Providence Business News Food stamp use in RI tops 100000Providence Business NewsPROVIDENCE – The number of Rhode Islanders receiving food stamps was up 19.3 percent in April compared with a year earlier, topping 100000 for …Georgia gets $4 million bonus for food stampsColumbus Ledger-Enquirerall 24 news articles » More: continued here

E! Online Al Sharpton Jackson StampRight TVBy Joan The Reverend Al Sharpton is now pushing for Michael Jackson to be memorialized forever with a US Postage stamp bearing his image. …Michael Jackson: Rev. Sharpton wants a commemorative stampEntertainment WeeklySharpton wants Michael Jackson commemorative stampLos Angeles TimesStamps in Jackson's HonorCDInsightExaminer.com –MyFox Los …

The need for government assistance is going up as the economy heads down. More: continued here

The U.S. Postal Service is preparing to auction off its long-vacant old Main Chicago Post Office. More: continued here

Thieves have broken into the former main post office in Carlisle and stripped out thousands of pounds worth of copper pipes. More: continued here

LONDON – Dare Comics has found a novel way of monetising its online content, holding a one-time eBay auction for a ‘perpetual’ display ad that will run in every digital comic book the company ever publishes. More: continued here

PITTSBURGH—-As part of an ongoing national expansion plan, today FedEx Ground, the small-package ground delivery unit of FedEx Corp. , is celebrating the opening of a major distribution hub in Chicago, Ill., increasing the company’s presence in the Chicagoland area. More: continued here

Philly stamps its tourism effortPRWeek… Marketing Corporation (GPTMC) launched a PR initiative tasking residents to invite friends and family to Philadelphia via branded, stamped postcards. … More: continued here

Cell phones may be part of everyone’s life but they’re becoming less welcome at work. More: continued here

Gov. Sonny Perdue says Georgia will receive a high performance bonus of $4 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for its management of under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly the Food Stamp Program. More: continued here