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Lowrance grew up in Driver, Ark. and moved to Athens, Ga. in 1984 to attend the University of Georgia (UGA). He graduated in 1988 with an undergraduate degree in psychology. During his senior year at UGA, Lowrance and his close friend, Jamey Loftin, invested $10,000 in an existing convenience store to open a sandwich shop. This marked the beginning of his career with what would become Locos Grill & Pub. After starting the business in Athens, Lowrance took a two-and-a-half-year hiatus to attend law school at the University of Arkansas. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Arkansas Law School in 1993. After receiving his law degree, he realized his heart was still in Athens and Locos Grill & Pub, so he moved back and joined forces with Loftin to grow the company. As CEO, Lowrance provides the strategic business direction that has helped Locos Grill & Pub grow to over 20 restaurants. Now Lowrance speaks on entrepreneurship and franchising at UGA's Terry School of Business to students sitting where he sat nearly 20 years ago. He resides in Athens with his wife, Sara, and their two children, Hughes Jr. and Cole | 