Officials broke ground in Troutdale today on a new $100 million distribution hub for FedEx Ground Package Systems, Inc. The hub is at the Port of Portland’s new Troutdale Reynolds Industrial Park, once the site of the Reynolds Metals aluminum… More: continued here
Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) — Office rents in Hong Kong’s Central district may fall by 50 percent by 2010 from the peak, the South China Morning Post reported, citing a research report from Merrill Lynch & Co. More: continued here
As part of an ongoing national expansion plan, FedEx Ground, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., (NYSE: FDX), has chosen a 77-acre site in Troutdale … More: continued here
Just in time for those holiday packages from Swiss Colony and Eddie Bauer, FedEx has opened a SmartPost hub in Southaven. Three weeks after it opened Oct. 5, the hub is ramping up for peak season with 120 workers cranking out 30,000 packages a day, primarily e-commerce and catalog orders. More: continued here
The Calgary Stampeders are asking fans to help Calgarians in need at the regular-season finale Nov. 1, against the B.C. Lions. More: continued here
SBC passes motion condemning post office closuresBerwickshire Today, UK –3 minutes agoBy Simon Duke A WEEK on from the end of the Post Office consultation and Berwickshire residents and polticians are still angered by the outcome. … More: continued here
Pierce County post office leaves ballot collection box unsecuredKING5.com, WA –38 minutes agoJust six days before the Election, KING 5 News discovered absentee ballots being left unsecured in a University Place post office. … More: continued here
Post office consultation was a first-class shamWorcester News, UK –4 minutes agoEVERY Worcestershire post office earmarked for closure in the summer will have to shut up shop over the next couple of months. The decision follows a public … More: continued here
United Airlines is teaming with FedEx Corp. to ship passengers’ bags overnight, as the second-biggest U.S. carrier seeks more revenue from sources other than ticket sales. The Door-to-Door Baggage service is available to passengers on United flights in the 48 contiguous U.S. states. The service costs $149 a bag each way for flights of less…
Just six days before the Election, KING 5 News discovered absentee ballots being left unsecured in a University Place post office. More: continued here