Holding Companies & Conglomerates
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09-04-07
UPS Executive "Loaned" to FEMA to Provide Logistics Expertise
WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 4, 2007 - Matt Lawrence, a veteran UPS logistician, has become the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) first loaned executive from private industry.
Lawrence, whose nine-month assignment begins today, will r...
POSTED
08-29-07
Unlikely Philanthropist Wins Global Community Service Award
SEATTLE - August 29, 2007 - Suzanne Richard, a UPS supervisor, grew up in an atmosphere of family violence and poverty. She had to learn to defend herself at a young age and left home at 17 in search of a better life. She later married, had a son and then a daughter who di...
POSTED
08-20-07
UPS Updates Sustainability Report
ATLANTA - August 20, 2007 - UPS (NYSE:UPS) today released its fourth annual Corporate Sustainability Report tracking progress on the company’s economic, social and environmental objectives.
The report is based on 2006 data. UPS reports annual...
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06-25-07
Atlanta Legal Aid Welcomes UPS Fellow
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 25, 2007--Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc., today announced it had welcomed its first corporate-sponsored appointee to the Legal Aid Fellowship Program, an attorney from UPS who has begun a four-month assignment.
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POSTED
05-30-07
Faces of the Fallen Exhibit Closes After Extended Two-Year Run
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WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2007--Faces of the Fal...
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05-22-07
Photo of Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue and UPS CEO Mike Eskew Announcing the Expansion of The UPS "Green Fleet" is on Business Wire's Web Site and AP PhotoExpress
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2007--Photo of Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue and UPS CEO Mike Eskew Announcing the Expansion of The UPS "Green Fleet" is on Business Wire's web site and AP PhotoExpress.
Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue and UPS...
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05-22-07
UPS "Green Fleet" Expands with 50 Hybrid Electric Vehicles
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ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2007--UPS (NYSE:UPS) today ann...
POSTED
03-01-07
The UPS Store Calling on Kids to 'Design Dale's New Ride'
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 2007--The UPS Store(R) is kicking off its third annual Toys for Tots campaign and celebrating NASCAR legend Dale Jarrett's new racing team and car with the "Design Dale's New Ride" coloring contest.
The c...
POSTED
02-19-07
Protecting the Environment Tops the Political Priority List for Business Leaders in Europe
Protecting the environment outweighs sustaining economic growth or securing future energy supplies
Renewable energy thought to be Europe's best energy bet for the future
Environmental protection e...
POSTED
02-14-07
Epps Retires as President of the UPS Foundation
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 2007--UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced the appointment of Lisa Hamilton, a Public Affairs manager in Washington, D.C., as the next president of The UPS Foundation, succeeding the retiring Evern Cooper Epps.
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