CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – A multiple-employer job fair, a ribbon-cutting and numerous door prizes are among Grand Opening celebrations planned for Clarksville’s newest Goodwill at 2001 Needmore Road on Friday, May 29.

Events get under way at 8 a.m. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by the Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce. The Goodwill store, which is Clarksville’s third, and the adjacent Goodwill Career Solutions center and covered, drive-through Donations Express Center, will open at 8:15 a.m. The Career Solutions center will begin an open house at that time.

Free services offered at the Goodwill Career Solutions center will include career assessment and evaluation, career counseling and planning, job readiness training, digital literacy, resume writing, online job search, retail training and more. Last year, the Goodwill Career Solutions centers at 1596-L Ft. Campbell Blvd., 1937 Madison St. and 640 Providence Blvd. in Clarksville served 2,523 people and helped 686 land jobs.

Like other Goodwill Career Solutions centers, the Needmore Road location will host frequent job fairs. The first will be held from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Grand Opening day. Participating employers will include Agero, Clarksville-Montgomery County School System, Speedway, HG Staffing, R.E. West, Trinity Marine, USA Living, Frontier Basement Systems, Safe Harbor/FaithWorks, Convergys and TransAmerica.

These employers seek to fill at least 130 positions in Montgomery and Cheatham counties. Openings include substitute teacher, bus driver, cashier, food service, forklift, rackpicker, over-the-road driver, foreman welder, sales representative, call center advisor and more, with pay rates varying but ranging up to $60,000 per year.

Representatives from these companies will be on site and interviews are possible, so job-seekers should dress for success. Job candidates are encouraged to bring a resume, photo ID, Social Security card or birth certificate.

Hours at the new store and donations area will be 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 10 a.m.-8 p.m. on Sundays. The store’s phone number is (931) 241-4599. The new Goodwill Career Solutions center will be open from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, and the center can be reached at (931) 241-4730.