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UPS to Expand in North Carolina, Creating Nearly 600 Jobs – US News

UPS Inc. said on Tuesday it will add more than 590 jobs in central North Carolina by expanding its Greensboro hub and building nearby a new center from which to distribute packages by vehicle to customers.

The package car center in Graham will generate about 450 jobs, while another approximately 140 positions will be created at the hub, according to Gov. Roy Cooper’s office, which along with UPS announced the $316 million investment projects happening over four years.

Atlanta-based UPS already employs close to 2,500 workers in the state. Cooper’s news release said the upcoming jobs will pay average annual salaries of over $65,000.

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The UPS guy jumps out of the way just in time – Our Community Now

Chalk this one up as a “grizzly” situation that was “bearly” avoided.

A surveillance camera recently caught footage of a UPS delivery man dropping off a package on the porch of a cabin in a mountainous area. As he’s heading back to his truck, he jumps out of the way of a Grizzly bear who comes charging into view, narrowly missing him.

For his part, the UPS employee returns to the porch area to shoo the bear away.

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South Boston kids surprise beloved UPS delivery driver by dressing up as him – WHDH

A group of kids in South Boston who formed a special bond with their UPS delivery man gave him a sweet surprise on Thursday.

Lisa Kennedy says over the past few months, the families in her neighborhood have grown close to UPS driver Kevin Lounsbury.

They sought out to bring a smile to Lounsbury’s face by dressing up their children and even a pet dog as UPS delivery workers

“Of course he brings us all our essentials, but he also brings so much joy and excitement to these little faces,” Kennedy wrote on Facebook. “He greets us every night with a beep and smile. Tonight we wanted to show Kevin how much he means to us all.”

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Queens teen charged with shooting UPS driver over double-parked truck – NY Daily News

A 19-year-old teen shot and wounded a UPS driver in Queens after flying into a rage that the victim’s truck was double-parked, police sources said.

Jahsheen Osbourne was arrested with a loaded gun Tuesday night by 102nd Precinct detectives, and charged with attempted murder in the Jan. 14 shooting.

The UPS driver was double-parked on 86th Ave. and 94th St. in Richmond Hill around 3:30 p.m. when Osbourne rolled up in a white Mercedes sedan and chewed out the 36-year-old victim for blocking the road, court records show.

As the luxury car sped by the truck, Osbourne, sitting in the front passenger seat, opened fire at close range with a .22-caliber pistol. A bullet pierced the UPS driver’s stomach, sources said.

The UPS driver, thinking he had been hit with a BB gun, continued delivering packages on his route, the sources said.

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Next-day delivery ‘fundamental’ to meeting peak demand, says UPS – Logistics Manager

UPS has warned retailers that the success of next-day delivery services could define their success during the forthcoming Christmas peak.

With lockdown leading to a boom in e-commerce, with nearly 30% of retail trade being conducted online during this period according to the ONS, and seemingly no indication that this trend will be reversed. Total online retail sales in August were 46.8% higher than in pre-pandemic February – and pre-pandemic February had a higher volume online sales than November and December in 2019, according to the ONS.

Oli Horne, e-commerce marketing manager at UPS, told Logistics Manager: “As we enter a global recession, savvy shoppers will be looking for the best deals, and this means that the popularity for shopping online is only set to increase as we enter this year’s peak shopping season.