BIG BOB--Gov. Bob Taft is projected on two large screens as he speaks to about 800 of the state's union and management employees, during the High Performance Workplace Conference, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Sept. 16, 1999. Next to Taft on the stage are C. Scott Johnson, director of the Ohio Department of Administrative Services and Ronald Alexander, far right, president of the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

TAKING SHAPE--The Nationwide Arena starts taking shape, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Sept. 16, 1999. The arena, which will home to the National Hockey League expansion Columbus Blue Jackets, is scheduled for compleation in the late summer of 2000. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

ON A CLEAR DAY--The Nationwide Arena, in downtown, is seen with the Ohio State University medical complex in the background, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Sept. 16, 1999. The arena, which will seat 18,500 for the NHL expansion Columbus Blue Jackets and 20,000 for concerts, is schedule to open in the late summer of 2000. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)