Goodwill not done expanding into region

By Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee

In three months’ time, Goodwill Industries has opened three stores, in Placerville, South Lake Tahoe and on Sacramento’s Alta Arden Expressway, but regional CEO Joseph Mendez told me that the store debuts aren’t over yet.

Goodwill soon will open its first store in Elk Grove and a second in Sparks.

In Placerville, for instance, Goodwill has worked for years with the El Dorado Food Bank to offer services, but it wanted a physical presence in the county where it could provide on-the-job training. It opened Thursday at 3868 Forni Road.

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