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The Motley Fool
November 24, 2004
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USPS Goes Postal USPS will increase its rates by 10%. So what? As its high-margin business moves elsewhere, USPS has increasingly been relegated to the role of junk mail transporter.   |
The Motley Fool
July 9, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
Will These Companies Get Stamped Out? A postal rate hike can have unexpected consequences. |
BusinessWeek
May 26, 2011
Devin Leonard |
The U.S. Postal Service Nears Collapse Facing insolvency, can the USPS reinvent itself like European services have -- or will it implode? |
BusinessWeek
April 11, 2005
Adam Aston |
A First-Class Crisis In The Making? As mail and commerce move to the Net, the U.S. Postal Service is facing a slump. |
Fast Company
January 2004
Suzanne Nam |
So, All Those Nifty Scanners Do What, Exactly? Guess what the post office doesn't know. |
Inc.
August 2003
Elizabeth Wasserman |
Repackaging the Post Office Will a shakeup at the Post Office be a special delivery for entrepreneurs? |
BusinessWeek
December 9, 2010
Angela Greiling Keane |
A Bailout for the U.S. Postal Service? As Patrick Donahoe takes charge, the post office is in crisis mode. |
AFP eWire
September 19, 2005 |
Despite Reform, Postage Rates May Still Increase A postal reform bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in July was supposed to eliminate the need for a postage rate increase in 2006, but the projected savings may be diverted for other purposes. Here's how it affects nonprofits. |
Inc.
October 1, 2009
Darren Dahl |
How Would You Make Over the U.S. Postal Service? With bankruptcy looming, the U.S. post office needs a major fix. We asked Inc. 500 CEOs how they would approach the problem. |
The Motley Fool
September 14, 2011
Molly McCluskey |
Can These Stocks Deliver If the Post Office Can't? Businesses that will win or lose if USPS goes under. |
Fast Company
Jul/Aug 2013
Skylar Bergl |
The U.S. Postal Service Fights To Survive Under Stifling Government Regulations Saturday mail delivery was supposed to disappear this August -- a cost-cutting measure by the U.S. Postal Service -- but the Government Accountability Office said that the change would be illegal. |
The Motley Fool
August 15, 2011
Dan Radovsky |
Post Office Woes Will Help UPS Postal workers face more than rain, sleet, or gloom of night from massive labor cut proposals. |
Inc.
July 2007
Ryan McCarthy |
Keep Those Cards and Letters Legislators in 15 states have introduced bills to create the snail mail equivalent of popular Do Not Call and Do Not Fax registries. |
AFP eWire
November 7, 2005 |
Nonprofit Postal Rates to Increase The latest recommendation by the U.S. Postal Rate Commission would increase nonprofit postage rates by as much as 13 percent for some organizations in 2006. |
BusinessWeek
December 9, 2010
Carol Matlack |
Why the USPS Lags the Rest How the U.S. Postal Service compares with other countries' systems. |
AFP eWire
May 4, 2006 |
Postal Service Proposes More Rate Increases in 2007 While charities just began feeling the impact of the last rate case, the USPS has filed yet another Omnibus Rate Case, proposing to raise postage rates again by 8.5% on average, including a $0.03 increase in the price of a first class postage stamp. |
AFP eWire
January 22, 2007 |
Comments on USPS Mailing Standards Due at End of January According to the Alliance for Nonprofit Mailers, the pricing proposal reflects changes in operations. The USPS intends to ensure that all types of mail cover its costs. |
Popular Mechanics
May 4, 2009
Chris Sweeney |
10 Geeky Ways to Deliver Mail: U.S. Postal Service Technology A history of devices used to deliver the mail and some thoughts on future delivery systems |
AFP eWire
October 6, 2008 |
Direct Mail: Paying For Your Undeliverable Mail Nonprofits that are not aware of the new rules may find themselves paying first class rates on their standard mail (nonprofit discounted rate) mailings. |
CIO
February 27, 2015
Jim Cochrane |
USPS Tries to Keep Mail Relevant in a Digital Age We have analytic capabilities to track where mail is, improve efficiency, predict workloads, understand customers, provide feedback, and deliver consistently reliable service. |
BusinessWeek
April 11, 2005
Adam Aston |
Sniffing Out Danger in the Mail USPS has already installed anthrax sniffers in 104 sorting sites and it's on track to outfit all 282 centers by yearend, completing a $525 million effort. When all the machines are in place, USPS plans to scan the mail for other threats. |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2011
Rich Smith |
Goodbye, Post Office, We Hardly Knew You The USPS is set to close more than 3,600 outlets. |
Inc.
