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10 Companies That Will Help Pay Your Tuition

Posted 05.16.2012

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Here's one easy way to get a degree without going deep in debt: have someone else pay for it. What if you could go to college with a job lined up a...

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Victoria's Excuse: South Florida's Orders Went In Flames

Posted 05.09.2012

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Miamians waiting on hot lingerie will have to cool their heels for a little while longer. A UPS truck carrying Victoria's Secret orders to South F...

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Corporate-Backed Lobbyists Are Behind 'Stand Your Ground' Laws

The New York Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Ups, Stand Your Ground, National Rifle Association, American Legislative Exchange Council, Koch Brothers, Center for Media and Democracy, Lobbyists, Stand Your Ground Law, AT&T, Exxon Mobil, Corrections Corporation of America, Paul Krugman, Coca Cola, K12 Inc., Politics News

Florida’s now-infamous Stand Your Ground law, which lets you shoot someone you consider threatening without facing arrest, let alone prosecution, so...

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The Important Work of Planned Parenthood

Jennifer Hamady | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Reproduction, Susan G Komen, Women's Rights, Breast Cancer Screenings, The Huffington Post, Breast Cancer, Funding, Recording Artists, Komen for the Cure, Politics, Minute Appointments, Entire Organization, Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, Touring, Performing, Abortion, Susan G Komen for the Cure, Gynecological Exams, Rape, Bullying, Affordable Care, Daughters, Planned Parenthood Locations, Entertainment Companies, Planned Parenthood, Mothers, Health and Wellness, Ups, Traveling, Fellow Singers, Komen, Gynecological Services, Sexually Transmitted Disease, Check Ups, Cecile Richards, Cure Foundation, Foundations, Women News

Villainizing the entire organization is a mistake. It ignores, and dismisses, the services Planned Parenthood provides that we all -- regardless of our political views -- can agree are important.

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UPS, FedEx See Boost In Holiday Shipping, Indicating Pickup In Shopping

AP | By BRUCE SCHREINER | Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: Fedex, Holiday Shopping, Ups, Louisville International Airport, Video, Ups Worldport, Christmas, Online Shopping, Shipping, Parcels, UPS Airlines, Business News

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Tiera Washington's workload doubled during the holiday rush at UPS' largest air hub, where seemingly endless streams of packages ar...

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GRAPHIC: The Last Days To Ship In Time For Christmas

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.15.2011

Read More: Holidays, Fedex, Holiday Shopping, Ups, Holiday Season, Christmas, Holiday Shipping, Cyber Monday, Consumers, Online Shopping, Business News

The holiday season can be a stressful time, especially when it comes to making sure grandma's gift gets in the mail on time. And while Cyber Monda...

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Is Booze The Key To Saving The Postal Service?

Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Susan Collins, Scott Brown, Fedex, Video, Ups, Congress, U.S. Postal Service, Postal Service Alcohol, Alcohol, Joe Lieberman, Postal Service Wine, Mail, Tom Carper, 21st Century Postal Service Reform Act, Postal Service Beer, Politics News

The eagle is struggling to fly. Growing financial grief has placed the U.S. Postal Service in a difficult bind. As it plans to close hundreds of m...

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At UPS Worldport, The World Comes Together

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Needham | Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Fedex, Ups, Patch Road Trip, Ups Worldport, FedEx Corp, Louisville, Supply Chain, Kentucky, Ups Logistics, Toshiba, Logistics, Dhl, Business News

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Every night, hundreds of workers get on buses and are dropped off here at the UPS Worldport. They spend a few hours putting package...

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UPS Foundation Delivers Help To Global Organizations

Aaron Hurst | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Philanthropy, Disaster Relief, Humanitarian Crises, Lovistics, Ups, Csr, Pro Bono, Taproot, Impact News

Full disclosure: Taproot received a grant from the UPS Foundation for 2012. Ken Sternad, Foundation President of UPS, loves logistics. I sat down wit...

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UPS Plans To Phae Out 'Sorry We Missed You' Notices With New Plan

AP | By SAMANTHA BOMKAMP | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: United Parcel Service, Holiday Shopping, Ups, Delivery, My Choice, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Atlanta, Shipments, Address, Business News

NEW YORK -- UPS is hoping "sorry we missed you" notices will soon be a thing of the past. It's unveiling a delivery-notification service aimed at not ...

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Postal Service On Brink Of Default

The New York Times | Posted 11.04.2011

Read More: Post Office Default, Fedex, Ups, Postal Service, Postal Service Default, Post Office, Usps, Business News

The United States Postal Service has long lived on the financial edge, but it has never been as close to the precipice as it is today: the agency is s...

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Why Go Green? Ask Wal-Mart

Ed Lawler | Posted 10.17.2011

Read More: Environmental Responsibility, Patagonia, Sustainability, Green Business, Ups, Profitability, Wal-Mart, Management, Business News

Some leaders are questioning the investment value of environmental responsibility, or "being green," but consider this: green can be profitable.

