In conjunction with the 2021 NPF, the Greater Wilmington Area PCC held a successful in-person PCC Day event at the Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington, NC – despite torrential rains and local flooding.

Participants included local business owners, marketers, mailers, as well as Wilmington Philatelic Society representatives, the District USPS Busines Development Specialist and Postmasters from Raleigh and Wilmington.  The Greater Triangle PCC Postal Co-Chair and Administrator weathered the stormy roads to join the event and share some philatelic items with the attendees.

After networking, raffles and a delicious catered lunch, Dustin Holland, National Security/Insider Threat Program Manager for the United States Postal Inspection Service, Cyber/Analytics Group presented Beyond the Headlines: What is Ransomware to the audience.

Following the USPIS presentation, Speaker Jon Bowman, Director of Business Development at Salem One, Inc.  – and President/Owner of PostMark, Inc. presented Targeting & Retargeting followed by a Q & A session.

Before joining the PMG Roundtable with the PCCAC, participants enjoyed a short snack break and more raffles, using a virtual Prize Wheel.   The PCC 60th Anniversary video and PCC Advisory Committee Roundtable were enjoyed by all, as was the surprise Diamond Award recognitions.  Greater Wilmington followed that by presenting the Gold Level Premiere Certificate Award to the New Industry Co-Chair, Mike Atkins, retiring Industry Co-Chair, Nick Svan and new Postmaster/ Postal Co-Chair, Derek Mahaffey.

Before closing the event, participants were invited to upcoming events in November and December and event evaluations were completed.  All of which were extremely favorable.   Everyone left under clearer skies with goodie bags in hand. 

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Raffle Winner Luis Sandoval Seagate DirectLori Tucker with Carolyn Porcelli Wilmington Philatelic Society 

USPS National and North Carolina News

News from USPS National and USPS North Carolina region.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today announced its financial results for the 2026 fiscal year ended September 30. Net loss for the year under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) totaled $6.5 billion, compared to $9.0 billion for the prior year.
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today announced its financial results for the 2026 fiscal year ended September 30. Net loss for the year under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) totaled $6.5 billion, compared to $9.0 billion for the prior year.
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today announced some of the stamps it will release in 2027.
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MARSHALL, NC — The U.S. Postal Service plans to host a job fair to fill immediate openings for full- and part-time positions. To assist potential applicants, USPS personnel will be available to provide detailed information and answer questions about open positions.
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service will observe Veterans Day on Wednesday, Nov. 11. All Post Office locations will be closed. Regular mail delivery and retail services will resume on Thursday, Nov. 12.
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WASHINGTON — USPS Operation Santa adoption registration is officially open!
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service will observe Veterans Day on Wednesday, November 11. All Post Office locations will be closed. Regular mail delivery and retail services will resume on Thursday, November 12.
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WASHINGTON — USPS Operation Santa adoption registration is officially open!
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CHARLOTTE, NC — The U.S. Postal Service plans to host two job fairs in Charlotte to fill immediate openings for full- and part-time positions. To assist potential applicants, USPS personnel will be available to provide detailed information and answer questions about open positions.
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors will meet Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, in an open session at Postal Service headquarters, 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW, in Washington, DC. The public is welcome to attend the meeting, which begins at 10 a.m. ET in the Benjamin Franklin Room.
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Postal Pro News

News from the PostalPro website.
PFSC Release Notes for the enhancement release on 11/10/2026.
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User Guide for the Premium Forwarding Service Commercial application.
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These release notes summarize new features and enhancements implemented in deployments to the IV-MTR application.
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The Postal Service will issue a Mailer Identifier (MID) to a mailer for use in the Intelligent Mail® container barcode, Intelligent Mail® tray barcode, Intelligent Mail® barcode or Intelligent Mail® package barcode. The MID is a field within the Intelligent Mail barcodes and is used to identify the mailer.
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