November 2005
Darren Dahl |
Postal Rate Hike Gets Stamp of Approval The price is set to rise from $0.37 to $0.39 in the new year. The increase has been expected for some time to cover deficits that are rising as e-mail continues to eat into overall volume. |
AFP eWire
February 19, 2008 |
Nonprofit Postage Rates to Increase in May Nonprofit mail rates are expected to increase by an average of 0.7 percent starting on May 12. |
The Motley Fool
November 16, 2011
Robert Eberhard |
Avoid the Post Office With This Industry Leader Internet postage leader Stamps.com soared on recent quarterly results. |
AFP eWire
March 23, 2010 |
As Budget Shortfalls Loom, U.S. Postal Service Eyes Nonprofit Mail Facing predictions of huge budget shortfalls, the United States Postal Service has signaled that it will take a closer look at nonprofit mail, which could mean steeper rate increases for nonprofit mailings. |
Reason
February 2007 |
25 Years Ago in Reason February 1982: Robert Poole Jr. and Eric Marti, "Growing Competition in the Mail Market"... Laurence W. Beilenson and Kevin Lynch, "Should We Spill Blood Over Oil?"... |
AFP eWire
February 17, 2009 |
U.S. Postage Increasing for First-Class Letters, Nonprofit Mail While most nonprofit mail increases will be small, nonprofit parcels and nonflat machinables are expected to see double-digit cost increases. |
The Motley Fool
November 15, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Small Company, Big Fish Can American Locker lock in earnings? The company is trading at seven times trailing earnings -- an extremely low level. The stock, which hit a 52-week high on Friday, was buoyed by the outstanding earnings news. |
AFP eWire
March 10, 2008 |
Defraying Postal Costs: How to Leverage the Expertise of Your Mail House There are ways nonprofits can avoid unexpected charges even as most nonprofit postage rates rise in May. |
AFP eWire
June 14, 2004 |
Letters Needed on New Postal Service Regs---Write Now! The proposed USPS rule would change the guidelines for sending charitable solicitations and would no longer permit charities to distribute letters with dual purposes (education and fundraising). Deadline for letters to refute the exclusive purpose regulations is June 18, 2004. |
AFP eWire
May 2, 2005 |
Postal Rule Changed to Protect Nonprofit Use of Personal Information After a year of lobbying by a coalition of nonprofit organizations, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has amended its new rule to allow charities to use personal information in solicitations sent via Nonprofit Standard mail. |
AFP eWire
December 1, 2008 |
Reminder: New Postal Service Mailing List Requirements in Effect As of Nov. 23, the United States Postal Service now requires address lists for standard mail to be cleared of incorrect addresses every 95 days, rather than every 185 days as previously required. |
The Motley Fool
June 8, 2004
Brian Gorman |
FedEx Delivers for USPS FedEx will take on responsibility for the U.S. Postal Services' Global Express Guaranteed international delivery service in a deal that seals the company's position as a dominant partner for the USPS. |
Inc.
November 1, 2009
Shivani Vora |
Websites to Help Streamline Your Shipping Shipping can be time-consuming and expensive. These online services can remove some of the hassle and expense from the process. |
Entrepreneur
July 2007
Melissa Campanelli |
Postage Cramp How entrepreneurs are coping with the new postal rates. |
AFP eWire
June 21, 2007 |
Postal Service Denies Temporary Discount for Nonprofits The United States Postal Service board of governors has rejected a proposal that would have reduced temporarily standard mail regular and nonprofit flat prices. |
AFP eWire
March 5, 2007 |
Charities Facing Major Rate Increases for Front-End Premiums and Cards The United States Postal Service has proposed a new standard rate Not Flat-Machinable category that could subject charities to mailing rate increases of 100% to 400% for front-end premiums and cards. |
Entrepreneur
July 2003
Scott Bernard Nelson |
Can't Win for Losing A mutual fund tax quirk limits your capital losses. |
CFO
February 1, 2012
David M. Katz |
Mail Crawl How the U.S. Postal Service's decision to cut next-day delivery will affect working capital. |
