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Post office still seeking rate hike for 2011

The U.S. Postal Service had asked for a 2-cent increase in the current 44-cent price for First Class stamps starting in January, but was denied by regulators. It plans to appeal.

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Post office issuing Indianapolis 500 anniversary stamp

Ray Harroun, winner of the 1911 Indianapolis 500, will be featured on a U.S. postage stamp this year to commemorate 100 years of racing at the famed Brickyard.

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Nearly 100 Indiana post offices to undergo review

The financially-troubled U.S. Postal agency announced Tuesday that it will study more than 3,600 offices, branches and stations throughout the nation for possible closing.

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Postal service union workers plan rallies around Indiana

Organizers from the AFL-CIO say the rallies in 13 locations around Indiana are part of a national effort seeking support for congressional action to shore up the struggling agency.

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Consolidation eyed for Indiana mail processing centers

The U.S. Postal Service is moving closer to closing the mail processing center in Terre Haute and moving its work to Indianapolis and Evansville. The South Bend center work would shift to Fort Wayne.

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Eight Indiana mail centers targeted for closure

Eight Indiana mail-processing centers in Indiana, including a newly identified one in Columbus, are among 252 nationwide the U.S. Postal Service has proposed closing beginning next April in a...

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Airport postal facility to keep on trucking

The Indianapolis Airport Authority board on Friday is expected to vote on a lease with Wilmington, Ohio-based LGSTX Distribution Services to continue operations at the hub through at least November 2014.

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U.S. Postal Service hiring 400 workers in Indiana

The U.S. Postal Service says it's hiring 400 new employees across Indiana, including in Indianapolis, but job-seekers have to apply online by Sunday night.

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Postal Service plans to eliminate Saturday delivery

The U.S. Postal Service will stop delivering mail on Saturdays but continue to deliver packages six days a week under a plan aimed at saving about $2 billion annually, the financially struggling agency...

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Postal service can’t cut Saturday delivery, U.S. GAO says

The U.S. Postal Service doesn’t have the legal authority to cut Saturday mail delivery as Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe has said it will do, the Government Accountability Office said Thursday.

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Postal Service seeks increase in cost of stamps, to 49 cents

The postal Board of Governors said Wednesday it wants to raise the price of a first-class stamp by 3 cents, citing the agency's "precarious financial condition" and the uncertain prospects for postal...

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Postal service to boost cost of snail mail in January

Mailing a letter is about to get a little more expensive—from 46 to 49 cents per stamp. And for businesses, rates for bulk mail, periodicals and package service will rise 6 percent.

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Postal Service, union wrangle over Staples outlets

The new outlets are staffed by Staples employees, not postal workers, and labor officials say that move replaces good-paying union jobs with low-wage, nonunion workers.

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U.S. Postal Service suffers $2 billion quarterly loss

The agency blamed increases in compensation and benefits costs for the red ink and said it would be unable to make a congressionally mandated payment of $5.7 billion this September for health benefits...

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Postal Service has 600 rural Indiana spots open

Rural carriers earn $16.25 per hour and receive equipment maintenance allowances. They may be required to use their personal vehicles, but are compensated for it.

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Hancock County post office closes over safety concerns

The Charlottesville post office has been closed since Feb. 19 and there's no estimated date for when it will reopen.

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Postal Service, citing losses, seeks higher stamp prices

The postal service on Wednesday reported a quarterly loss of $562 million, despite growth in package delivery, due to continued erosion in the use of first-class mail as well as expensive mandates for...

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Inconsistent municipal, ZIP code boundaries cause confusion

The mismatched identities causes problems, especially for businesses, because ZIP codes determine the city used in an address.

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Postal Service proposes sizable increase to first-class stamp

If approved by regulators, the increase to the cost of mailing a 1-ounce letter would be the biggest since 1991.

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