The beleaguered U.S. Postal Service said Thursday that it is moving forward with plans to end mail processing at nearly 250 plants, including its Harrisburg Pike facility, after January. The cost-saving moves will begin this summer, when 48 mail-processing plants will be shut down. The closures will… More: continued here
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