Mail closure in Tucson could save postal service, but cost region millions

By Amelia Goe – April 30, 2015 A half dozen customers patiently wait in line at the Cherrybell post office in Tucson. It’s quiet on this weekday morning. But just through the double doors to the right and behind the security checkpoint, workers are processing millions of pieces of mail. It’s a scene that may…

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OIG recommends terminating the USPS-CBRE contract and refers cases for criminal investigation

April 30, 2015 The Postal Service’s Office of Inspector General has issued its fourth report criticizing the Postal Service’s oversight of the contract with its real estate broker, CBRE. It’s entitled “Postal Service Management of CBRE Real Estate Transactions.” The OIG finds fault with both the leasing deals and the sales of postal property, and…

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APWU: Statement by  Dimondstein on USPS OIG Report on Questionable Sales of Historic Post Offices by USPS’s Real Estate Firm, CBRE

For Immediate Release 04/29/2015 – Washington – The U.S. Postal Service belongs to the people of this country. We must not permit postal executives and the Board of Governors to sell our beautiful historic buildings at a discount; nor should we permit CBRE to drain the Postal Service treasury with lease deals that benefit the…

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Rep. Buchanan: Manasota Sorting Center Will Stay Open in 2015

Press Release – April 29, 2015 WASHINGTON – Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Sarasota, today announced that after months of discussion with the U.S. Postal Service, the Manasota Postal Distribution Center (PDC) will remain open at least through the end of the year. “I am thrilled that Manasota will be able to keep its doors open and…

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