ABVI Construction planned in Sweden

Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ABVI) will be constructing two new Goodwill stores. The steel structures with brick facing will be located on Transit Way in the Town of Sweden and Ridge Road in the Town of Webster. Each building will be approximately 26,000 square feet with 16,800 square feet for Goodwill-related services, 8,000 square feet for a donation and processing center, and 1,200 square feet will be used for vision rehabilitation services and other ABVI related community services.

The total project amount for the two locations is $5.3 million. The project will be conducted in two phases with the Sweden project commencing construction in 2006.

The two locations will result in the creation of 58 full-time jobs over five years. ABVI currently employs 333 people in the community.

September 24, 2006