PNCA readies Old Town post office for big movePortland Business Journal (blog)The Pacific Northwest College of Art took a major step toward its move to the North Parks Block in Old Town/Chinatown in late July. The school submitted plans to renovate the historic U.S. Post Office, 511 N.W. Broadway, to …

Why the “eBay of Latin America” Is on FireMotley FooleBay (NASDAQ: EBAY ) itself has an 18% stake in MercadoLibre, and the two companies view themselves as partners, not competitors. And while today MercadoLibre's market cap is a mere fraction of eBay's, Argersinger believes, in 10 years, it will grow …

Politico Republicans to propose $40 billion cut over decade to food stamps programNBCNews.comBy Frank Thorp and Ian Johnston, NBC News. House Republican leaders are to present a bill that would cut the food stamps program by $40 billion over 10 years, a move opposed by Democrats. Republicans say the program, …

The U.S. Postal Service wants Congress to overturn a law to allow them to deliver alcohol. More: continued here

Report: Welfare recipients using food stamps to buy food for overseas relativesEconomic Collapse NewsA spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service say the food stamps program is to help American families in need, but noted that states should intervene if there is evidence showing people are …

The naming of a Champaign post office after a former Champaign County State's Attorney is one step closer to becoming a reality. The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Thursday night to designate the post office at 302 East Green Street as the James R. Burgess Junior Post Office Building.  The …

13WHAM-TV Brockport Post Office closer to honoring fallen soldier13WHAM-TVWashington, D.C. – The U.S. Post Office in Brockport is one step closer to honoring a fallen soldier. Army Staff Sgt. Nicholas Reid, a Brockport native, died as a result of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion in December 2012 while serving …

Brooklyn Daily Eagle After complaints, DUMBO post office reopensBrooklyn Daily EagleOne day after the Brooklyn Eagle wrote about DUMBO residents and workers frustrated in their attempts to mail packages and letters, the United States Postal Service reopened the neighborhood's only post office– an unmanned “Self-Service Kiosk” at 84 … More: continued …

The Guardian Royal Mail boss's £1.5m pay and bonus deal incenses unionsThe GuardianThe row over plans to privatise Royal Mail escalated on Friday when the group's annual report showed that chief executive Moya Greene received a 33% pay rise last year taking her income to almost £1.5m. The Communication Workers …

Post office wants to deliver alcoholWHNS GreenvilleThe struggling service is looking for ways to expand its revenues after losing $16 billion last year alone. The USPS wants to compete with UPS and FedEx, but there's a problem with the post office delivering beer, wine or liquor. Congress would have to … …