Post Office

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 low-interest credit cards and a…

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 Administration, currently in the federal…

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 Office building. Deputies … More:…

Post office blues — of 1842Los Angeles TimesThe U.S. Postal Serviceis in trouble, and there's no telling whether it will survive. It's been battered by the Internet and a dragging economy, besieged by commercial competitors and stymied in its efforts to trim a costly web of post offices and … More: continued here

PolicyMic Be wary of talk about privatizing the post officeLos Angeles TimesFor another, over a long period the post office has been a reliable steppingstone to the middle class for African American families. (Black workers make up about 11% of the USPS payroll, about twice their representation in the overall workforce.) Maybe …Ackerman Says He…

Social Security Administration to move into portion of Evansville's Old Post…Evansville Courier & PressEVANSVILLE — The Old Post Office in Downtown Evansville is a step closer to having a federal government agency occupy its top two floors. A division of the Social Security Administration that handles adjudication of cases intends to locate in the ……

Narberth, Haverford post offices to stay, carriers to moveMain LineChanges are coming to two local post offices, but if everything goes as planned, postal customers may never notice. Word has been circulating in recent weeks that both the Narberth Post Office and the Haverford Post Office will be closing. Not so, says … More: continued…

Postal service is moving jobs to ColumbiaColumbia Daily TribuneAfter the first year, however, the post office expects the Columbia move to save $404000 annually as part of $1.3 million in savings from closing the Quincy processing center, according to the report. Community leaders in Quincy were informed in a … More: continued here

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