Post Office

The town of Fontana Dam can still send and receive mail via its own post office — at least for now. The U.S. Postal Service decided to delay closing or merging scores of post offices nationwide following protests from lawmakers such as U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler, D-Waynesville. More: continued here

REL Consulting: Post Office Changes Could Slow Collections, Cost Large …MarketWatch (press release)REL, a world-leading consulting firm specializing in working capital management, also offered guidance that companies can use to address the impact of the post office's change. Last month the US Postal Service announced that it would be eliminating …

PennLive.com Future Of Northbrook's Post Offices Looks Secure–For NowPatch.comAs change descends on US Postal Service, Northbrook's two post offices appear to be protected. By Glenn Wall The white and blue vans line up outside the post office on Dundee Road. Unless you live under a rock, chances are you've heard …

Irish Independent Man quizzed on post office raid bidBelfast TelegraphA man entered the post office and produced what was believed to be a firearm but fled empty-handed when he spotted gardai nearby. Elsewhere, gardai are continuing to investigate two separate raids. Two men carrying a gun and a hammer held …

Are you sure you want to delete this discussion (including all replies)? This process may take a few moments. Do you want to delete this reply? New Delhi: The government said that interest rates on post office savings schemes, except PPF, will remain fixed throughout the term of the scheme. …

Dixon Then and Now: Post Offices Were Here From the Very BeginningPatch.comBy Bil Paul Dixon's first stand-alone post office, built in 1908 by the Schulze family. Dixon library archives. Back before Dixon was founded, and before the discovery of gold, about the only way Californians could communicate at a distance …

The U.S. Postal Service’s recent decision to eliminate next-day delivery of first-class mail could cost typical large U.S. companies up to $100 million each year by making it significantly harder to collect from customers quickly, according to new research from REL Consulting, a division of The Hackett Group, Inc. More: …

POSTAL chiefs have announced Great Finborough post office will temporarily close in January. More: continued here

Newton Upper Falls residents make plea to save local post office branchBoston.comBy Derek McLean, Town Correspondent Upper Falls residents are making a plea to save the Newton village's Oak Street post office branch, which is one of five city post office branches under consideration to be shut down by the …

Meeting Wednesday on future of Vt. post officeBusinessWeekA public meeting will be held on the future of the postal office in White River Junction, Vt. The US Postal Service is looking to close 3700 post offices nationwide and 250 mail processing centers, including the one in White River Junction. …Meeting …