Holding Companies & Conglomerates

ATLANTA, GA, May 9, 2008 -- The UPS Foundation has pledged $200,000 to CARE, the international humanitarian organization, to support its efforts to deliver aid to Myanmar in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Nargis. The funds will support CARE’s work with the United Nations...

LOS ANGELES,CA - May 5, 2008 -- In the second century BC, the mighty armies of Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huang stormed neighboring states on horseback and on foot. Today, a detachment of life-size terra cotta warriors unearthed near Qin's tomb invaded the United States in a d...

ATLANTA, GA - March 27, 2008 - UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced the deployment of 167 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) delivery vehicles in Texas, Georgia and California. The CNG vehicles, part of UPS's global alternative fuel fleet, will help reduce the company's carbon footpri...

ATLANTA - March 11, 2008 "“ UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced the expansion of its award-winning supplier diversity process to include lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)-owned businesses through a partnership with the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (...

QUANTICO, VA - March 3, 2008 - After 60 years of delivering holiday joy to millions of disadvantaged children, the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation today announced its first year-round initiative, the Toys for Tots Literacy Program.

This new in...

ATLANTA - February 26, 2008 - UPS driver Andy He Jinchang of Guangzhou, China, has earned the company's top global community service award, the first time a non-U.S.employee has ever been so honored.

Jinchang was recognized for his personal outr...

ATLANTA, GA - February 11, 2008 - UPS (NYSE: UPS) today awarded $75,000 in scholarships to five minority students with NASCAR ambitions. The scholarships demonstrate UPS’s continued commitment to helping NASCAR better reflect a changing workforce and fan base.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 31, 2008 - It is hard to imagine- 17,500 refugees, more than half of them children, living in small tented communities in the Sahara desert. Fleeing violence in war-torn Sudan, these refugees have sought shelter in refugee camps throughout the Cen...

ATLANTA -January 15, 2008 - For the eighth year in a row, UPS (NYSE:UPS) and its employees have led the nation in supporting the annual United Way campaign.

The company, through The UPS Foundation, and its employees and retirees pledged $60.8 mi...

MIAMI, FL - November 1, 2007 - The National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) recognized United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS)with its prestigious "Corporation of the Year" Award on October 31, at the 35th anniversary Awards Gala capping its annual conference. The aw...