While Hurricane Ian may be fading into memory for some, for other people, organizations and businesses, the devastation has had a longer-term impact. Goodwill Manasota’s North Port location was extensively damaged during the storm, including wind and water damage to the roof and flooding inside of the building, which led to a mold problem and the total loss of the inventory.

While the store and Bargain Barn reopened in November and December 2022, respectively, the organization finally celebrated the reopening May 12 of its North Port Community Resource Center, at 14879 Tamiami Trail.

The current services available in North Port include a retail store and Bargain Barn, the Community Resource Center – which provides information and referrals, free Job Connection career services, veterans services – and a community room that Goodwill’s partners use for classes, including ESOL (English to Speakers of Other Languages), AHEC Smoking Cessation classes and North Port Chamber of Commerce meetings. CareerSource Suncoast is located there as well, providing additional career services.

https://www.experiencegoodwill.org; 941-355-2721

The MidFlorida Community Credit Union held a grand opening for its Bradenton-Cortez Branch on May 19.

The new branch is at 1320 Cortez Road W., in Bradenton.

https://www.midflorida.com/branch-atm-locator/bradenton-cortez; 863-688-3733

The Pickleball Club, operator of membership-based indoor pickleball facilities, has opened the doors of its first club, in Sarasota near Lakewood Ranch. A ribbon-cutting was held May 2.

The local club is the first dedicated indoor pickleball facility in the state, and the company has six more underway, with a goal of opening at least 15 over the next five years.

The 33,393-square-foot club, at 1300 Sarasota Center Blvd., offers championship-grade courts with permanent nets, an outdoor players’ courtyard, an indoor players’ lounge observation deck and a HEPA filtered air-conditioned environment.

https://www.thepickleballclub.us; 941-271-4300

This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Goodwill North Port made whole again after Hurricane Ian damage