eBay (EBAY) – Market DigestAVAFINAn evolving regulatory landscape exposes eBay to uncertainty. Legislation enforcing out-of-state retailers to collect sales taxes could impair eBay's profitability, making online offerings from bricks-and-mortar retailers in commoditized retail … More: continued here
Read More »GSA shakeup could alter fed’s excess property efforts – Washington Business Journal (blog)
CBS News GSA shakeup could alter fed's excess property effortsWashington Business Journal (blog)The chief architect of the federal government's selection of real estate mogul Donald Trump to redevelop DC's historic Old Post Office has been forced out of office amid a scandal surrounding a lavish training conference the General Services …
Read More »Redskins to remove another 4,000 seats from FedEx Field
The Washington Redskins are again reducing the size of FedEx Field. The team last month received approval from the Prince George’s County Department of Environmental Resources to remove 4,000 additional seats. The team said in its application to the department that the seats were being removed to make room for …
Read More »Food Stamp Friday At NIghtclub Causing Concerns In Alabama – WFMY News 2
WFMY News 2 Food Stamp Friday At NIghtclub Causing Concerns In AlabamaWFMY News 2The Rose Supper Club is advertising a "Food Stamp Friday" theme night for the month of April. A flyer for the April 6, 2012 event says that entrance will be $5 with a valid food stamp card …
Read More »Irish artist gets UN stamp of approval – Irish Times
Irish Times Irish artist gets UN stamp of approvalIrish TimesA RECENT convert to painting, Colm Isherwood from Cork has had one of his artworks selected by the UN Postal Administration for use on a stamp marking World Autism Awareness Day. The work of eight artists from around the world features …
Read More »Russian plane crash stamps 32 lives – South Asian News Agency
Russian plane crash stamps 32 livesSouth Asian News AgencyMOSCOW, (SANA): A passenger plane crashed in Siberia shortly after taking off Monday morning, killing 32 of the 43 people on board, Russian emergency officials said. The 11 survivors were hospitalized in serious condition. Russia's emergencies ministry …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Canada Post issues Titanic stamps
Canadian Post have unveiled the images that will go on a series of stamps to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. More than 1,500 people died on April 15, 1912, when the enormous Cunard liner sank after colliding with an iceberg off Newfoundland.… [ Read …
Read More »Utahns are making more use of food stamps
January food stamp usage in Utah saw a nearly 30 percent increase in participation over the same period a year ago. Prior to the Great Recession, Utah had one of the lowest food stamp usage rates in the nation. Now it has one of the fastest growing. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail refuses to deliver to street where postman injured leg
Residents have to make a 14-mile round trip to collect their letters from a Royal Mail depot after a postman was injured on an uneven pavement. More: continued here
Read More »Northfield Postmaster Running for Hudson City Council – Patch.com
Northfield Postmaster Running for Hudson City CouncilPatch.comDennis O'Connell, acting manager of the Northfield Post Office for the past 14 months, hopes to be elected District 4 alderperson in Hudson, WI. By Micheal Foley Northfield Postmaster Dennis O'Connell hopes April 3 turns out to be a good day. More: continued here
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