The former main Chicago Post Office straddling the Eisenhower Expressway will be auctioned next month and go to the highest bidder. If Chicago hosts the 2016 Olympics, the building could house the entire Olympic Village and be sold off as condos afterward, suggests auctioneer Rick Levin, whose firm will oversee …
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MTV.com Holy Wheeled Wonders, Batman! 1960s Batcycle Sold On eBayMTV.comIn an eBay auction that ended June 11, a Bat-bidder (sorry, I can't help it) plunked down $29500 for the custom motorcycle and sidecar that first appeared … More: continued here
Read More »Downtown post office is closing (Jonesboro Sun)
JONESBORO — The downtown Jonesboro post office has been closed permanently, the head of the local postal workers union said Wednesday. More: continued here
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COUNCILLORS will tonight call on Royal Mail to commit to its future in York – a day after The Press revealed fresh union fears over the city’s sorting office and more than 350 jobs. More: continued here
Read More »Who will buy the old Chicago post office? (Chicago Tribune)
The former main Chicago post office will be auctioned to the highest bidder For almost a decade, George Kopes’ job has been to babysit the empty post office building straddling the Eisenhower expressway. More: continued here
Read More »Ebay bids to end manufacturers’ bullying tactics (Belfast Telegraph)
The selling giant Ebay hopes that people power will help stamp out the “underhand” tactics of manufacturers seeking to control how their goods are sold online. Related Stories Agreement means one charger will fit all mobile phones Mark Webster: Will Snow Leopard change the world? Rhodri Marsden: How can YouTube …
Read More »Program Boosts Food Stamps at King Farmers Market (Skanner)
The recently opened King Farmers Market is now giving Oregon Food Stamp recipients an extra boost. More: continued here
Read More »Stamps Travel to Winnipeg for Match with Bombers (OurSports Central)
The Calgary Stampeders travel to Winnipeg to face the Blue Bombers in Week 2. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at Canad Inns Stadium. The Stamps and Bombers lost their season openers last week. More: continued here
Read More »Carmichael – Ministers must take account of Post Office recommendations (Scottish Liberal Democrats)
Orkney and Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael has today written to the UK Postal Services Minister, Pat McFadden MP urging him to take action on the recommendations made in a report from a House of Commons Committee on the future of the Post Office network. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Ground Announces New $125M Chicago Hub (The Memphis Daily News)
FedEx Ground, the small-package ground delivery unit of FedEx Corp., Wednesday announced the opening of a $125 million distribution hub in Chicago, in…. More: continued here
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