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Yesterday | Ocala Business Journal

UPS driver arrested in connection to suspicious package

A joint investigation between officials from Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area resulted in the arrest of a package delivery driver on Friday shortly before noon, according to officials.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Transportation, Trucking, Air Courier

Sun Nov 22, 2009

Marine Corps Times

Facing rape charge, colonel commits suicide

Fit and with chiseled good looks, he was the picture of a "squared-away" Marine Corps officer.

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Related Topix: Kansas City, MO, Transportation, Trucking, Air Courier, University of San Francisco

New York Times

U.P.S. Sets 4.9. Percent Rate Increase for Next Year

United Parcel Service will increase ground-shipment rates in 2010 by 4.9 percent, less than this year, as volume drops.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Trucking, Air Courier, Business News

Sat Nov 21, 2009

North Jersey Media Group

UPS needs 1,000 reinforcements to handle holiday delivery surge

United Parcel Service is bracing for the holiday rush. The company plans to hire more than 1,000 temporary employees in New Jersey to handle the surge of deliveries expected during the month of December.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Trucking, Air Courier, Bergen County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Investopedia

Bet On The Economy With Fed Ex

When Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway announced its $34 billion acquisition of Burlington Northern Sante Fe , Buffett remarked that it was a big bet on the long-term recovery of the U.S. economic system.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Trucking, Air Courier, Berkshire Hathaway, Insurance, Warren Buffett, Construction, Investment Services, Railroads, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, FedEx

Lansing State Journal

Spartan Motors to buy Indiana vehicle maker

CHARLOTTE - Spartan Motors Inc. is moving into the commercial vehicles market with the acquisition of Wakarusa, Ind.-based Utilimaster Corp.

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Related Topix: Automakers, Spartan Motors, Transportation, Trucking, Air Courier, Michigan

Atlanta Business Chronicle

$38,683,179,000 - Georgia companies piling up cash

Georgia's largest companies are flush with cash as cautious CEOs build a capital cushion and others look for expansion opportunities.

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Related Topix: Beverages, CocaCola, Atlanta Metro, Transportation, Trucking, Air Courier, Home Depot, Retail, Household Products, Haverty Furniture Companies

Thu Nov 19, 2009

CSRwire.com

UPS Tops 'Climate Counts' Scorecard For Consumer Shipping

UPS has earned the top score in the consumer shipping sector of the annual "Climate Counts" scorecard and also was rated No.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Trucking, Air Courier, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Law, Law

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Internet Retailer

UPS expects a slight increase in holiday season shipments this year

From Thanksgiving to Christmas, United Parcel Service of America Inc. expects to deliver about 400 million packages worldwide, with most of them in North America, representing a slight increase over last year's holiday shopping season, a spokeswoman says.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Trucking, Air Courier

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Business First of Louisville

UPS gives $10,000 to Oldham police

United Parcel Service Inc. Monday gave $10,000 to the Oldham County Police Department to pay for accident investigation equipment.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Trucking, Air Courier, Oldham County, KY, Louisville, KY

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Reuters

UPS sees holidays slightly busier this year

United Parcel Service Inc said on Monday that it would handle more packages during this year's holiday season than it did last year.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Trucking, Air Courier

Airport Business

Airline insurance rates taking off after big losses in 2009

Major U.S. airlines negotiating insurance renewals during the fourth quarter face a market that has hardened significantly since a year ago, brokers say.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Trucking, Air Courier, Insurance, Willis Group Holdings

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Barron's

Still Packing Up Profit

The package-delivery giant is set to serve up outsized earnings in the next economic upcycle, due in part to its growing global presence.

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Related Topix: Transportation, FedEx, Air Courier, 9, Financial Markets, Trucking

Fri Nov 13, 2009

The Peninsula

DHL upbeat on peak season; eyes Mideast expansion

SINGAPORE: DHL, a unit of Deutsche Post, expects a normal peak season for global trade in the final weeks of this year, the CEO of DHL's global forwarding and freight business said in an interview yesterday.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Trucking, Air Courier, Business News

Thu Nov 12, 2009

TownHall.com

Stocks set to open higher on China...

Wall Street was set to open higher on Wednesday as better-than-expected economic data from China and comments from Federal Reserve officials on continued low interest rates buoyed investors' appetite for riskier investments.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Transportation, Trucking, Air Courier

Wed Nov 11, 2009

International Business Times

Stock index futures point to early gains on Wall Street

Stock index futures pointed to a higher opening on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.9 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.8 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.8 percent at 4:54 a.m. EST.

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Related Topix: Trucking, Air Courier, Transportation, Financial Markets

The Post Chronicle

UPS Sees 2010 Volume Growth, Higher Rates

United Parcel Service Inc, the world's largest package delivery service, expects growth in its volumes next year as the global economy gradually recovers, its chief said on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Trucking, Air Courier

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Blue Maumau

Franchisees Notified of Class Action Against Mail Boxes Etc.

" Notices have been sent out to approximately 3,000 franchisees of Mail Boxes Etc.

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Related Topix: Commercial Printing, Transportation, Trucking, Air Courier

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Business First of Louisville

Manheim taps UPS supply chain services

Vehicle remarketing services company Manheim hired United Parcel Service Inc. to oversee its entire supply chain for moving millions of used vehicles each year to the wholesale market.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Trucking, Air Courier, Clarksville, IN

The Herald

Defense says search in parcel post pot case was illegal

A Youngstown man charged with having up to 10 pounds of marijuana delivered to a Farrell home has asked a judge to suppress evidence in the case.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Farrell, PA, Mercer County, PA, Transportation, Trucking, Air Courier

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