Crain’s Chicago Business British developer Bill Davies again top bidder for old post officeChicago TribuneBritish developer Bill Davies has purchased Chicago's old post office for $20.8 million, about half the amount he agreed …Old Main Post Office sold to original bidderChicago Sun-TimesOld Main Post Office sold to original winnerCrain’s Chicago …
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Business secretary Lord Peter Mandelson has warned that prolonged strike action by Royal Mail members could force the Department for Health and NHS Trusts to look elsewhere for its delivery services. More: continued here
Read More »Coconuts Provide Message: Save Lantana Post Office (WPBF Palm Beach)
Residents and customers who regularly use the Lantana post office are pushing the envelope to save it. More: continued here
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Read More »eBay Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results – Trading Markets (press release)
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Read More »Bidder apparently gets better deal for old post office (Chicago Tribune)
Chicago ‘s behemoth old post office was sold Wednesday to Liverpool developer Bill Davies for an undisclosed sum, according to the U.S. Postal Service. After Davies failed to close on the building earlier this month, the post office solicited new bids from participants in an August auction. Those bids were …
Read More »‘Call Off Postal Strikes’, Royal Mail Urges (SkyNews via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
The Royal Mail has made an eleventh hour plea to union leaders not to go ahead with planned postal strikes. More: continued here
Read More »EBay earnings fall, though revenue beats forecast (Market Watch)
EBay reports a drop in third-quarter earnings, though revenue for the quarter comes in significantly higher than Wall Street had estimated. More: continued here
Read More »ebay Bids Up Bloom Energy Fuel Cells – Tonic
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