On April 13, Goodwill Manasota will open its Cortez location, its newest retail store in Manatee County. Located at 3465 Cortez Road West in Bradenton, the store will offer 17,300 square feet of retail space, 11,300 square feet of production space and a community room for nonprofits and community partners to use at no charge for meetings, programs and educational offerings. Goodwill’s location at 5512 Manatee Avenue W. is temporarily closed while the décor is updated and inventory is brought in—the facility will become an art and bookstore, with opening slated for June. Goodwill executives are confident the Cortez location will provide not just a better shopping experience—it has nearly 9,500 more square feet of retail space than the Manatee Avenue location and a more efficient space for production—but also a significantly greater economic impact. Last year, the Manatee Avenue location brought in $1.2 million; the Cortez store is expected to generate $3 million in revenue annually. The architect is David Bishop, vice president of Ugarte & Associates, Inc. Construction was handled by NDC Construction Company.

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