Business Beat: New Walgreens pharmacy manager comes home

Donnelly is the daughter of Tod and Lisa Riley of York and is the granddaughter of Diane Mierau of York and the late Randy Mierau.

After graduating from York High School in 2016, Donnelly headed off to the University of Nebraska — Kearney where she enrolled in the KHOP program. The Kearney Health Opportunities Program (KHOP) is a cooperative program between the University of Nebraska at Kearney and the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The purpose is to recruit high school students from rural Nebraska and prepare them to return and practice healthcare in rural Nebraska.

She graduated from UNK with an undergraduate degree in Health Sciences with a minor in Chemistry. Pharmacy school at UNMC in Omaha was next on the agenda. She graduated in May of this year from UNMC.

“We had three years of classes and the final year was spent in ten 4-week rotations,” said Donnelly. “Four of those had to be in rural areas and those four for me were in York, Kearney, Gretna and Grand Island. One of those rotations was a poison center rotation in which I got a behind-the-scenes look at the Henry Doorly Zoo and its assortment of venomous snakes. The rotation was also very eye-opening on all the things kids can get into.”

It was during her years at Kearney when she met her now husband Patrick. The couple was married three years ago today if you are reading this on Wednesday. They welcomed daughter Hazel about 1 ½ years ago.

It was also during the years at Kearney when she began her relationship with the Walgreens company. She worked part-time at the Kearney store when in college and also worked here at the York Walgreens during the summer months when she was back home.

“Retail pharmacy was not my first plan,” admitted Donnelly. “But the chance to move back to my hometown and see familiar faces and do what I love everyday has been great.”

“Walgreens has been supportive of everything,” said Donnelly. “From getting my license and recruiting me and supporting me while I passed my boards and law exam.”

“I’m very passionate about what I do,” she added. “At the end of the day, I’m able to help patients and deliver patient-centered care to our customers.”

She also added that Patrick, who works in the tech department at Cornerstone Bank, has been very supportive of her dreams. The couple has been busy getting their York house in order and partaking in family activities with Hazel and their two goldendoodles.

“Patrick and I are both hoping to get involved in community activities when things settle down,” said Donnelly.

Some of my favorite stories over the years writing this column have been ones like this. Where one of our hometown sons and daughters realize just how good we have it here in York and want to return to raise their families in the same place they grew up in.

Davis has new position with Cyclonaire

Cyclonaire, a leading provider of pneumatic conveying solutions, announces the appointment of Don Davis as the new Business Development Manager for the Rubber Sector. Davis brings over three years of valuable experience with Cyclonaire, having joined the company in August 2021 as an Application Engineer.

His transition to this pivotal role underscores Cyclonaire’s commitment to expanding its market presence and enhancing customer relationships within the rubber industry.

Cyclonaire is located on North Division Avenue in York.

The 2024-25 Leadership York application is now open. Do you have a team member that is looking to learn more about York and York County? Are they looking for ways to expand their professional and personal network?

Leadership York is a great way to engage members of any business. This upcoming class will be the program’s 30th. Take time to complete the application for the program. Closing date will be July 31. Find more information at https://yorkchamber.org/leadership-york/.

I hope you had the chance to get registered for this year’s Treasure Hunt. Pirate Jim is safely ensconced in our basement and he reports that the medallion was hidden sometime after 11 p.m. on Sunday evening. Even if you didn’t happen to get registered you can still have a chance to win $500 in York Chamber Cheques if you can figure out all his clues and be the one to find it

You’ll find the second clue to this year’s hunt in today’s News-Times and don’t forget to check for the daily bonus clues that you’ll find on the Cornerstone Bank’s website. Cornerstone Bank is co-sponsoring this year’s hunt with the paper.

Good luck hunting and be safe out there.

It’s hard to believe that in a few short weeks everyone’s kids will be back in school. Where has the summer gone?