As major pharmacy chains continue shuttering locations across Ohio and the country, a new independent pharmacy business in Northeast Ohio is expanding into communities left without prescription services.
Elite Pharmacy opened its fifth location on Monday in Ravenna, taking over the old Speidels Medical Arts Pharmacy at 693 N Chestnut St. Jacob Sweet and Daniel Jones launched the company in 2022 and recently also opened a store in East Palestine in October — the only pharmacy serving that area.
“The next closest pharmacy is in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, [which is] 9.8 miles away,” said Jacob Sweet, co-owner of Elite Pharmacy…