When is the FedEx guy not the FedEx guy? If he’s delivering the shoes or the novel you ordered, there’s a good chance that he and two or three co-workers are employees of a small business with a local address. And the FedEx logos on their shirts and trucks may …
Read More »First the Tube chaos, now the postmen are going on strike – Daily Mail
Daily Mail First the Tube chaos, now the postmen are going on strikeDaily Mail, UKIt also comes at a time when the battle for the future of Royal Mail is hotting up, with unions hitting out at plans by Lord Mandelson to part-privatise the service. The dispute is over changes to …
Read More »FedEx SmartPost leases part of big spec center in Olathe (BizJournals)
The largest distribution center ever built on a speculative basis in the Kansas City area finally has a tenant. More: continued here
Read More »Post office wasn't place to buy stamps – Jacksonville Daily News
Post office wasn't place to buy stampsJacksonville Daily News, NCOn June 1, I went to the Main Post Office in Jacksonville to purchase one-cent stamps. The postal employee at the desk informed me that they were out of one-cent stamps. I asked for two-cent stamps. She informed me they were out …
Read More »Harwinton post office may close (The Register Citizen)
HARWINTON — As a way to save jobs in a bad economy, the U.S. Postal Services may be closing post offices across the state and the Harwinton post office is on the list. The closings are expected to begin as early as Oct. 1. More: continued here
Read More »Union City Teen Convicted In Shopping Center Murder – KTVU.com
Union City Teen Convicted In Shopping Center MurderKTVU.com, CAKeith Stamps faces a term of 50 years to life in state prison for the Oct. 23, 2007, death of Elric Wheeler of Fremont when he is sentenced by Alameda County Superior Court Judge Roy Hashimoto on Aug. 17. Jurors announced their verdict …
Read More »Post Office in Downtown Phoenix Will House Classrooms and Retail … – Phoenix New Times
Phoenix New Times Post Office in Downtown Phoenix Will House Classrooms and Retail …Phoenix New Times, AZBy Ray Stern in Back to School, News The 1930s-era post office on Central Avenue and Van Buren Street is preparing to undergo at least $2 million in renovation by its owner, Arizona State University, …
Read More »Food stamps to be accepted at Brighton Farmers Market (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Food stamp cards will be accepted at the Brighton Farmers’ Market beginning Sunday. More: continued here
Read More »eBay inches ahead of Amazon.com as most visited retail site, Nielsen says (InternetRetailer.com)
In March Amazon reigned as the e-commerce web site traffic king. In April eBay stole the crown away. The world’s largest online marketplace hosted 51.27 million shoppers, down 7% from last year, but enough to beat out Amazon.com, which attracted 50.36 million shoppers, a 7% increase from a year ago. …
Read More »O’Fallon post office workers sickened (Belleville News-Democrat)
A leaking package of a concentrated pest control chemical sickened two postal workers and caused the evacuation of the O’Fallon post office Thursday morning. More: continued here
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