The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines Veterans health services may take over former Iowa City post office spaceThe Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and HeadlinesCook said the plan is to have Veterans Health Administration use the former postal service space, along with vacant second floor office areas, making for nearly 38,000 square feet…
Kent haz mat crews air out downtown Post Office from chemical odorKent ReporterHazardous materials crews from the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority aired out the downtown Kent U.S. Post Office early Friday afternoon after an investigation of a chemical odor. Nobody was injured from the odor that came from a … More: continued here
Reuters Italian post office sell-off to raise more than 3 billion eurosReutersN) and Fidelity,as well as China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), have bought shares in the post office, a source close to the matter said, in a sign of interest from foreign buyers. Poste Italiane's IPO paves the way for the planned …and…
WJHG-TV Seaside Post Office Celebrates Thirty YearsWJHG-TV"It's got that old town feel and that old timey feel," Lori Smith, said on behalf of Seaside. "People just are enthralled by this building for some reason and they start slowing down," Kevin Boyle, who regularly comes by the Seaside Post Office, said. More: continued here
VA to take over former downtown post office spaceIowa City Press CitizenThe Iowa City VA Health Care System has tentative plans to expand into the former U.S. Postal Service space in downtown Iowa City's Federal Building, officials said Friday. The U.S. General Services Administration, which owns the Federal Building, 400 S. More: continued here
TIME Bernie Sanders Wants to Turn Post Offices Into BanksTIMEThe agency been hemorrhaging money for years, despite its status as the most efficient post office in the universe. Due to its size and unusual status as a public/private agency, the USPS hasn't been able to adapt well to contemporary shipping trends …and more » More: continued…
Post office work still on holdAlton TelegraphStaff at Alton Department of Development and Housing confirmed the postal service had not submitted building plans for the planned renovations at the future post office location, the former Piasa Lincoln Mercury Inc. dealership property at 2350 Homer …and more » More: continued here
Post office criticism well deservedAlameda SunTwice this year, I have received an orange certified-mail delivery notice, from the Shore Line Drive Post Office with an illegible or incorrect tracking number. Only one digit appears unreadable, but I have now typed the whole tracking number into the … More: continued here
Reuters UK UPDATE 3-Italian post office sell-off to raise more than 3 billion eurosReutersROME/MILAN, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Italy will raise nearly 3.4 billion euros ($3.8 billion) from the sale of a minority stake in its post office in a stock market listing welcomed by the government as a vote of confidence for its business…
Long Grove Post Office reopens after air-quality concerns addressedQuad City TimesThe U.S. Post Office in Long Grove will reopen at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at 123 S. 1st St. after being closed in August. The facility closed because of potential air-quality concerns in the building. An independent radon test was conducted and determined … More: continued…