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This week serves as one of the highest donation weeks for Goodwill. Middle Tennessee Communications Manager Chris Fletcher said the non-profit sees a 40 percent increase in donations as people make room for those items they received for Christmas. “Those items are then sold in our stores and they have new life with a new purpose with a new family,” ... Read More »

Goodwill opens its first-ever store and Career Solutions Center in Crossville Wednesday. The 14,400-square-foot building is at 1106 North Main St. in the former Rite Aid Pharmacy building. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at 8:30 a.m., and the facility will open at 9 a.m. The store and donation center will employ about 20 team members. The center located inside ... Read More »

Cookeville’s Goodwill Career Solutions Center will be hosting a job fair Thursday with 11 local employers looking for new team members. Public Relations and Communication Manager Chris Fletcher said some 300 jobs open to those seeking work. “The reason Goodwill does all this we are a non-profit organization whose mission is changing lives through education, training and employment and Goodwill ... Read More »

The need to fill jobs is high, and one Cookeville church is opening its doors to get people employed. David Hunter from The Bend Church said they have partnered with Goodwill’s Career Solutions to be host site for the job fair. Hunter said when the church started reaching out around the nearby community, the need for employment became evident. “In ... Read More »