By Fran Daniel, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C. Jan. 4--Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwich Shops has a niche that the owners of the local franchise expect will give them a competitive advantage when they open an outlet in downtown Winston-Salem.

By Don Dodson, The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. Nov. 14--CHAMPAIGN -- To the president of Church's Chicken, knowing what you want and being decisive are very good things even if you're wrong.