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the u.s. postal service is looking at closing two-thousand post offices to save money. the argyle post office may wind-up being one of them. More: continued here

One in five sub-post offices could close under moves to trial new ways of offering postal services, such as in retail outlets and garages, a new report has said. More: continued here

Despite strong objections by Westport First Selectman Gordon Joseloff, the U.S. Postal Service has confirmed its selection of Playhouse Square as the new home of the main post office in town.”The U.S… More: continued here

eBay Plans Expansion in TexasIT Business Edge (blog)By date: Auction site eBay plans to add 1000 jobs in Austin, Texas, over the next 10 years, reports TV station KXAN. It has 250 employees there now. The story describes the expansion as "an economic development incentive proposal" to be presented to …

The 60 cent stamps were to feature the faces of all Victoria Cross holders. More: continued here

EBAY: MAKING A MOVE, DOWN 1% (EBAY)Zacks.comMar 31, 2011 (SmarTrend(R) Market Surveillance via COMTEX) — eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) is one of today's notable stocks in decline, down 1% to $31.32. The S&P is currently trading fractionally higher to 1328 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is trading …and more » More: continued …

Alva Post Office holding Passport Fair on SaturdayThe News-PressThe Alva Post Office will be accepting passport applications on Saturday, April 2 at the Alva Post Office, 17301 Broadway Street. The Passport Fair is being held on the weekend to assist people whose hectic schedules make it difficult to complete this …

USPS proposes rules to make it easier to close post officesFederal TimesThe proposed regulations, published in the Federal Register, aim to cut reviews of potential closures to about 4½ months, Dean Granholm, vice president for delivery and post office operations, …Soft Landing For Postmasters?GovExec.com (blog)Post office to streamline process for …

EBay, the online marketplace, released numbers and an infographic on Thursday showing just how popular the iPad 2 had become on its Web site. The company said that 65 percent of iPad 2s sold on eBay were purchased by buyers in the United States. More: continued here

Groupon and LivingSocial, the poster children of local commerce, have done a bang up job of making us believe that the trend is all about offering steep discounts to restaurants, spas or other nearby merchants. More: continued here