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1507679799987-c73779587ccf?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Big O Tires Rolls Out to Midwestern States

**TL;DR:** Big O Tires is expanding into Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri through an agreement with Mark Rhee and Western Automotive Ventures. The company currently operates over 400 locations in 23 states.

*By Global Franchise Team, originally published in Global Franchise on 2017-11-28. [Read the original](https://www.global-franchise.com/news/big-o-tires-rolls-out-to-midwestern-states).*

## Story

Retail tire franchisors Big O Tires has announced its imminent expansion into Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri. The franchisor, which…

Retail tire franchisors Big O Tires has announced its imminent expansion into Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri.

The franchisor, which currently operates over 400 locations in 23 states, has made an agreement with Mark Rhee and Western Automotive Ventures. Rhee already has 56 locations, 12 of these in Nevada.

John Kairys, Vice President & General Manager of Big O Tires said, “We’re excited about our expansion and the opportunity to partner with Mark and his team again to bring the team you trust to Minnesota and to serve even more customers in Iowa, Kansas and Missouri. Mark is an exceptional businessman and industry leader and we’re fortunate to expand the brand with him.”

## Entities

- unit expansion (topic)
- Global Franchise (publication)
- international expansion (topic)
- Automotive (sector)
- franchise investment (topic)
- James Fell (person)
- Nevada (location)
- Minnesota (location)
- missouri (location)
- Kansas (location)
- iowa (location)
- Big O Tires (company)

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Originally reported by Global Franchise Team, Global Franchise (https://www.global-franchise.com/news/big-o-tires-rolls-out-to-midwestern-states). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/9cd40339-2655-49b6-b916-89777d1e05e9).