International shippers such as UPS, FedEx, and the U.S. Postal Service operate in high gear ahead of the holidays. Fox 5’s Brett Larson got a chance to check out the huge FedEx processing facility in Maspeth, Queens, which operates practically around the clock. Watch his report. More: continued here
Read More »Miami mother donates to charity despite struggles (Miami Herald)
A single mother of three living off food stamps, disability payments and cash assistance from the Department of Children and Families, Shalynda Brown awaits the pastor to take her donations for charity. Even when times are tough, Brown keeps on giving. More: continued here
Read More »Roseburg post office evacuated with bomb scare – KPIC
Roseburg post office evacuated with bomb scareKPIC, OR –32 minutes agoPolice have blocked off Kane Street this afternoon, after a post office employee found an unmarked suitcase inside the building. The package was not removed …Roseburg Post Office evacuated, bomb squad summonedNRToday.comall 3 news articles More: continued here
Read More »Facebook Hires One Or More eBay Execs (WebProNews)
Dan Levy started at PayPal in October, 2001 as a product manager. Seven years later, he was with the same company and his business cards read “Head of Risk Management, Europe.” But in what seems like a loss for eBay and a gain for a certain social network, Levy’s now …
Read More »Man pleads guilty to mail ripoff (The News & Observer)
A former Wendell resident accused of defrauding more than 500 people out of $345,000 in money and stamps has pleaded guilty to federal charges of mail fraud. More: continued here
Read More »U.K. Government Will Set Out U.K. Plan for Royal Mail (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) — Prime Minister Gordon Brown ’s administration today will detail plans for the government stake in Royal Mail Group Plc, the state-owned postal service, as the European Union opens local deliveries to competition. More: continued here
Read More »TNT seeks Royal Mail tie-up – Thomson Merger News (registration)
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Read More »EBay to build data center in Utah (2News Salt Lake City)
The online auction site eBay is planning to build a data center in South Jordan. More: continued here
Read More »Postal worker faces federal charges of stealing funds from stamp sales (The Muskegon Chronicle)
GRAND RAPIDS — A U.S. Postal Service worker in Berrien County faces a possible prison sentence if convicted of pocketing cash after ringing up bulk stamp sales as single stamps. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Cuts Trucking Positions (The Memphis Daily News)
Monday may have been the busiest day of the year for FedEx, but the company had already made adjustments for a business slowdown because of the nation…. More: continued here
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