eBay CEO John Donahoe will be speaking at an event titled, “A Summit on Leading in Crisis: Personal Stories from the Trenches.” The program will take place on September 17, 2009, and is presented by author, Harvard Business School professor and former CEO of Medtronic Bill George. More: continued here
Read More »More vote to join postal strikes (BBC News)
More postal workers in the East are to walk out, with staff in Norfolk voting to strike against Royal Mail modernisation plans. More: continued here
Read More »Fargo post office branch still might be cut (KVLY – KXJB Fargo)
The University Station post office in Fargo is still among those targeted for possible closure, even after the Postal Service narrowed the number. More: continued here
Read More »Number of Americans on food stamps rises (San Diego Union-Tribune)
The number of Americans receiving food stamps continued to rise in June, with more than 35 million Americans receiving assistance. More: continued here
Read More »Kissimmee post office knocked off closure list, seven others remain – Orlando Sentinel
Kissimmee post office knocked off closure list, seven others remainOrlando SentinelA Kissimmee location was knocked off a list of Florida post office locations that may be closed, according to a list released today. … More: continued here
Read More »Reprieve for village post office ‘terrific’ (The Buffalo News)
Kenmore activists breathed a sigh of relief Wednesday when they learned that their local post office would be spared from closure, at least for now. More: continued here
Read More »PGA golfers happy that FedEx Cup playoffs reward regular-season play more than they did last year (The Appleton Post-Crescent)
NORTON, Mass. Bob Estes was on his way to the first tee for a practice round at the TPC Boston on Wednesday when he stopped to look at the FedEx Cup standings. More: continued here
Read More »Point Place post office stays open (NBC 24 Toledo)
The gov’t has announced that the Point Place Post Office will stay open, leaving residents happy that they will not have to travel to Manhattan Blvd. for their mailings. More: continued here
Read More »Point Place post office taken off closure list (The Toledo Blade)
FROM BLADE STAFF AND NEWS SERVICES The U.S. Postal Service yesterday announced a pared-down listing of stations and branches under consideration for closure that removed one of two Toledo stations from the endangered list. The post office at 4445 North Summit St., in Point Place, has escaped the budget-cutting. But …
Read More »eBay Sheds Itself of Skype (IEEE Spectrum)
eBay has decided to sell Skype to a group of investors for $1.9 billion in cash and a note for a further $125 million. However, eBay is still keeping a 35% share of the company. More: continued here
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