WYANDOTTE: Post office closure still in questionSouthgate News HeraldBy Jim Kasuba WYANDOTTE — The fate of the city's post office appears to still be up in the air, but if it closes officials say they still want to have some sort of postal presence. The issue arose at Monday night's City Council meeting when a…
Post Office Clerk Honored at FairhavenPatch.comSykesville Post Office/Submitted "I REMEMBER THAT” has been a huge success due to the creative energies of Kathy Gambrill, a clerk at the Old Main Line Visitor Center and Post Office in Sykesville. The informal social program was started three years … More: continued here
Shares of eBay Inc. surged to their highest level since 2006 Thursday as investors weighed the potential of the company's growing PayPal business and orders were brisk on eBay's e-commerce websites in the first quarter. More: continued here
Farm Futures Food Stamp Rolls to Grow Through 2014, CBO SaysWall Street Journal (blog)It said the number of people receiving the benefits, commonly known as food stamps, would continue growing until 2014. Spending for the program, not including administrative costs, rose to $72 billion in 2011, up from $30 billion four years earlier.US House pays…
Independent Online US HOT STOCKS: eBay, Qualcomm, Human Genome Sciences, Cypress SemiWall Street JournalAmong the companies whose shares are actively trading in the session are eBay Inc. (EBAY), Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) and Human Genome Sciences Inc. (HGSI). EBay's ($40.71, +$4.84, +13.49%) first-quarter profit rose 20% on continued strength in the company's …Midday movers: Verizon, eBay,…
A Mountain View post office could be renamed in memory of U.S. Army Lt. Ken Ballard, who was killed while serving in Iraq in 2004, Congresswoman Anna Eshoo's office reported. More: continued here
ELWELL, Mich. (AP) — A central Michigan post office that averages just 19 minutes of retail business a day will close, despite opposition from residents who appealed to keep it open. More: continued here
The facility on Mount Holly Road will be temporarily closed starting April 19 in order to get rid of recluse spiders, which are venomous. More: continued here
CBS News EBay Hits Highest Point In Four Years After Earnings, OutlookWall Street JournalBy Rex Crum EBay Inc.'s (EBAY) shares climbed more than 16% on Thursday, hitting a four-year high as investors cheered the online retailer's quarterly results and outlook. At least three analysts raised their ratings on the company's stock.EBay shares jump to 6-year…
PITTSFORD, N.Y., April 19 (UPI) — A New York state man who began working for the U.S. Postal Service when he was 70 is now 92 and the oldest postal worker in a district including eight states. More: continued here