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UPS approved to install $77.5 million conveyor system – Jacksonville Daily Record

The project is part of a $196 million expansion at the shipping company’s Westside hub

United Parcel Service received a permit Thursday to install the bulk of the conveyors in its Westside Industrial Park plant at a cost of $77.5 million.

MHS Company Inc. of Kentucky is the contractor. The permit shows that the $77.5 million project is the first phase.

Atlanta-based UPS, which is working on a $196 million expansion of the Westside package delivery hub, will install the conveyors in its parcel shipping hub at 4420 Imeson Road.

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Texas man pleads guilty to stealing 650 firearms from UPS trailer in Springfield – KY3

A Glenn Heights, Texas, man pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to stealing 650 firearms from United Parcel Service trailers in Springfield, Mo., en route to Bass Pro Shops.

Quinton Haywood, 27, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge David P. Rush to the charges contained in a Feb. 21, 2018, federal indictment. Haywood has remained in federal custody since his arrest in January 2018.

By pleading guilty today, Haywood admitted that he aided and abetted other individuals to steal firearms that were being shipped across state lines, from Beretta USA in Maryland to the state of Missouri. Haywood also pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting other individuals to possess stolen firearms.

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Forget Amazon: These Are UPS’ 2 Biggest Threats – Motley Fool

Here’s what worries the shipping company, and what it’s doing to try to counter the risk.United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) over the years has gone from being an under-the-radar beneficiary of the growth of Amazon.com and e-commerce to a potential target for Jeff Bezos’ rapidly expanding company.

Investors have been concerned that as Amazon expands into shipping and logistics, it will cherry-pick some of the most lucrative, urban deliveries that in years past have helped subsidize UPS’ national network. Urban deliveries tend to be more profitable than rural ones because trucks travel less between stops, making the routes more efficient.

But for all of the concerns, Amazon isn’t what keeps UPS execs up at night. The retail giant represents, at most, 10% of total UPS revenue, and is the part of the business that tends to generate the weakest margins. And even if Amazon continues to insource its deliveries, the e-commerce growth it has inspired is creating plenty of opportunities to build business-to-consumer shipping elsewhere.

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Sharonville UPS worker wore blackface for Halloween costume. She’s been fired, company says – Cincinnati Enquirer

A UPS worker in Sharonville, Ohio, has been fired after she wore blackface as part of a costume, the company confirmed in a statement to The Enquirer.

“The company has strict policies against harassment and discrimination, and has terminated this individual’s employment with the company,” wrote Kim Krebs, a UPS media relations manager, by email. “UPS has no tolerance for hate, bigotry or prejudice.”

The image was posted on Facebook.

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UPS to halt pickups for heavy items ahead of union vote – Reuters

United Parcel Service Inc (UPS.N) has warned customers that it will stop picking up shipments of heavy items starting next Wednesday to avoid any potential freight disruptions ahead of a union vote on Nov. 11, the company said on Thursday.

The standoff, which involves large shipments of goods bound for stores and other destinations, will not affect small-package deliveries during the upcoming holiday season, UPS said.

UPS wrapped up contract discussions with the Teamsters National Freight Industry Negotiating Committee on Oct. 25. The union has already authorized a strike if members vote “no” on the final contract offer from UPS.