WHAT'S NEW AT GOODWILL Houston
Hear our President/CEO talk about Goodwill on KSBJGoodwill ranks 41 on the Houston Business Journal’s list of fastest growing companies
Steven P. Lufburrow, President and CEO, Goodwill Industries of Houston, displays his Fast 100 Award with Jon Beverly, Vice President, Business Banking, Whitney National Bank, presenting sponsor of the 2009 Houston Business Journal’s Fast 100 Awards.
For the second year in a row, Goodwill Industries® of Houston was named to the Houston Business Journal’s Fast 100 list, which honors 100 of the fastest growing companies within the ten-county Houston metropolitan area. The businesses are ranked according to their past 2-year growth and are required to be headquartered in the Houston area and be a minimum of five-years-old. The company surged to #41 on the list from #53 in 2008, based on a 59.5 percent revenue growth from 2006 to 2008. Goodwill Houston was the only nonprofit named to the list in 2008 and 2009.
“Making sure that we keep up with the demands that come with growth takes planning and execution,” said Steven P. Lufburrow, President and CEO of Goodwill Houston. “We have managed both extremely well by hiring the right team members who will take Goodwill to the next level of being a self-sustaining nonprofit.”
In May, Goodwill Houston was named a Winner of Distinction by the Better Business Bureau for its superior commitment to ethics, overall excellence, and quality in the workplace. Goodwill Houston opened five new retail stores in Greater Houston in 2008, and has opened three new stores this year so far, with plans to open four more before year’s end. Each new store creates about 25 new jobs and has revenue potential of $1 million per year.
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KBR Supports Goodwill Job Connection Center
Richard L. Jennings (center), KBR Senior Manager, Community Relations and Contributions, recently presented Steven P. Lufburrow (left), Goodwill Industries of Houston President and CEO, and William A. Sala, Goodwill Houston Workforce Development Vice President, with a $15,000 check in support of Goodwill’s Job Connection Center, located at 2030 Westheimer. Attached to the new River Oaks Goodwill Select Store, the center features employment specialists who will assist anyone looking for work. Goodwill Houston hopes to eventually offer job connection centers in other stores throughout Greater Houston.
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Goodwill Houston Board Chair named Hometown Hero by Halliburton and the Houston Texans
Halliburton and the Houston Texans recently honored Bill Kacal as a Hometown Hero —a volunteer whose work has benefitted the greater Houston community.
Kacal is the deputy regional managing partner of Audit & Enterprise Risk Services for the Mid-America Region of Deloitte & Touche, LLP, and currently serves as both the chairman of the board for Goodwill Industries® of Houston and the vice chairman for Goodwill Industries International’s board of directors.
“We are so proud of Bill and the impact he has had on Goodwill, both at the local and international level,” said Steven P. Lufburrow, president and CEO of the Houston Goodwill.
“He serves as a positive role model for all people and we are grateful that he continues to serve Goodwill Industries of Houston. We continue to be blessed with community partners like Halliburton and the Houston Texans.”
Halliburton contributed $1,000 to Goodwill Houston on behalf of Kacal to honor his volunteer community service with the organization. Kacal will also be recognized in the second quarter of the upcoming Houston Texans game against the Minnesota Vikings at Reliant Stadium on Monday, August 31.
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Goodwill opens new Select Store in
The Woodlands
Goodwill Industries® of Houston proudly announces the grand opening of its Goodwill Select Store in The Woodlands, conveniently located and disability accessible at 501-B Sawdust Road, Spring, TX 77380. Store hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sundays from noon to 6 p.m. To reach the store, call 281-292-7928.
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Goodwill featured at KBR booth during Houston's U.S. Independence Day Celebration
Goodwill Houston had a featured spot at the KBR booth during this year's Freedom Over Texas event July 4. Thanks to KBR for such great exposure to a large audience!
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Tommy A. Moore, Jr. Elected to Goodwill Industries International Board of Directors
Tommy A. Moore, Jr., Chairman, President and CEO of First Investors Financial Services Group, Inc., is one of four private sector businessmen nationwide recently elected to the board of Goodwill Industries International (GII). Moore also serves as Treasurer/Vice Chair of the Board of Goodwill Industries of Houston.
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Goodwill Industries of Houston Awarded $500,000 Veterans Employment and Training Grant from U.S. Department of Labor
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Workforce Investment Program (VWIP) has awarded Goodwill Industries of Houston a $500,000 grant to provide veterans with job training to help them succeed in civilian careers. The program is specifically targeted at “recently separated” veterans who have left the service in the last four years — including those returning from tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan to a difficult job market. Goodwill Houston is one of only 17 grant recipients throughout the country and the only Goodwill nationwide to receive a new VWIP grant this year.
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Goodwill Industries of Houston Opens New Goodwill Select Store, Attended Donation Center, Job Connection in River Oaks
Goodwill Industries of Houston proudly announces the grand opening of its River Oaks Goodwill Select Store, conveniently located and disability accessible at 2030 Westheimer, Houston, TX 77098 (near the intersection of Shepherd and Westheimer). Store hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sundays from noon to 6 p.m. To reach the store, call 713-699-6393.
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Goodwill Recycles 990 Tons of Computers, Creates Jobs
Goodwill Houston Computer Works Store celebrates first anniversary
As Goodwill Industries of Houston celebrates the first year of its Goodwill Houston Computer Works store (houstoncomputerworks.org), which sells discounted used computers and parts at 12230 Westheimer, it marks a milestone with its Reconnect program.
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