Postal delivery issues linger in Northland

By Brady Slater – July 11, 2015 The Duluth mail processing center on the 2800 block of West Michigan Street remains fully staffed — but the delivery time of letters it handles appears to be falling behind the U.S. Postal Service’s new two-day local standard. “You talk about frustrating,” said James Linder, a local landlord…

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Duluth postal center gets a reprieve in the face of nationwide closures

April 9, 2015 Duluth, MN (NNCNOW.com) — Thursday evening postal workers at the Duluth Mail Processing Center were told they could keep their jobs beyond a government set deadline for closure.  That is also good news for postal patrons here in the Northland. The U.S. Postal Service was to begin consolidating the Duluth facility this…

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Duluth, Minnesota postal center moves toward closure

By Lisa Kaczke – February 13, 2015 U.S. Postal Service officials said Friday that they’ll soon start notifying Duluth mail processing center employees of their options as plans move forward to close the center in nine weeks. In total, about 78 employees will be affected starting April 18, when the Postal Service will begin sorting…

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