Ground Broken in Petoskey!

We threw a lot of dirt at the official kick off of construction of our new and improved store in Petoskey! It’s just up the road from our current store and will offer a better place to work for our team and a better donating experience for our supporters. Inside, thrifters will continue to have a great experience, but with our updated Up North Goodwill Northern Michigan brand. We aim to open in the fall — here’s hoping for helpful weather and strong supply chains this building season! Congratulations to our Chief Operating Officer Robert Randall on his work with our board, Sullivan Construction, and Pinnacle Construction on making this all a reality.

Grateful to celebrate with lots of good people!

(From left) Our Board Members Andrew Kohlmann and Christie Minervini were on hand to help kick things off. Maintenance Manager Mike Schueller joined Petoskey team members Jadin, Assistant Store Manager Corey, Cheryl, Petoskey and Charlevoix Store Manager Cassandra, Ecommerce Manager Jen Mathis, Executive Director Dan Buron, Director of Donated Goods Joshua Olds, and Chief Operating Officer Robert Randall.

Pinnacle Construction threw us a great groundbreaking!

We all enjoyed meeting folks from Pinnacle (from left to right): Project Superintendent Josh Dierickx who will be on site for the project, Pinnacle Vice President Brent Bowen, and Pinnacle Project Manager Michael Bunch.

Fancy shovel work!

Facilities Manager Mike and Director of Donated Goods Josh had particularly good form.

Robert helping keep the Pinnacle Construction team warm.

From left to right: Josh Dierickx, Project Superintendent who will be on site for the project; Brent Bowen, Vice President of Pinnacle Construction; Michael Bunch, Pinnacle Project Manager; and Robert Randall, our very own COO.

Petoskey and Charlevoix Store Manager Cassandra with Petoskey Assistant Manager Corey.

Cassandra is excited about managing the new store!

Pinnacle really knows how to set up a groundbreaking — including bringing in unfrozen dirt and laying a walking path!

Our Facilities Manager Mike (left) will work closely with the Pinnacle Site Manager (center).