Today in Parliament reports on exchanges revealing that strikes at Royal Mail made up 60% of all industrial action during 2007 in the UK. More: continued here
Read More »Post office in Iraq to be named for Maine soldier (Boston Globe)
The U.S. Army is honoring a Maine soldier who was killed in Iraq by naming a military-run post office in Baghdad after him. More: continued here
Read More »St. Cloud post office has automated center (Osceola News-Gazette)
The St. Cloud Post Office, 4701 Old Canoe Creek Road, received a new automated postal center in addition to the existing one. The public was invited to attend the APC ribbon-cutting ceremony at the St. Cloud Post Office on Wed-nesday. Postal personnel were on site to demonstrate the use of …
Read More »Officials meet to save borough post office (Asbury Park Press)
A contingent of officials from around the region met with United States Postal Service representatives this week to make their case against closing the Freehold post office. More: continued here
Read More »Global downturn hits FedEx profit (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Package delivery company FedEx Corp reported a sharply lower quarterly profit due to the global economic downturn and said it was taking fresh actions to cut costs. More: continued here
Read More »'Wealthy' food-stamp recipient stirs pot – Columbus Dispatch
'Wealthy' food-stamp recipient stirs potColumbus Dispatch, OHOfficials in Warren County say the unnamed food-stamp recipient with $80000 in savings, a $300000 home and a Mercedes proves that the state should scrap new rules that count income, but not assets, to determine eligibility. Food-stamp advocates think … More: continued here
Read More »Man makes profit reselling Ohio school on eBay (Local 12 Cincinnati)
A real estate investor who bought an old Ohio school at auction has made a $40,000 profit reselling it on eBay. More: continued here
Read More »Government ‘open to Post ideas’ (BBC News)
Labour’s chief whip Nick Brown says ministers are still open to alternatives to selling off part of the Royal Mail. More: continued here
Read More »Thief attempts to sell stolen golf clubs on eBay – Buffalo News
Thief attempts to sell stolen golf clubs on eBayBuffalo News, United StatesUsing the Internet — specifically, the eBay website — to sell a stolen item proved to be the downfall of a Depew man accused of stealing two drivers from the Wehrle Golf Dome's pro shop in Clarence last weekend. …
Read More »FedEx Rises on Company’s 2009 U.S. Economic Forecast (Update1) (Bloomberg)
March 19 (Bloomberg) — FedEx Corp. , the second-largest U.S. package-shipping company, rose as much as 8.8 percent after executives said they don’t expect a “further significant decline” in the U.S. economy this year. More: continued here
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