2012-11-21
A $10 million gift from Warren-based Covelli Enterprises Inc. will help pay for a 4,000-seat arena to be built at Ohio State University, the university said Wednesday.
The gift from the company headed by Sam Covelli and his wife, Caryn, is the largest in the history of the athletics department, OSU said.
Covelli Enterprises is the largest franchisee for Panera Bread Co. (NASDAQ:PNRA) restaurants with 240 locations in five states, including Ohio and Canada. It also has five O’Charley’s restaurants…