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 be part of a contracting…
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 working practices, with plans to…
The largest distribution center ever built on a speculative basis in the Kansas City area finally has a tenant. More: continued here
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 of those as well. ……
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
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 against Stamps…Union City teen convicted…
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, in collaboration with the city…
Food stamp cards will be accepted at the Brighton Farmers’ Market beginning Sunday. More: continued here
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. More: continued here
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