Goodwill Industries plans job fair for McCook store

Friday, November 15, 2019
Built as a Walmart, the former Sears Store in Westview Plaza will soon become a Goodwill store employing nine.
Bruce Crosby/McCook Gazette

McCook, Neb. -- Goodwill Industries of Greater Nebraska is excited to announce they will be opening a store and donation drop off in January 2020 in the former Sears building. Goodwill is familiar with the McCook community, hosting consistent donation drives for many years and providing Employment and Career Services to individuals living with disabilities since 2012. The McCook store is Goodwill’s ninth store with current stores in Scottsbluff, North Platte, Lexington, Kearney, Grand Island North Webb and South Locust, Hastings and Columbus. The job fair on Wednesday, Nov. 20 from 11 a.m. -- 6 p.m. at 206 Westview Plaza includes interviews for sales/production associates, sales floor supervisor, back room supervisor and assistant store manager.

The store will create nine new jobs, accept donations during regular business hours and support services provided in McCook. The Employment and Career Services office located at 322 Norris Ave., Suite 2-3A annually serves an average of 40 individuals living with disabilities to obtain and maintain employment.

Employment and Career Services also has offices in North Platte, Lexington, Kearney, Grand Island, Hastings and Columbus. To learn more about Goodwill Employment and Career Services in McCook contact Program Manager, Randa Musil at 308.520.9026. Goodwill also provides Behavioral Health Services, Developmental Disability Services and Court Ordered Services. Over 2,000 people receive services annually across greater Nebraska.

“We are excited to be opening a store in McCook. McCook is a wonderful community and we appreciate the support we have received from the community through our donation drives and employment services. Now, we are able to add unique shopping experiences for the community,” says Tammy Slater, Chief Executive Officer for Goodwill Industries of Greater Nebraska.

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