Plain Dealer Retailers Love Latest Attempt At Online Sales Tax Law, eBay Not So MuchThe ConsumeristAs we mentioned yesterday, lawmakers in D.C. are going to take another stab at a federal law that would give states the ability to collect taxes from online retailers. Not surprisingly, the retail industry loves it, while eBay says it…
Online marketplace Ebay is to create 450 jobs in Ireland, it announced today. More: continued here
The Associated Press Post Office Seeks To Revamp Health Plan And Retiree FundingKaiser Health NewsDuring a hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Patrick R. Donahoe, the postmaster general, asked Congress to give the Postal Service permission to run its own health plan for employees and retirees, modify a …Post Office Announces…
Yahoo! News (blog) Ebay to hire another 450 staff in IrelandYahoo! News (blog)DUBLIN (Reuters) – EBay Inc will hire 450 people in Ireland, the company said on Thursday, almost a year after handing the bailed out country its biggest post-crisis job boost by hiring 1,000 new workers at its payment service PayPal. Although likely …Internet…
GAO: Post Office is "High Risk" Area of Government MismanagementTown Hall (blog)The Government Accountability Office issues biennial reports on "high risk areas" of government, which they define as having "greater vulnerabilities to fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement or the need for transformation to address economy … More: continued here
Chocolate Stamps Make Mail Smell And Taste BetterPSFKThere's also a reason to lick the back–it will taste like chocolate, thanks to cocoa-oil incorporated into the adhesive backing. The cocoa-like essence that sets them apart from regular stamps was formulated by top perfumers from several European … More: continued here
Route 209 open after truck fire outside Kresgeville post officePocono RecordA tractor trailer caught fire this morning, closing Route 209 in front of the Kresgeville Post Office for about 40 minutes. New England Motor Freight driver Francisco Cespedes of New Jersey was driving a load from Connecticut to Lehighton shortly … More: continued here
Online marketplace Ebay is to create 450 jobs in Ireland, it announced today. More: continued here
The mysterious origins of the seminary post officeAlexandria TimesThe history of the small post office along Seminary Road, located on the grounds of the Virginia Theological Seminary, has been the subject of considerable discussion in recent years. Unfortunately, no known records document the exact age of the … More: continued here
A COMMUNITY post office has been forced to close due to a lack of funds just three years after it was opened by villagers. More: continued here