BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.0B
- Private
- US
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Postmaster General John E. Potter, in testimony today before a House subcommittee, urged lawmakers to provide the Postal Service with greater flexibility with regard to mandated retiree health benefit payments. The Postal Service asked for no financial assistance from Congress. As a result of the economic recession, the Postal Service has predicted that mail volume will likely plunge to 180 billion pieces by the end of fiscal year 2009 (Sept. 31), from 212 billion pieces as recently as 2007. At the hearing, Potter described Postal Service actions to sustain long-term economic viability, including reductions in fixed, variable and non-personnel costs over the next three years. The $900-billion mailing industry employs 9 million Americans in businesses ranging from catalog sales to paper manufacturing and printing. The industry is the conduit for roughly $1 trillion in commerce annually, represents nearly 7.5 percent of the GDP and drives our nation's economy. The Postal Service is at the center of the mailing industry, playing an invaluable role in the United States economy and maintaining an economic presence in every community in America.
Number of Employees 25,000
Contact Information
2 Massachusetts Ave Ne
Washington, District of Columbia 20002-9997
1 202 268 4909
NAICS Code Local Messengers and Local Delivery: 492210
Recent Events
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Washington man sues Postal Service over firing
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UPS announces average rate increases of 4.9% for 2010
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Child Support Company Sued By U.S. Postal Service
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Media Advisory: U.S. Postal Service Unveils Mendez v. Westminster Stamp to Mark Historic Court Cases...
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FedEx extends home delivery service via the Postal Service to all retailers
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Post office outlet finds spot in city
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Mailers Fear New USPS Reform May be Needed
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Caspio Announces Enterprise Agreement with U.S. Postal Service
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About 2,700 have signed petition to save Lantana post office
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Alpine Air Signs $72 Million Contract With USPS
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Alpine Air Signs $72 Million Contract With USPS
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Alpine Air Express: Alpine Air Signs $72 Million Contract With USPS
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SHAPIRO: September brings busy days in Ashland
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Letters to the Editor
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Rocky Mountain High! Public Invited To See New Alpine Tundra Stamps Make National Debut In...
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Troux Awarded Contract by U.S. Postal Service for Enterprise Software
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Postal Service loses $865 million in July
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Hundreds of post offices may close, including one in Berkley
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Cockfights thrive as Tennessee traditionEvery state has banned cockfighting as a cruel blood sport.
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Alpine Air loses deal to deliver isle mail
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Tentative Agreement Reached on City Letter Carriers Contract
- 2007-07-12
To: NATIONAL EDITORSContact: Drew Von Bergen of the National Association of Letter Carriers, +1-202-662-2489, vonbergen@nalc.org WASHINGTON, July 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Association of Letter Carriers reached tentative agreement today with the U.S. Postal Service on a new five-year National Agreement for all 222,000 city delivery letter carriers throughout the...
Letter Carriers Set July 1 Picketing in New Jersey to Oppose 'Contracting Out' by Postal Service
- 2007-06-19
To: LABOR EDITORSContact: Drew Von Bergen, +1-202-662-2489, vonbergen@nalc.org, or Joseph Murone, +1-973-279-7356, both of the National Association of Letter Carriers PATERSON, N.J., June 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Members of Paterson Branch 120 of the National Association of Letter Carriers will engage in informational picketing on Sunday, July 1, at the Paterson...
Changing with the times: frontier flying service finds new ways to conduct business in the face of steep competition
- 2006-06-01
As we waited for our flight out of Nome, Frontier employee Pat Eckroate tallied the passenger weights and yelled out to the baggage handlers that they might be able to take the mail after all. Grabbing earplugs on our way out the door, we walked across the tarmac and boarded...
Letter Carriers Union Head Urges Bond to Lift 'Hold' on Postal Reform Bill
- 2005-12-02
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The president of the 300,000- member National Association of Letter Carriers (AFL-CIO) today urged Sen. Christopher S. Bond (R-MO) to stop blocking a Senate floor vote on bi-partisan reform legislation that would help the U.S. Postal Service provide more efficient service to Americans and...
Shipping on a budget: controlling tea and coffee transport costs: Rama Ramaswami explores the techniques available--including common sense and common courtesy--to find the best shipping options for the tea and coffee industry.
- 2005-11-20
In a business environment in which every senior executive looks for the "secrets" of excelling at whatever responsibilities he or she is charged with, the realm of commodities transportation and shipping has--alas--nothing much to offer. Quite simply, there are no secret ways to negotiate the best...
Alpine Air Express and U.S. Postal Service Forge Interim Agreement to Continue Service in Hawaii
- 2005-07-14
PROVO, Utah -- Alpine Aviation Inc., a subsidiary of Alpine Air Express Inc. (OTCBB: ALPE), the third largest regional cargo airline by volume and transportation logistics company in the United States with a fleet of 26 airplanes, announces that effective immediately and continuing at least through Oct. 8, 2005, the...
Veteran Hoffman mail carrier packs it in.(Neighbor)(Local beat)
- 2005-07-07
Byline: Joseph Ryan In the rain, sleet or snow, here is a local man surely worth some praise. Richard Smith, a long-time Hoffman Estates resident, retired from the U.S. Postal Service Friday after delivering mail locally for about a quarter century....
Small package market changes could benefit buyers: as carriers target mid-market shippers for growth, buyers may get more leverage.(logistics)
- 2005-03-17
The increased competition in the small parcel market is having a visible impact on market shares, which could be a good bargaining tool for logistics buyers. Longtime market leader UPS has seen some of its market share taken away by growing rivals FedEx, the U.S. Postal Service...
Postal Service Drops Two Air Carriers From First Class, Priority Mail Hauls
- 2005-02-28
A recent decision by the U.S. Postal Service to stop using American Airlines and US Airways to deliver domestic mail could accelerate a shift away from passenger airlines and toward air cargo carriers, such as FedEx Corp., for first-class mail and express parcel deliveries, Postal Service officials said.Paul Vogel, vice...
Lake Geneva delivers with mail boat rides and guided walks.(Going Places)
- 2004-08-08
Byline: Mike Michaelson Although delivery provided by the U.S. Postal Service is popularly dubbed "snail mail," you'd never know it by watching carriers at work on Geneva Lake in Wisconsin. Going about their "appointed rounds," they look more like they're trying...
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