Mail-sorting operations will be eliminated at Chicago’s central post office at 433 W. Harrison St. and at the Fox Valley mail-processing facility at 3900 Gabrielle Lane in Aurora as part of the U.S. Postal Service’s plans to close and consolidate 223 processing centers nationwide.The post office centers will remain open. …
Read More »Post office continues plans to close state facilities – Pierce County Herald
Post office continues plans to close state facilitiesPierce County HeraldPostal officials said the moves were the result of a five-month study. Congress has ordered a moratorium on post office closures that runs through mid-May, but the Postal Service could not say when the Wisconsin moves would take place. More: continued …
Read More »La Crosse mail processing facility may be moving to St. Paul, Minn. – WKBT La Crosse
La Crosse mail processing facility may be moving to St. Paul, Minn.WKBT La CrosseSending something overnight from the La Crosse Post Office will soon be a thing of the past. The US post office announced today that La Crosse is one of roughly 250 processing facilities that will likely be …
Read More »Royal Society oilsands report went easy on industry: analysis
A key section in a high-profile Royal Society of Canada report that cast doubt on potential environmental and health impacts of oilsands development in Alberta was plagued by "misinformation" and "out of date" data, says a new analysis to be released Friday by Alberta scientist Kevin Timoney. More: continued here
Read More »Be a Mentor — FedEx Diversity Forum Hears NAACP Chief
NAACP president and CEO Benjamin Jealous urged FedEx Corp. employees Wednesday to get behind education and mentoring programs that are key to fulfilling the civil rights movement's unfinished business. More: continued here
Read More »Firefighters: Suppression System at Old Post Office Completely Inoperable – NBC Chicago
Firefighters: Suppression System at Old Post Office Completely InoperableNBC ChicagoBy Phil Rogers Van Buren Street was shut down near the Old Post Office as fire crews battled a fire at the facility last week. Chicago fire department investigators have discovered that the city's old Main Post Office, the site of …
Read More »Royal Mail criticised for Herne Bay and Whitstable closures – myHermes
Royal Mail criticised for Herne Bay and Whitstable closuresmyHermesUK delivery service Royal Mail has met with criticism from residents of Kent over its decision to close two sorting offices in Herne Bar and Whitstable and move their operation to Coventry, a scheme which local people claim will increase congestion and …
Read More »Post Office: Expect Big Cuts Starting in Mid-May – ABC News
ABC News Post Office: Expect Big Cuts Starting in Mid-MayABC NewsBased on community input and other factors, the post office said, it will move forward with consolidations involving virtually all of the 252 facilities on the list, as well as up to 12 new locations, beginning in mid-May. Of the …
Read More »Firefighters: Suppression System at Old Post Office Inoperable – NBC Chicago
Firefighters: Suppression System at Old Post Office InoperableNBC ChicagoBy Phil Rogers Chicago fire department investigators have discovered that the city?s old Main Post Office, the site of a stubborn blaze a week ago, had a completely inoperable fire suppression system. They said the building would be cited for …Train Caused …
Read More »Post office: Expect big cuts starting in mid-May – Salt Lake Tribune
Post office: Expect big cuts starting in mid-MaySalt Lake TribuneAlthough five rural post offices in Utah have been taken off a hit list, the US Postal Service is pushing ahead with planned cuts to more than 260 mail processing centers and other facilities around the nation, part of a billion-dollar …
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