TREASURER EXTRAORDINAIRE

PEDERSEN NAMED ONE OF THE 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN FINANCE Treasurer Robert Pedersen. Treasurer Robert Pedersen, who last month was named one of the 100 Most Influential People in Finance by Treasury & Risk magazine, now is featured on the magazine’s website. Pedersen began his career at USPS as an investment officer in 1983 and was named...

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DELIVERING THE COUNT

DELIVERING THE COUNT USPS EARNS PRAISE FOR EFFORTS SUPPORTING 2010 CENSUS The Intelligent Mail barcode (IMb) proved its worth during the 2010 Decennial Census, saving the Census Bureau millions of dollars and providing data the Postal Service could use to plan and schedule cost-effective handling and transportation of Census mailings. For the...

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A POSITIVE NOMINATION

NEGRO LEAGUES BASEBALL MUSEUM RECOMMENDS USPS FOR AWARD The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum has nominated USPS for a United Nations Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) Positive Peace Award. The museum’s president, Greg Baker, announced the nomination during the dedication of Negro Leagues Baseball stamps last week at the museum in Kansas City,...

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GREEN HOSPITALITY

OKLAHOMA’S NCED EARNS SUSTAINABILITY AWARD The National Center for Employee Development in Norman, OK. The Postal Service’s National Center for Employee Development (NCED) in Norman, OK, has earned the highest sustainable travel certification offered by “Encouraging Conservation in Oklahoma” — the state’s sustainable program for the travel business. According...

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CUSTOMER FOCUS

LAUGHING PANES USPS HONORS FIVE SUNDAY COMIC STRIPS WITH STAMPS The Postal Service today celebrates newspaper comic strips during a first-day-of-issue ceremony for the Sunday Funnies stamps on The Ohio State University campus in Columbus, OH — home of the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum. The 44-cent First-Class Mail stamps feature five comic strips: Archie, Beetle Bailey, Dennis the Menace, Garfield, and Calvin and Hobbes. The strips, as well as their characters, may have changed over the years, yet each remains a classic. “Like...

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DELIVERING THE GOODS FOR E-TAILERS

 DELIVERING THE GOODS FOR E-TAILERS USPS HELPS ONLINE MERCHANTS GROW BUSINESS USING PRINT CATALOGS The Postal Service this month is reaching out to e-tailers (companies who only sell and advertise online) with a campaign showcasing how printed catalogs can dramatically drive increased online sales. The campaign, “Getting Started in Catalogs,” features an instructional DVD and a free live webinar series that show how catalogs — when used as an extension of a company’s Internet-shopping portal — can increase online purchases. The DVD...

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POSTAL ICON

POSTAL ICON MR. ZIP REACHES EMPLOYMENT MILESTONE Mr. ZIP, the wide–eyed, uniformed, cartoon figure of a letter carrier, marks his 47th birthday this month. Faced with growing mail volumes, the Department of the Post Office developed the 5–digit Zone Improvement Plan code, or ZIP Code, as a way to quickly sort mail and speed its delivery. Mr. ZIP was created to convince Americans to use ZIP codes — launched July 1, 1963 — to move the mail faster and more efficiently. Mr. ZIP — who has no first name — wasn’t always a postal employee....

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