Busick

MLB Branko Busick — A redshirt freshman out of Steubenville, Ohio, Busick is a hard-hitting kid who has a nose for the ball and could, by the start of the season, be a starter in the middle if he can learn the defense a little better. —

Around the BigEast Conference 2010

"It's in keeping with the rustic atmosphere of the mountain community," says Mr. Busick, who has since downsized to a condominium a few doors away from Mr. Ellison.

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Real-estate developer and rancher Les Busick, who used to live on one of the properties where Mr. Ellison is now building, says he went out on the lake in his boat to watch his old house being torn down.

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Busick expects to gross $1.3 million this year and deliver a profit somewhere in the neighborhood of around $400,000.

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I wanted to know what the favorite foods are, and Busick said there is some difference between his day-care and high school customers.

Entrepreneur turns student lunches into a business with Schoolhouse Grill 2010

Busick has his eye on the Baltimore, Richmond and Charlotte markets.

Entrepreneur turns student lunches into a business with Schoolhouse Grill 2010

Busick helped make the sandwiches and delivered the lunches himself, piling them into boxes and driving his Chevy Suburban to the school.

Entrepreneur turns student lunches into a business with Schoolhouse Grill 2010

Etegral grew from 16 to 60 people in the three years Busick worked there, and he eventually bought the company.

Entrepreneur turns student lunches into a business with Schoolhouse Grill 2010

I gained immediate respect for Busick, who grew up in Fairfax County, when he told me how he worked as a branch manager for a bank during the day to make enough money to attend George Mason University at night.

Entrepreneur turns student lunches into a business with Schoolhouse Grill 2010

Last year it was $1.2 million, and Busick expects to gross close to $1.35 million in 2010.

Entrepreneur turns student lunches into a business with Schoolhouse Grill 2010