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DHL expanding delivery service in Atlanta, adding more targets to UPS’ back – Atlanta Business Chronicle

DHL is turning up the heat on UPS following an announcement Friday that it will be launching a delivery service for online retailers in eight U.S. cities, including Atlanta.

The German logistics company said it will be “piloting a range of new technologies” in its U.S. operations, including DHL Parcel Metro, a service that uses customized software that lets DHL create a ‘virtual delivery network” of local and regional contractors that will make same-day or next-day deliveries from retailers and fulfillment centers to homes.

“For consumers, the service creates a seamless experience: an online and mobile interface allows consumers to track shipments in real-time, communicate special instructions to their courier, reschedule a delivery and rate their delivery experience,” DHL said in a news release.

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UPS breaks ground on new flight simulator facility – Louisville Business Journal

Work is under way on a new flight training facility for pilots at United Parcel Service Inc.

The facility, which is located near UPS Airline’s Global Operations Center at Louisville International Airport, will give the company more space to train new pilots as well as the 2,745 it has on staff now. The new facility will be one of several that UPS operates at the airport, including its massive UPS Worldport sorting hub.

“This building is an important part of our future,” Brendan Canavan, president of UPS Airlines, said during a ground-breaking ceremony this morning.

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Policy Banning Extreme Hair Colors Upheld – Society for Human Resource Management

A former employee who was repeatedly counseled for wearing bright-burgundy braids unsuccessfully claimed that her termination from employment was based on race discrimination when the employer was able to demonstrate a consistent application of its personal appearance guidelines.

The plaintiff, who is black, worked as a customer service representative for United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) at its facility in Overland Park, Kan. During the plaintiff’s employment, all employees at the facility were subject to UPS’s personal-appearance guidelines, which state, “Hairstyles and hair color should be worn in a businesslike manner.” It was uncontroverted that the policy prohibited hair colors such as purple, pink, fuchsia, crimson and burgundy, and that UPS enforced the guidelines on several occasions. In June 2014, the plaintiff reported to work with “micro braid extensions” in her hair that were burgundy with blond highlights. The HR manager counseled the plaintiff that her hairstyle and color did not comply with the guidelines and that she needed to change them. The plaintiff removed the braids within two months of this meeting.

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Deutsche Post’s DHL expands U.S. delivery service to take on FedEx, UPS – Reuters

Deutsche Post AG’s DHL is launching a U.S. urban delivery service for online retailers that it has been testing in some cities, according to company officials and marketing materials seen by Reuters.

The rollout of its Parcel Metro service will put DHL in direct competition with dominant players United Parcel Service Inc and FedEx Corp. DHL’s contractors will take parcels directly to homes instead of its usual practice of dropping off packages for delivery by the U.S. Postal Service.

 Cowen & Co analyst Helane Becker said she believes Amazon is working with DHL to expand its presence in the United States.
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UPS has the coolest video game you’ll probably never play: PHOTOS – Louisville Business Journal

My heart is racing as I’m banking a hard right, flying a few hundred feet above downtown Louisville in an Airbus A300.

The sensation was a blend of familiar and foreign.

I’ve been on enough flights to know the sound and feel of the engines as they rev up and down; the slight rumble as the aircraft descends; and that sinking feeling you get in your stomach when it changes altitude too fast. What was foreign to me was the seat I was in: The left seat of the cockpit. I had the yoke in my sweaty hands, hundreds of dials, monitors and buttons in front of me.