Two Lebanon business landmarks with a combined 80 years of operation will soon celebrate milestones for two different reasons.
Gibbs Pharmacy will mark its 35th anniversary this year. It’s a locally-owned business that now fills about 250,000 prescriptions per year in a business landscape dominated by drugstore chains. A community celebration is scheduled from 9 a.m.-noon on Saturday at the store, 1427 W. Baddour Parkway.
Meanwhile, Partlow Funeral Chapel, now in its 45th year, is celebrating a recent return to its campus after the chapel was destroyed by the 2020 tornado with a grand-re-opening from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday. Everyone is invited to the remodeled location at 602 S. Cumberland Street.
Here’s some more information about the two businesses:
Gibbs Pharmacy marks a milestone
Jim Gibbs opened Gibbs Pharmacy on July 23, 1989 with just two workers. Now the pharmacy has 42 employees with a business model that looks to provide extra customer-friendly touches one might expect from a locally-owned business while staying ahead on technology and evolving business practices.