ORLANDO — “You have to be a masochist to want to be an IT person,” says Robert Carter. And he would know. Carter is the soft-spoken, hard-driving CIO who has been fighting for the past 11 years to transform IT operations at FedEx, where “the planes don’t fly and trucks …
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Read More »Concerns voiced at USPS meeting
The concept of the Humnoke Post Office being part of a local store is nothing new to the residents of Humnoke. More: continued here
Read More »Lusk shootings ruled ‘lawful’ – Irish Times
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Read More »EBay earnings rise 14% in third quarter
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — EBay Inc. said Wednesday afternoon that earnings grew 14% in the third quarter, coming in line with Wall Street’s expectations. For the quarter ended Sept. 30, eBay reported net income of $491 million, or 37 cents a share, compared to net income of $432 million, or …
Read More »Stamp prices go up one penny. Is it enough to save the Postal Service? – Christian Science Monitor
Christian Science Monitor Stamp prices go up one penny. Is it enough to save the Postal Service?Christian Science MonitorStamp prices: The price of a first-class postage stamp will go up one penny to 45 cents next year, as the US Postal Service struggles to address its financial crisis. By Emily …
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THE sorting office in Potters Bar is set to be relocated – although Royal Mail has once again categorically denied the adjoining Post Office is set to close. More: continued here
Read More »Post office closings set – Minnesota Public Radio
Hastings Tribune Post office closings setMinnesota Public RadioThe trip to the post office is going to get a little longer for residents of eight small Minnesota communities. US Postal Service officials say its office in Dovray will close Oct. 28. On Nov. 19, post offices will close in seven more …
Read More »Postal service meeting with offices that could close – Grand Island Independent
Postal service meeting with offices that could closeGrand Island IndependentAs the US Postal Service studies up to 90 Nebraska post offices to close, officials are meeting with the residents in several Central Nebraska towns. The village of Dannebrog will have its meeting at 7:30 pm tonight at the Community …Public …
Read More »Tiplersville Post Office public hearing set Tuesday
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