Check out the presentation on the Graphic Paper Industry!
- Written by: Tara-lyn Flanagan
Click on the link below to watch the previously recorded event on the Graphic Paper Industry presentation by Greg Lovensheimer, COO of Millcraft.
Gregg delivers a macro-to-micro level overview of the paper industry and pinpoints how best to maneuver through this tight market.
- What to watch out for?
- What to take advantage of?
- How to mitigate risk?
Gregg shares what to expect in the coming months and tips on how to predict the market and empower your business.
Link: Graphic Paper Industry Presentation
Enter the following passcode when prompted: !Z3yjK^$
Enjoy the presentation!
2022 USPS Holiday Calendar
- Written by: Tara-lyn Flanagan
"Project Love"
- Written by: Tara-lyn Flanagan
Join the PCC of Providence on February 15, 2022, at 2:30 pm as we present, "Project Love". A 2022 Love Stamp Framed Art presentation honoring the Tomorrow Fund Staff. For more information, please contact Kerry Cimaglia.
Discussion with Award-Winning Author Les Standiford
- Written by: Tara-lyn Flanagan
The Providence and Greater Boston PCCs invite you to hop on board and enjoy this opportunity to get inspired with Award-Winning Author Les Standiford.
Where: Webinar- link to follow registration
When: February 24, 2021
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Cost: Free to attend! Preregistration required.
Register at www.bostonpcc.org.
Recipient - Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award
Frank O’Connor Award for Short Fiction
Fellowships - National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Humanities
Founding Director - Creative Writing Workshop - Florida International Univ.
Holder of the Peter Meinke Chair in Creative Writing at Eckerd College
Nominee – Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award
Author of 24 books including:
Critically acclaimed John Deal Mystery Series
Black Mountain
Spill (adapted into a feature film)
History Channel Top Ten Pick - Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean
New York Times Bestseller and #1 Wall Street Journal True-Crime Bestseller - Bringing Adam Home: The Abduction that Changed America
Mark your calendar for Providence PCC’s upcoming events
- Written by: Jerry Caracciolo
Mark your calendar for Providence PCC’s upcoming events in January and February!
Wednesday, January 15, 2020, 2 events scheduled:
1:00 p.m. - 2020 Price Change WebEx
with speakers from USPS Headquarters. More details will be provided.
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. - Providence PCC invites you to meet the Postmaster of Providence, Jeanne Jackson
Breaktime Bowl & Bar, 999 Main St, Pawtucket, RI (Hope Artiste Village)
Appetizers and a cash bar will be available.
Join us for bowling and networking!
DMM Advisory - 10/10/2018
- Written by: Jerry Caracciolo
October 10, 2018
DMM Advisory
Classification — keeping you informed about classification and mailing standards of the United States Postal Service
USPS™ Announces Proposed New Prices for 2019
The Postal Service™ filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) today of proposed price changes to take effect January 27, 2019. The new prices, if approved, include a five-cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail® Forever® stamp from 50 cents to 55 cents. Metered letters would have a three-cent increase.
The proposed prices would raise Mailing Services product prices approximately 2.5 percent, and most of the price increases for Shipping Services products will vary by product, with Priority Mail increasing 5.9 percent, and Priority Mail Express increasing 3.9 percent. While Mailing Services price increases are limited based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), Shipping Services prices are adjusted strategically, according to market conditions and the need to maintain affordable services for customers.
The proposed Mailing Services price changes include:
Product | Current | Proposed |
Letters (1 oz.) | 50 cents | 55 cents |
Letters additional ounces | 21 cents | 15 cents |
Letters (metered) | 47 cents | 50 cents |
The proposed domestic Priority Mail Flat Rate® retail price changes are:
Product | Current | Proposed |
Small Flat Rate Box | $7.20 | $7.90 |
Medium Flat Rate Box | $13.65 | $14.35 |
Large Flat Rate Box | $18.90 | $19.95 |
APO/FPO Large Flat Rate Box | $17.40 | $18.45 |
Regular Flat Rate Envelope | $6.70 | $7.35 |
Legal Flat Rate Envelope | $7.00 | $7.65 |
Padded Flat Rate Envelope | $7.25 | $8.00 |
PRC review and approval of the proposed prices are required before the scheduled January 27, 2019 implementation date. The complete Postal Service price filings with the new prices for all products can be found on the PRC site under the Daily Listings section at https://www.prc.gov/dockets/daily. For the Mailing Services filing, see Oct. 10, 2018, Docket No. R2019-1. For the Shipping Services filing, see Oct. 10, 2018, Docket No. CP2019-3.
The Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) and DMM Advisories are available on Postal Explorer® (pe.usps.com)
History of The PCC
- Written by: Jerry Caracciolo
This is a great video about the history of the PCC and how it all began. Hope you enjoy it!
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The Business Customer Gateway is your central hub for managing your USPS activity for your Business
- Written by: Jerry Caracciolo
The USPS Business Customer Gateway provides access to the entire suite of tools and services offered to the United States Postal Service's business customers of all ...
Within this site, you will find Business Service tools that you will need to monitor, track, and manage your mailing and shipping activities such as, PostalOne!, Intelligent Mail Small Business Tool (IMsb), Every Door Direct Mail (EDDM) and the Mailer Scorecard. Registration is FREE!!
Log in today at: gateway.usps.com
Postal Update - 8/26/2016
- Written by: Jerry Caracciolo
August 25, 2016
Possible Postal Reform Action Pending….
Recent Postal Reform efforts are actually gaining some traction, with both a House and Senate vote expected before the years end. A favorable vote by congress would lessen the likelihood of a January postage increase.
Highlights of Postal Reform Measures...
- Bipartisan Draft legislation, (“2016 Postal Service Reform Act”) approved by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. House and senate, floor vote later 2016.
- Postal retirees to switch to Medicare as primary care.
- Phase out USPS mandated retiree healthcare contribution over 4 years.
- Saturday Delivery will continue
- Aggressive move from curbside delivery to cluster delivery
- Reinstate ½ or all, (4.3%) exigency rate surcharge.
- New rate setting process by 2018
Somebody in Washington is singing...
It appears that the USPS is not holding their breath, being down this path before as two other bills in the last three years have gone nowhere, are now planning to file for new rates in October with implementation on January 8, 2017. This type of information is usually vaulted until a proposal is filed. My guess…leaking such information early will add some fuel to the reform fire, prompting some serious action. But, let’s not forget Congress is a little preoccupied with the pending presidential election.
Snap Shot of 2017 Postal Rate Filing...
- First-Class Presort letters weighing from 1 to 3 ounces pay the same 1-ounce rate.
- Consolidate 3-digit and AADC sort for First-Class and Standard mail, to a single AADC sort.
- Eliminate FSS price increments for Standard Mail Flat-size.
- Eliminate Permit Indicia application and annual fees.
- Eliminate Qualified Business Reply annual fees.
- Increase Standard Mail Flats weight limit for piece/pound rate structure from 3.3 ounces to 4 ounces.
- Add digital address or URL data to eDoc to support “Informed Delivery”.
- Postage percentage increase is yet to be determined.
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