diff --git a/search-api/src/search_api/resources/v1/internal/update_solr.py b/search-api/src/search_api/resources/v1/internal/update_solr.py
index ac269bb..ed5cbfc 100644
--- a/search-api/src/search_api/resources/v1/internal/update_solr.py
+++ b/search-api/src/search_api/resources/v1/internal/update_solr.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def get_business_name(business: Dict[str, str]) -> str:
         alternate_names = business['alternateNames']
         if len(alternate_names) > 1:
             current_app.logger.error('Business has more than one operating name: %s', business['identifier'])
-        return alternate_names[0]['operatingName']
+        return alternate_names[0]['operatingName'].strip()
 
     def get_party_name(officer: Dict[str, str]) -> str:
         """Return the parsed name of the party in the given doc info."""