Hearst Castle painting to be holiday stampSan Luis Obispo Tribune, CAA picture of a “Madonna and Child” painting at Hearst Castle will be available to grace millions of holiday cards, letters and other mail after the US Postal Service issues its 2009 Christmas stamp on or about Oct. 20. It won't be the only Central ……
Stamp price rises 2 centsMarietta Times, OHBy Justin McIntosh, jmcintosh@mariettatimes.com In one book alone he has 1500 stamps, and his oldest cataloged one dates back to 1950. But when he went to the post office Saturday, collecting wasn't on his mind. "I use a lot of stamps, … More: continued here
Last post for mail cycleMirror.co.uk, UKThat's the slogan of Royal Mail bosses, who want to scrap bicycles in favour of shared vans. At present, bikes are used on a quarter of the country's 65000 delivery routes, and the pedalling postie is part of the British way of life. … More: continued here
Royal Mail's massive profit hard to take in HighlandsAberdeen Press and Journal, UKBy Jonny Muir and Rita Campbell Community leaders spoke of their astonishment last night at a Royal Mail announcement that its profits had doubled to £321million in the same year that it imposed swingeing cuts on post office services in the Highlands. … More:…
State dangles incentive to lure eBay jobsSalt Lake Tribune, United StatesBy Lesley Mitchell Steve Griffin/The Salt Lake Tribune John Donahoe, eBay's CEO, sits with top customer care representative Bronwyn Erasmus, of Draper, during a "side-by-side" call at the eBay offices in Draper on Thursday. The state has offered eBay a … More: continued here
PRESS DIGEST – British Business Press – May 15ReutersRoyal Mail has revealed that its profits doubled to 321 million pounds in 2008, prompting unions to urge the government to support the pensions element of the Postal Services Bill and scrap the privatisation plans. But business secretary Lord Mandelson … More: continued here
Queerty Meg Whitman pushes message at Roseville Chamber eventGranite Bay View, CAThe former eBay chief executive spoke at Roseville 2009, the Roseville Chamber's annual business seminar, where she made a pitch for her candidacy and pushed her message of leaner government and high-tech efficiency. “Frankly, we are just not that …Whitman says failing state needs to…
Stamps honour Burris for work on and off fieldCanada.com, CanadaThe Stamps open training camp on June 7, and the Grey Cup winners are expected to receive their championship rings a few days later. “It's going to be a quick flashback; guys are going to sit back for a few hours, look at the rings, analyze them,…
GOED offers incentives to ebay, VerisysDeseret News, UTBy Laura Hancock The Governor's Office of Economic Development Board has offered incentives to Verisys Corp. and ebay Inc. in an attempt to nourish the information technology segment of Utah's economy. Neither company has determined whether it take its … More: continued here
Q&A: Subway, Stamps, What Next?The Epoch Times, NY(Ross Lahive/The Epoch Times) NEW YORK—There seems to be a lot of price increases lately, with the price of stamps going up this week and the subway fares in the weeks to come, what will they put a price hike on next. The Epoch Times went out to find…