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Article: Back yard Burgers Development, LLC.(FAST 40)
- Article from:
- The Mississippi Business Journal
- Article date:
- November 19, 2007
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While attending Millsaps College, Bridgforth Rutledge noticed hundreds of University of Mississippi Medical Center students and staff crossing North State Street on a regular basis through an empty lot that seemed like an ideal location for a restaurant.
He coaxed Back Yard Burgers executives into selling him a franchise and now, as he celebrates 10 years in business this fall, Back Yard Burgers Development, LLC, is one of the state's fastest-growing private companies.
Rutledge's reasoning is simple. "We consistently try to do things the right way and not simply accept that something is fight just because others are doing ...