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Small business owners and entrepreneurs can connect directly with experts to learn how 3D print is a business game-changer
The UPS Store® is hosting 3D Print Industry Week from October 19-23. 3D Print Industry Week aims to increase consumers’ and entrepreneurs’ understanding of 3D printing and showcase how it has changed the game in a wide variety of industries, including maker/inventor, art/design, and science.
Effective November 2, 2015, the surcharge will increase for Over Maximum Packages and the tables for Ground, Air and International fuel surcharges will be updated. Effective January 4, 2016, there will be a charge for UPS’s Third-Party Billing Service.
The rate and surcharge changes are to address the impact of increased costs, changing demand for select UPS products and other market factors.
For additional information and to review the new 2015 and 2016 rates, visit www.ups.com/rates. Customers can download the full 2016 UPS Rate and Service Guide beginning December 28, 2015.
Offers earlier delivery guarantees for more than 41,000 new postal codes
(NYSE:UPS) won top honors in the 2015 Quest For Quality Awards, a reader poll conducted by logistics industry trade publication Logistics Management
The company ranked first out of 125 transportation and logistics providers in two categories: Surface Package Carriers as well as 3PL Value Added Warehousing and Distribution Solutions. UPS is also placed among the top 10 for 3PL Transportation Management Solutions, Air Express Carriers, Air Freight Forwarders and Expedited Motor Carriers.
Agreement will create new market access and economic growth
The breakthrough deal represents nearly 40 percent of global GDP from the Americas to Asia. The agreement aims to establish the rules of trade for the 21st century and based on early summaries provided to stakeholders, it encourages good regulatory practices, promotes transparency, and addresses discriminatory practices between state-owned and state-supported entities that compete with the private sector.
“Each day, UPS alone handles six percent of U.S. GDP and two percent of global GDP. TPP will help UPS customers across multiple sectors by bringing down tariffs, accelerating the release of goods through customs, and supporting the participation of small businesses in regional and global supply chains,” Abney continued.