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Topic: United Parcel Service of America Inc.

  

$1 Billion Package

Back in 1996, United Parcel Service took a look at the future. The company knew that it was going to get bigger. The question was, could it also get smarter? The answer came in the form of a totally revamped and expanded high-tech ...READ»

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Brown Nosing

Today in 1907, the United Parcel Service was founded. Be sure to thank your UPS delivery person today!READ»

Mobile Office Surprise

What should you do when you need office supplies, technical assistance, and other business services while on the road? Use this handy guide to tools you can use while traveling.READ»

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Index to Advertisers

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Index to Advertisers

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Advertisers in Issue 41

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Mail Call

Michael Eskew, the up-through-the-ranks CEO of UPS, on what he does for Brown, and what Brown has done for him.READ»

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Advertisers in Issue 43

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Photocopy Cats

Relatively cool on the heels of UPS' purchase of Mail Boxes Etc., Fedex announced yesterday that it will buy Kinko's for $2.4 billion. While FedEx was already the exclusive shipper to about 1,200 Kinko's locations, some analysts ...READ»

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Advertisers in Issue 58

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View from Copenhagen: The Zero Sum Game

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Mollydooker Wines Offer Shipping Included on Every Case of Wine to West Virginia

2007 vintage Mollydooker Wines are now available for West Virginia residents to purchase online. Mollydooker will now ship directly to West Virginia from the winery’s temperature controlled warehouse in Napa, California.READ»

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Surprise Package

Surprise! It's those dudes in brown. UPS's new supply-chain arm lets companies outsource everything from cell-phone repairs to customer call centers. And yes, they do deliver.READ»

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Extreme Perks

Need ideas on how to keep your employees happy? Check out these employee benefits.READ»

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For Pennies, UPS Offers Carbon Offsets for Your Packages

Would you splurge for a small surcharge on UPS packages if it meant cutting down on carbon emissions? UPS is betting on it. The shipping company is now the first small package carrier to offer carbon offsets to customers. At $0.05 ...READ»

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Airlines Join Together to Use Synthetic Diesel Fuel at LAX

Sustainability efforts in the airline industry are usually focused on airplanes or terminals, but Rentech Inc. has honed in on another aspect of the industry: ground-service transportation. The fuel company has brought together ...READ»

Advertising Risk

If you don't know by now, there's been a heap of controversy over CBS' decision to group contestants by ethnicity for the next season of Survivor: Cook Island. Perhaps not the most PC thing to do for CBS. In fact, General Motors, The ...READ»

Handle With Care

How UPS handles packages starts with how it handles its people. Here are five lessons on the art of delivering for your people.READ»

The Joy of Packing

We have become a nation of accomplished travelers, but as packers, we're in need of some remedial training.READ»

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Greatest Business Leaders of the 20th Century

Classic entrepreneurs who built companies from scratch dominate the list of the best. Shockingly, only one woman -- Estee Lauder -- made the top 50 of Professors Anthony J. Mayo and Nitin Nohria's list of top 100 business leaders.READ»

Photocopy Cats II

In response to the Jan. 1 entry about the FedEx/Kinko's merger, FC Now reader Don Johnson asks some key questions that could help determine the partnership's success: Will FedEx retain top Kinkos managers and let them run the ...READ»