True North Goodwill Saw Packed Grand Opening for New Hermantown Location

HERMANTOWN, Minn. — True North Goodwill held a packed grand opening for their new Hermantown location .

It was packed grand opening today for new Hermantown flagship location after construction for the store took 8 months.

The 8000 square foot store front offers a wide selection of household items, clothes, books, toys at competitive prices.

The new store was filled with lots of smiles, as customers filled the rows looking at unique treasures, with check-out lines stretching far into the store’s aisles.

“This is a major upgrade from the previous location,” said Scott Vezina, the director of communications and marketing for True North Goodwill. “We are looking at about 8000 square feet of sales floor, compared to about maybe 5000 at the other location. One thing that we’re always in need of more is household items. So things that are in your kitchen, in your living room, right? Things that we call housewares, always in need of more of those.”

True North Goodwill will also be oping up another facility in West Duluth in May at the Atlas Industrial Park. The new facility will be a resource and training center.

The center will serve as a community hub providing education opportunities, support services and work readiness and exploration.

The facility will also be the company’s new regional territory headquarters for Ture North Goodwill Northern Minnesota and Northwestern Wisconsin.