EBay moves into Amazon Prime territoryMarketWatch… be from either eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) or Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN). A pilot project called eBay Now, introduced this week in San Francisco, allows a customer to download an app to an Apple device, make a purchase, and hit a “Bring It” button.and more » More: …

Docents Sought for 'Smoke Signals' of Healdsburg Post Office FirePatch.comBo Simons, branch manager of Healdsburg Regional LIbrary, holds poster for new photo show of the Healdsburg Post Office fire that starts with a reception Aug. 19. At left is Rebecca Goodsell, president of the Friends of Healdsburg Library and … …

The Old Post Office in Downtown Evansville is a step closer to having a federal government agency occupy its top two floors. More: continued here

A recent default by the U.S. Postal Service has revived talk about privatizing the post office, but the U.S. mail hasn't come close to outliving its usefulness. While thumbing through the household mail one recent day — a bill from the vet, a statement from the bank, 47 come-ons for …

Wall Street Journal Mackenzie Eaglen: Defense vs. Food Stamps—What Would You Choose?Wall Street JournalBy MACKENZIE EAGLEN. Washington is battling these days over "sequestration," the $500 billion additional cut to the defense budget looming in January. The White House and Democrats on Capitol Hill insist that intransigent Republicans are risking cuts …

New tenants are set to move into the old post office in downtown Evansville, finally bringing the almost 150 year old building back to full capacity. The city awarded almost a million dollars to renovate the second and third floors which will be the new location for the Social Security …

Mailbox at Big Rock post office blown upAurora Beacon NewsAccording to police, at about 5:10 a.m. sheriff's deputies were called to the Post Office at 100 E. First St. The metal box was outside, but not attached to the post office, police said. There was no damage to the Post …

By Alistair Barr and Dhanya Skariachan REUTERS – EBay Inc (NSQ:EBAY), once a scrappy auction site for mom and pop sellers, is enticing some of the world's largest retailers by arguing it can help them … More: continued here

EcommerceBytes (blog) ANALYSIS-EBay lures big retailers in Amazon battleReutersEBay tells retailers it can help them tackle Amazon threat. * RadioShack, B&N, Toys "R" Us sell through eBay stores. * EBay tests same-day delivery with Target, Macy's, Walgreen. By Alistair Barr and Dhanya Skariachan. Aug 7 (Reuters) – EBay Inc (EBAY.Analysis: …

Aug. 8, 2012, 8:30 a.m. Once a scrappy auction site for mum and dad sellers, eBay is enticing some of the world's largest retailers by arguing it can help them compete better against e-commerce leader Amazon.com. More: continued here