City Wide Continues It's Push Into the South East

Posted on September 13, 2007 by Bill Dube

Nashville Businesses Will Soon be Singingthe Praises of City Wide Maintenance

(Lenexa, KS)– City Wide Franchise Company continues its push into the Southeast with the opening of a new office in Nashville, TN. 

Nashville, TN is the latest large exclusive metro market to include a City Wide Maintenance franchise location.  The metropolitan core and surrounding suburban areas of Nashville represents a population of more than 1,200,000 people and has been offered as a single territory to new owner, Tim Akers.  

This sale marks the company’s first location in Tennessee and its second location within the Southeast region of the country.  City Wide successfully opened the Atlanta market in Fall 2006. 

According to Tim Akers, Owner of City Wide Maintenance of Nashville, “I had looked at the City Wide opportunity about two years ago.  I didn’t pull the trigger then, but I never forgot about City Wide, so I came back to the table.  Since my first discussions with City Wide I had moved my family to a different city.  I believe City Wide is a viable opportunity anywhere and I know Nashville will be successful.” 

City Wide Maintenance of Nashville is a professional management company within the building maintenance industry offering 20+ services to its clients, including janitorial, carpet cleaning, window washing, handy man services, parking lot maintenance and tenant improvements.  City Wide is the “Total Solution” to its clients for building maintenance services. 

“Tim Akers is a smart man and has extensive business experience in a variety of industries,” commented Jeff Oddo, President of City Wide Franchise Company.  “We are excited to offer the businesses of Nashville a professional choice for their building maintenance services.  Soon Nashville will know and trust the City Wide brand as have so many cities before it.” 

City Wide Maintenance was founded in Kansas City, MO by Frank Oddo in 1959 and is now a national organization with multiple locations.  Current President, Jeff Oddo, second generation owner of the family business began franchising the company’s business model in 2001.

City Wide Maintenance is a national company with locations in San Diego CA, Denver CO, Atlanta GA, Indianapolis IN, Minneapolis MN, St. Louis MO, Omaha, NE, Newark NJ, Cincinnati OH, Columbus OH, Cleveland OH, Dallas TX, Houston TX, Lenexa KS and its newest franchise location, Nashville, TN.