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Failed wireless venture LightSquared files for bankruptcy

...to Save Our GPS, a group formed to oppose LightSquared's plans, included package shippers FedEx Corp. and United Parcel Service Inc., GPS-unit maker Garmin and farm-gear maker Deere & Co.Falcone said April 4 that he was considering bankruptcy...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2012-05-14/failed-wireless-venture-li
Stock milestones could fuel recovery

...found plenty of reasons to send stocks sharply higher. Earnings reports from companies including Pfizer Inc., United Parcel Service Inc. and Archer Daniels Midland Co. were better than expected.Manufacturing, which has led the economic recovery...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2011-02-01/stock-milestones-could-fue
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UPS boosts 4Q dividend by 11 percent

ATLANTA - United Parcel Service Inc. is boosting its fourth-quarter dividend by 11 percent just days after reporting strong earnings.The global freight giant...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2011-02-04/ups-boosts-4q-dividend-11-pe
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Plenty of free shipping this holiday season

...want to be getting it cheap." Shipping incentives will come at a higher cost to retailers as FedEx Corp. and United Parcel Service Inc. have added fuel surcharges, but retailers are pressing forward with them either to drive sales or out of fear...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2005/11/11/bus_21567.shtml
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Demand grows for pilots

...hopes to end up. The 47-year-old is captain of an MD-11 cargo plane, which is larger than a 737, for United Parcel Service Inc. He counts scheduling flexibility, time off and world travel as some things that make his job worthwhile...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2005/04/15/bus_450317.shtml
Business | Daniel Field
Celebrity CEOs often no bargain for shareholders

...many who have studied leadership, argues that a company is best off finding a CEO from within the company. At United Parcel Service Inc., 11 of the top 12 executives have been with the company their entire careers. UPS's low-profile 54-year-old...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2005/02/14/bus_442765.shtml
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...because some mice who had been given it developed malignant tumors. UPS announces shipping rate increase ATLANTA - United Parcel Service Inc. is raising its ground shipping rates 1.9 percent effective Jan. 5. The increase announced Friday is lower...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2003/11/22/bus_394226.shtml
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...will start using fuel-cell vehicles ANN ARBOR, Mich. - DaimlerChrysler AG said Monday it is teaming with United Parcel Service Inc. and the Environmental Protection Agency for what officials billed as the first introduction of fuel-cell...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2003/05/20/bus_373083.shtml
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...about 3.5 percent and FedEx Ground by 3.9 percent, the company said. Earlier this month, FedEx's rival, United Parcel Service Inc., also announced it was raising delivery rates beginning next year. Pfizer review extended BRUSSELS, Belgium...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2002/11/21/bus_359655.shtml
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Industries announce quarterly earnings

...profit dropped to $970 million, or 52 cents a share, from $1.12 billion, or 59 cents. Atlanta-based United Parcel Service Inc. reported a small increase in third-quarter profits despite the defection of some customers because of fears...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2002/10/23/bus_360004.shtml
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