NOT SO SWEET SUGAR--Joe Zanetos, president of Anthony Thomas, pours sugar at the candy factory, in Hilliard, Ohio, on Monday, Nov. 21, 2005. Due to this year's Gulf Coast hurricanes the cost of raw sugar has risen by 11 per cent, while the candy maker had already locked in holday prices in catalogs, which were printed prior to the storms. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com for Business First)

ON THE CLOCK?--Fordham Huffman, of Jones/Day, is seen with part of the paperwork of a insurance lawsuite, which has settled after 20 years in litigation, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2005. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com for Business First)

PICK UP A SUB--Chuck Ashton is seen at the 88 East Broad St. Quizno's, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005. Ashton attributes his prime location for the store's success. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com for Business First)

SERVICE WITH A SMILE--Teresita Solano offers a customer a sample during lunch time at the Panda Express, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2005. The California based chain is expanding in the Columbus area. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com for Business First)

BINSWAP'S CREATORS--From left: Scott Karren, Darren Reid and Shawn Stewart show off their web site, binswap.com, outside Drinko Hall, at the Ohio State University, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2005. The OSU law school trio have devised a creative idea based on the eBAY model. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com for Business First)

STILL MAKING DOUGH--BMI Federal Credit Union Branch Manager Deborah Freeland holds a Pizza Hut pizza, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2005. The credit union is housed in a former Pizza Hut location. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com for Business First)

PLAYING THE ODDS--Terry Casey is seen on the grounds of the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, April 13, 2005. The former execitive director of the Franklin County Republican Party is now working on behalf of the Eastern Shawnee tribe to bring casino gambling to Ohio. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

DARK DAY FOR BLACKWELL--Roger D. Blackwell arrives at the Federal Court House, for sentencing, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2005. The former Ohio State University economics guru was sentenced to six years in federal prison for his role in the 1999 Worthington Foods Inc. insider-trading scheme. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com for Business First).