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Don't Get "Target-ed": How Companies Can Limit Political Spending Risks

Bruce Freed | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Pepsi Co, Twitter, Dow Chemical, Center for Political Accountability, Target Corp, Target, Ups, Facebook, Citizens United, Political Spending, Pfizer, Business News

What's even clearer in the wake of Citizens United and Target's experience is that any corporation engaging in political activity without disclosure and a rigorous governance oversight process heightens its exposure to risk.

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UPS Purgatory

Jeremiah Moss | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York, Ups, New York Snow, Ups Customer Service, Going-Postal, New York Blizzard, New York News

What's wrong with New York City UPS? Try tracking down your errant package at one of their customer service centers and you'll soon find out.

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Brands Just Want to Be Friends

Marc Hershon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lexicon Branding, Naming, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Branding, Brand Strategy, Kodak, Ups, David Placek, Energizer, Marc Hershon, Fexex, Eveready, Business News

Just as protecting one's good brand name requires attention, companies need to also be aware of how their name is being used -- and recognize when it may be time to get a little friendlier.

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UPS Profit Hits Record On International Growth

AP | SAMANTHA BOMKAMP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: United Parcel Service, Ups, Stocks, UPS 4Q, Economy, UPS Profit, Business News

NEW YORK — UPS expects to boost earnings above pre-recession levels this year by expanding in parts of the world where economic growth is strong...

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Interview: With NYC Start-up Tiger Trade

Ramon Nuez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tiger Trade, Roadmap, Business Relationships, Ups, Conversations, Business Leaders, Tiger, Bhavna, Ceo, Founders, Cameras, Share Ideas, Building Business, Profiles, Mo Green, Business Development, Technology News

This is the latest post in our series, The Roadmap, which profiles business leaders, entrepreneurs and start-ups. Zev Mo Green and I first met Tanjil...

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Putting School Lessons to Practice: The Spirit of Giving

Valerie Sobel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: College Students, Astrid Sheil, Valerie Sobel, United Parcel Service, Ups, California State University San Bernardino, Donations, Caregivers, Impact News

Natalie Carpenter, a senior at Cal State University San Bernardino, started her shift at TGI-Friday thinking about her public relations campaigns clas...

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Rise Up, Vegan Republicans!

Rich Karlgaard | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Steve Jobs, Whole Foods, Ups, Southwest Airlines, Sean Hannity, Bicycles, Vegan, President Obama, Republican, Vegan Republican, Food Politics, Healthy Living News

Contrary to Sean Hannity's prescriptions, I'm a Republican flip-flop wearer (Hawaiian Pros) who has morphed into an (almost) vegan. I'll tell you why I'm doing it and what I have learned.

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Santa's Workshop? Inside An Alaska FedEx Center During The Holiday Madness

AP | RACHEL D'ORO and SAMANTHA BOMKAMP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fedex, Holiday Shopping, Holiday Shipping, FedEx Shipping, Online Shopping, Ups, FedEx Busiest Day, Business News

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — When that iPad, Xbox Kinect or cashmere sweater makes it under the tree by Christmas, you can thank Ann Baxter and a legion ...

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UPS: 50,000 Jobs To Be Added For Holiday Rush

DailyFinance | HUGH COLLINS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Holiday, 000 Jobs, UPS Adding Jobs, Ups, Jobs, UPS Jobs, UPS 50, Business News

UPS (UPS) will hire 50,000 seasonal employees to work over the holiday season. The company is taking on temporary staff to work in positions inclu...

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UPS Expands Photo ID Requirement For Retail Shipping

Bloomberg | Juliann Neher | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Business News, Fedex, UPS Retaile Shipping, Ups, UPS Shipping Rules, October Cargo Flights, Government Issued ID, Business News

United Parcel Service Inc. will require customers shipping packages to show government-issued photo identification in an effort to intensify security ...

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Many U.S. Firms Live 'In Perpetual State Of Recession' Despite Rising Profits, Productivity

Bloomberg | Craig Torres and Anthony Feld | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: S, Ups, Corporate Profits, Factory Jobs, Productiity, Factory Workers, Unemployment Crisis, Coprorate Margins, Uneployment Rate, U.S. Productivity, Operating Margins, Business News

Companies slashed 8.5 million jobs during the worst recession since the Great Depression, while also slowing capital investment plans. Campbell, the w...

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Millennium Development Goals: Drive to Combat Global Ills Gets a Boost at UN Summit

Kiyotaka Akasaka | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Women, Education, Hunger, Mdgs, Poverty, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, Water, Ban Ki-Moon, Millennium Development Goals, United Nations, Malaria, Jeffrey Sachs, Children, Dell, Pepsi, Ups, World News

If one were to judge a forum's importance by the level of participation, then the MDG Summit was clearly a big success: But was it as strong on the substantive side?

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UPS Cargo Plane Crashes Outside Dubai

AP | BRIAN MURPHY | Posted 05.25.2011

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A UPS cargo plane with two crew members on board crashed shortly after takeoff Friday outside Dubai, officials sai...

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