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UPS Launches Women’s Economic Empowerment Partnership With USAID

As part of White House’s W-GDP, UPS-USAID agreement encourages and empowers women to engage in global trade

UPS® (NYSE: UPS), a global logistics provider, at a White House event today announced a collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to promote women’s economic empowerment and to improve women entrepreneurs’ ability to export. The UPS-USAID efforts are part of the White House’s Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative (W-GDP) that officially launched today.

UPS and USAID formalized their collaboration through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by David Abney, UPS Chairman and CEO, and Mark Green, USAID Administrator.

“UPS is proud to be a partner in the White House’s W-GDP initiative. As a strong advocate for diversity and inclusion, UPS is committing our resources and expertise to empower more women to engage in global trade,” said UPS Chairman and CEO, David Abney. “In the rapidly evolving world economy, we know that investing in women is not only the right thing to do—it’s a smart business decision, too.”

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Amazon makes clear it’s now competing with shippers such as FedEx and UPS in its annual filing – CNBC

  • Amazon adds “transportation and logistics services” to its group of competitors for the first time in its annual filing last week.
  • The new language shows how Amazon’s growing shipping and delivery services are no longer just a small part of its business.
  • The change follows Amazon’s disclosure to call itself a “transportation service provider” for the first time in 2016.
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UPS driver hailed a hero after finding customer with medical emergency – WXII

A Wilkes County UPS driver is being hailed a hero for his quick thinking that may have saved a man’s life.

Todd Holland delivers packages to customers in the Crumpler community of Ashe County.

Tuesday, he dropped a package off at an elderly man’s home and noticed the last package he left on Friday was still sitting outside. That’s when Holland said he knew in his gut something wasn’t right.

“I started beating on the door, hollering his name, calling the house again,” Holland said. “I tried the door and it was unlocked, so I opened the door and stuck my head in. That’s when I saw him, laying in the floor.”

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Amazon’s CFO Says Shipping Orders Itself Is Cheaper Than Using FedEx or UPS – Motley Food

The company’s growing logistics and delivery network is something to keep an eye on.

Amazon.com’s shipping costs increased 23% year over year in the fourth quarter. While that’s an improvement from the 31% increase during the same period last year, it’s still more than the 14% increase in paid units the online retailer managed.

Amazon is working to reduce shipping expenses by moving more of its logistics and deliveries in-house with Amazon Air and a homegrown network of delivery service providers. On the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call, CFO Brian Olsavsky provided some additional details about how Amazon manages its shipments between its own network and partners including FedEx and UPS.

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Your Mailbox Could Be Opened Up To Private Carriers – NPR

By law, only you and the U.S. Postal Service are allowed to put things in your mailbox. But what if companies like FedEx and UPS could do it too?

That could happen under a recommendation by the Trump administration.

A White House task force said in December that USPS should “explore franchising the mailbox as a means of generating revenue.”

The Postal Service could use the cash.