Goodwill to open at Crossroads, but search still on for stand-alone building

WATERLOO | Goodwill Industries of Northeast Iowa has found another retail home in Waterloo, at least for the time being.

Goodwill announced Tuesday it will move into a 6,400-square-foot unit on the main level of Crossroads Center, opening April 9. The store will occupy Suite 148, adjacent to the soon-to-close JC Penney store.

It appears likely only a temporary solution to Goodwills quest to find a permanent store location in Waterloo, said David Boyd, president and CEO at Goodwill.

Boyd said his organization signed a 13-month lease with Crossroads. He was asked whether the store would remain there beyond that term.

Thats really dependent on if we can find another location, Boyd said.

The search goes on for a permanent stand-alone store building, where Goodwill can conduct retail, as well as other business operations, Boyd said.

That s our preference, he said.

The new location wont have accommodation for donation drop-offs, as the longtime former stand-alone store in Waterloo, at 4107 Hammond Ave., had.

All other local Goodwill locations accept donations between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. In addition, a new attended donations center is currently under construction at 3626 Kimball Ave. in Waterloo and is scheduled to open within the next 30 days, Boyd said.

Goodwill announced last summer it would be leaving that store and donation center for a new 10,000-square-foot building near the current BioLife and Best Buy locations in the Crossroads area.

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Goodwill to open at Crossroads, but search still on for stand-alone building