Companies in a number of completely different industries are rescinding job provides they made just some months in the past, in an indication the tightest labor market in a long time could also be exhibiting cracks. Corporations together with Twitter Inc. , real-estate brokerage Redfin Corp. , and cryptocurrency change Coinbase International Inc. have rescinded provides in current weeks. Employers in different pockets of the economic system are pulling away provides too, together with some in insurance coverage, retail advertising, consulting and recruiting companies. On the similar time, many corporations have signaled a extra cautious hiring method. Netflix Inc. , Peloton Interactive Inc. , Carvana Co. and others introduced layoffs.…
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Postal service offers same, next-day delivery to local businesses | Local
The U.S. Postal Service has expanded a new pilot program to East Texas offering businesses local-to-local same-day or next-day package delivery at 82 locations in the Tyler and Longview areas. The USPS Connect Local pilot program launched July 19 at seven postal facilities in Dallas and Houston and is now available at 385 Texas postal facilities. More pilot locations will be added in the coming month. The postal service reported the program is designed to meet “growing consumer demand for fast local and regional deliveries and returns.” “The USPS Connect Local pilot allows business customers direct access to the Postal Service’s unmatched last-mile delivery network,” information from the postal service…
