Post Office

Evansville celebrates it's 200th birthday Tuesday and the bicentennial celebration initiative has been in full swing since mid-December. More: continued here

Congress looking for ways to save the post officeHistoric City NewsRecent estimates say it takes about 574000 people to run the postal service. Historic City News editor Michael Gold asked, rhetorically, ”Do you think Citi Card Services would close down if the post office stopped delivering mail? More: continued here

Fayetteville Flyer Heifner back to work; Old Post Office appraisal less than offering priceThe City WireThe FOI complaint was made by a Northwest Arkansas Times reporter and pertained to information Heifner intentionally withheld about the commission's plans to lease or buy the Old Post Office building on the Fayetteville Square.Fayetteville …

Bank of Ireland’s well-performing financial services joint venture with the British post office is unlikely to be affected by any partial sale or flotation of the Royal Mail next year. More: continued here

OregonLive.com Plan to close Oregon post offices triggers 'return to sender' response in CongressOregonLive.comBy Charles Pope, The Oregonian View full sizeBeth Nakamura/The OregonianThe post office in Rufus, Ore., is one of 20 in the state targeted for closure by the US Postal Service. Officials say the facilities must close to …

Moneycontrol.com Earn more from PPF, post office depositsTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: The government on announced a 20-50 basis point increase in interest rate on small savings schemes such as public provident funds, post office deposits and National Savings Certificate (100 basis points equal one percentage point).Post office savings to earn …

Moneycontrol.com Post office savings to earn you moreHindustan TimesThe government on Monday increased interest rates on a range of popular post–office saving schemes. While returns on post office savings accounts (POSA) have been retained at 4% interest per annum, the monthly income scheme (MIS) and public provident …Interest rates on …

By Dave Schwab The latest Save the La Jolla Post Office update was all positive as legislators have been engaged, a public meeting to “reimagine” what the Wall Street building could be has been set and an application for historical designation that would protect the Depression-era building is on a …

LA city offices closed for Cesar Chavez DayLos Angeles TimesFederal offices, including the US Post Office, also will remain open. In 2000, state legislators and former Gov. Gray Davis established March 31 as Cesar Chavez Day, the first state holiday in the country to honor a Latino or organized labor …

Companies are spending millions of dollars lobbying lawmakers to oppose or support various proposals regarding the Postal Service. More: continued here