Commerce-giant eBay Inc., the multibillion-dollar online auction site, will be expanding into Chicago in the near future, state officials said. The move comes after eBay snatched-up Chicago tech startup Braintree for $800 million in 2013. Now the San Jose-based company will build on that footprint, hiring an additional 360 employees over the next three years…
Sold! eBay to expand in Chicago, eligible for $12 million in state incentivesChicago Sun-Times(FILES)The eBay homepage appears on a screen in Washington, DC in this September 3, 2010 file photo. Corporate raider Carl Icahn took aim at eBay on February 24, 2014, calling it to hive off payments unit PayPal while blasting its directors for…
CAMAS — Several years after going up for sale, the downtown Camas Post Office building still has no buyers, and the U.S. Postal Service has taken it off the market. More: continued here
Evening Standard Thousands of revellers smash up former Royal Mail building in illegal Croydon …Evening StandardRave: the former Royal Mail delivery office in the centre of East Croydon (Picture: Google StreetView) The event, which was held in the old Royal Mail delivery office on Cherry Orchard Road, went on until the early hours of the…
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The Bureau of Immigration announced Friday its key personnel will start using security stamps in a bid to cut red tape and simplify and expedite the processing of petitions and applications and other transactions with the bureau by simply eliminating or reducing the number of signatures required. More: continued here
Stamps Solid With StateDawgsBite.com (subscription)Warren Central star Chris Stamps committed to Mississippi State shortly after the Bulldogs offered. Stamps, his father and brother, Otis were all on campus Friday as Stamps went through the camp practice paces with future position coach Deshea Townsend. More: continued here
President signs bill naming post officeBurleson StarThe last hurdle has been cleared in the naming of the Burleson post office in honor of a hometown hero. President Barack Obama has signed House Resolution 3060, by U.S. Rep. Roger Williams, into law, designating the post office as the “Sgt. William … More: continued here
Croydon Advertiser Former Royal Mail delivery office in East Croydon smashed up during illegal raveCroydon AdvertiserREVELLERS smashed up the former Royal Mail delivery office in East Croydon during an illegal rave. Thousands of people descended on the venue for the event yesterday (Saturday) evening. Reports from the scene initially suggested the police, who …Thousands of revellers…
eBay tips that can help you uncover an bargainThis is MoneyOnce this has been sorted out you can then sharpen your ability to get the most out of eBay, starting with a clear-out of unwanted items at home. Pritie Billimoria of consumer advice website MoneySavingExpert says: 'There has been a big pricing shake …and more »…