Yahoo! News UK Mail sorting office to open in time for ChristmasThis Is WiltshireRoyal Mail announced the move by saying the investment was in addition to the extra resources it had put in place to handle the festive mailbag. The new depot is also expected to create jobs for temporary …
Read More »Future of post offices being decided – Algona Upper Des Moines
Future of post offices being decidedAlgona Upper Des MoinesIf you received a survey from the United States Postal Service about your area post office potentially seeing reduced hours, you are encouraged to fill it out and return it as soon as possible. “We're going to be holding meetings about the …
Read More »Post office employee electrocuted, falls 16 feet, taken to hospital with minor … – The Jackson Citizen Patriot – MLive.com
The Jackson Citizen Patriot – MLive.com Post office employee electrocuted, falls 16 feet, taken to hospital with minor …The Jackson Citizen Patriot – MLive.comThe man was doing maintenance on a heating unit on the roof of the postal service's delivery and distribution center, 1500 N. Elm, said Deputy Director Jon …
Read More »Bellwood relatively calm on postal cuts – Columbus Telegram
Bellwood relatively calm on postal cutsColumbus TelegramPost offices in Creston, Duncan, Platte Center, Bellwood, Silver Creek, Polk, Rising City, Clarks, Petersburg, Prague, Dodge, Benedict and Morse Bluff are among those slated to have operating hours reduced from eight to four hours daily. • In St …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail closure affects 200
Royal Mail is to close its Cambridge sorting office, which currently employs 200 staff, by 2014. More: continued here
Read More »IEEE stamps approval for 1149.1-2012 JTAG standard
Intellitech Corporation has secured support of the 1149.1-2012 JTAG standard with 85 per cent of votes cast by the IEEE ballot group in a recent International Test Conference. The standard incorporates industry best practices for enabling IC test re-use from silicon to systems. More: continued here
Read More »Senate selling holiday postage stamps of all flavors – Washington Post (blog)
Senate selling holiday postage stamps of all flavorsWashington Post (blog)A recent e-mail from the Senate Sergeant at Arms is a case in point: it helpfully informs staffers that the Senate's two post offices are now stocking a variety of holiday stamps aimed at appealing to every denomination and flavor of …
Read More »Post office employee electrocuted, falls 16 feet, taken to hospital with minor injuries
The man was doing maintenance on a heating unit on the roof of the postal service's delivery and distribution center.He touched a live wire. The electrical shock threw him backwards and off the 16-foot roof. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Express Announces Later Cutoff Time for U.S. Shipments from Taiwan
In order to support the needs of its customers, from major electronics firms to small and medium-size businesses, FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. , is extendi More: continued here
Read More »Patent office says telework withstood Sandy – Washington Post
Patent office says telework withstood SandyWashington PostThe U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, one of the most avid users of telework among federal agencies, says its productivity largely held up when agencies in the Washington area were closed for two days because of Hurricane Sandy. Despite the government … More: continued …
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