Don’t have a cow, man! The U.S. postal service says the Simpsons will appear on their own postage stamps. More: continued here
Read More »Future of the downtown Post Office is ‘in play,’ says Renton official (Renton Reporter)
The City of Renton has had discussions with the U.S. Postal Service about the future of the Post Office branch downtown, including the possibility the branch could close. More: continued here
Read More »Renewal of food stamps going nowhere – MiamiHerald.com
Renewal of food stamps going nowhereMiamiHerald.com, FLQ. I am a single mother of two and started receiving food stamps a couple of years ago. Every six months, I am required to reapply, even if nothing has changed. Back in September, I reapplied, but I never received any money on my card. …
Read More »FedEx lays off 1,000 after drop in earnings (Winston-Salem Journal)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — FedEx Corp. said yesterday that it has laid off 1,000 employees to meet job cuts that the company announced were coming after third-quarter earnings dropped 75 percent. More: continued here
Read More »Deutsche Post wants stake in British Royal Mail (The Malaysian Insider)
FRANKFURT, April 4 — Deutsche Post, Europe’s biggest mail company, is bidding for a stake in the British Royal Mail along with Dutch TNT and private equity firm CVC, a German weekly reported. A team of 12 Deutsche Post managers, headed by finance chief John Allan, had met with the …
Read More »All Change For Royal Mail – Hell Mail
Hell Mail All Change For Royal MailHell Mail, UKDespite claims by some newspapers that the privatisation of Royal Mail is on the rocks, stalled, in tatters and just about every other cliche, selling a sizeable chunk of the UK postal service remains very much on the agenda for the government. …Petition …
Read More »FedEx cuts 1,000 jobs (The Clarion-Ledger)
FedEx Corp. laid off 1,000 employees Friday to meet job cuts the package delivery company announced were coming after third-quarter earnings dropped 75 percent. More: continued here
Read More »Whittier post office scheduled for closure (Tulsa World)
But a survey finds customers oppose its closing. It appears that the U.S. Postal Service will close the Whittier Station post office despite a postal survey that indicates that the vast majority of survey respondents oppose its closing. More: continued here
Read More »A man with the stamp of authority – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk A man with the stamp of authorityTelegraph.co.uk, United KingdomBy Mark Kleinman It is 12.30 on Wednesday afternoon and the venue at which I have arranged to meet Donald Brydon, the new chairman of Royal Mail, is a smart Italian restaurant near Victoria station, well away from the G20 protests taking …
Read More »There?s No Need to Bat .900 (New York Times)
John Donahoe, chief executive of eBay, says he has learned that you cannot change people, but that you can show them what needs to be done. More: continued here
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