Businesses brace for postal rate hike

Published May 8, 2007 4:00am ET



Here?s another opportunity to put in your 2-cents.

On Monday, the Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service will institute many of its new rate and fee levels, with the most important change for local residents being the increase of first-class postage from 39 cents to 41 cents. While this increase may seem small to locals who mail out an occasional bill or Christmas card, area businesses are already trying to brace for the cash hit.

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