Glenwood Springs City Council has postponed until Oct. 16 a discussion with developers of the planned new Federal Express Ground distribution facility near the city airport so staff can weigh in on a proposed agreement to pay for road improvements in the area. More: continued here
Read More »First Village Post Office in So. Miss. opens in Stone County
The first Village Post Office in South Mississippi has officially opened at a decades-old, rural grocery store in southeast Stone County.U.S. Postal Service officials, county officials, economic developers and store employees gathered for a ribbon-cutting Friday morning at the Big Level Grocery Village Post Office in Perkinston. More: continued here
Read More »Three caught at the post office with marijuana – Moultrie Observer
Three caught at the post office with marijuanaMoultrie ObserverThe three were arrested after a postal service employee tipped off Colquitt County Sheriff's Office investigators that the package was scheduled for delivery that morning. But after they arrived at the post office the men showed up to pick it up in …
Read More »EBay Pays for PayPal, Marketplaces Chiefs to Stay
EBay Inc. (EBAY) is paying up for two top executives to take it through the breakup of the company. The San Jose , California-based online retail and payments company said today in a filing that it will give new PayPal president Daniel Schulman a base annual salary of $900,000, equity …
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Cinema Blend newsUSA TODAYThe Dark Knight is swinging into action and landing on the latest postage stamp just in time for New York Comic Con. Batman joins fellow superheroes The Flash, Wonder Woman, Superman and Aquaman, who have all graced the corners of envelopes on …NYCC: USPS Issues Batman 75th Anniversary …
Read More »Tech Rewind: Ebay Breaks Up With PayPal, Adam Sandler Joins Netflix – Fox Business
Fox Business Tech Rewind: Ebay Breaks Up With PayPal, Adam Sandler Joins NetflixFox BusinessBut after months of speculation and pushback from activist investors, eBay announced Tuesday it would split off from PayPal in 2015, thereby creating two publicly traded companies. Word on the Street is mounting competition in the online …
Read More »South African Post Office Group CEO takes “extended leave” two months into strike
In an internal memo sent to Post Office staff today, South African Post Office (SAPO) Acting Chairperson HN Manzini informed staff that the parastatal has “today accepted a request from the GCEO [Chris Hlekane] for extended leave.” The memo then stated that COO Mlu Mathonsi will be acting in the …
Read More »EBay’s PayPal Spin Off to Be Costly in Compensation for Executives – Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal EBay's PayPal Spin Off to Be Costly in Compensation for ExecutivesWall Street JournalDevin Wenig, who will rise to CEO of eBay from his current post as head of the marketplace division, will see his compensation rise too. His base salary will rise to $900,000, from $800,000, and …
Read More »Congress Cut $8.7 Billion in Food Stamps in Same Year We’ll Spend $22 Billion … – Truthdig
Truthdig Congress Cut $8.7 Billion in Food Stamps in Same Year We'll Spend $22 Billion …TruthdigThe Senate on Tuesday voted 68-32 to send the 2014 Farm Bill – which includes an $8.7 billion cut to food stamps– to President Obama's desk. Nine Democrats opposed the bill, and 46 members of …
Read More »EBay to Spin Off PayPal: Bloomberg West (09/30)
Sept. 30 (Bloomberg) — Full episode of "Bloomberg West." Guests: PayPal co-founder Max Levchin, Khosla Ventures' Keith Rabois, former PayPal COO David Sacks, Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster, UBS's Brent Thill, S&P Capital IQ's Tuna Amobi, Circa CEO Matthew Galligan, former Tumblr President John Maloney and actor Kevin Spacey. More: continued …
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