A message from Goodwill to former Rep. Fred Grandy: Come aboard, we're expecting you. Grandy signed a three-year contract Wednesday to be president and chief executive officer of Goodwill Industries International of Sioux City, Iowa, one of the nation's largest charities. He begins July 1.
"This is a real point of departure for me," said Grandy. "I've been in the private sector and the public sector. This is somewhere in between."Grandy, a Republican, represented northwest Iowa for four terms in the U.S. House. Before that, he played Gopher the purser on television's "Love Boat." He elected to run for governor in 1994, but lost the GOP nomination to Gov. Terry Branstad.
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