Goodwill of North Georgia has opened a 43,000-square-foot store and no-cost career center at 5600 Buford Highway NE in Doraville, according to WSB-TV, as shared by Rough Draft Atlanta. The location created 36 jobs before opening, offers training in supply chain management, construction and phlebotomy, and houses Goodwill's first GoodBIZ Market for graduates of its microenterprise program.
Why It Matters for Atlanta Professionals
Free job training on Buford Highway plus a retail space where small-business program graduates can sell their products: a new on-ramp for career changers and early-stage makers in DeKalb.
Source
First reported by WSB-TV (Channel 2 Action News): Rough Draft Atlanta
Cover: Photo: Michael Rivera / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0; map © OpenStreetMap
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