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title: "Couple Open Office Pride Franchise In Auburn, Ind."
url: https://burnaze.com/article/c92e2e1b-a601-4766-8545-bab1a0881ec2
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20200803_couple_open_office_pride_franchise_in_auburn_ind.html
category: "Home Services"
industry: "Home Services"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2020-08-03T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:08:02.229Z
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# Couple Open Office Pride Franchise In Auburn, Ind.

**TL;DR:** Aaron and Grace Dykhuizen have opened an Office Pride franchise in Auburn, Indiana, providing commercial cleaning services. The couple, both natives of Fort Wayne, have degrees from Purdue University and bring experience in sales and teaching to their new business.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2020-08-03. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20200803_couple_open_office_pride_franchise_in_auburn_ind.html).*

## Story

Office Pride of Fort Wayne-Auburn provides a full range of commercial cleaning services to commercial facilities in Fort Wayne, Auburn and surrounding areas. The franchise specializes in routine janitorial services and also offers specialty services such as floor stripping, carpet cleaning and electrostatic spray treatment, which disinfects common areas, personal spaces and hard-to-reach corners and crevices. Electrostatic sprayers are vital in the fight against COVID-19, flu and other respiratory illnesses.

The couple are both natives of Fort Wayne. Aaron Dykhuizen holds a degree in sales management from Purdue University and has nine years’ experience in sales, sales management, leadership and recruiting with an automotive service supplier. Grace Dykhuizen holds a degree in early childhood development and exceptional needs from Purdue University and has worked as a teacher for five years.

“Grace and I have always had an entrepreneurial spirit, so we have decided to follow our dreams and open our own business,” said Aaron Dykhuizen. “Office Pride provides an essential service and gives us an opportunity to help keep our community clean and safe.”

The Dykhuizens are members of the Dekalb Chamber Partnership.

Office Pride Commercial Cleaning Services, based in Palm Harbor, Florida, is one of the most respected full-service commercial cleaning companies in the nation. Office Pride’s business was built on a strong set of core values that ensures business is conducted with integrity and that every customer receives the highest level of commercial cleaning and janitorial services.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Home Services (sector)
- entrepreneurship (topic)
- franchise opening (topic)
- commercial cleaning (topic)
- Office Pride (company)
- Auburn, Indiana (location)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20200803_couple_open_office_pride_franchise_in_auburn_ind.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/c92e2e1b-a601-4766-8545-bab1a0881ec2).