U.S. Postal Service Ends Sioux City Mail Processing Study

Des Moines, Iowa— The U.S. Postal Service has ended its Area Mail Processing (AMP) study of mail processing operations at the Sioux City, Iowa Processing & Distribution Facility.

“After careful review and weighing all of the factors and input from the public, we have decided not to implement the Area Mail Processing proposal in Sioux City at this time,” said Doug Morrow, manager of the agency’s Des Moines-based Hawkeye District.

“The business environment in which the Postal Service operates continues to change and we must constantly examine how we can improve our operations to meet our customers’ needs,” Morrow said. “Studies such as the one conducted in Sioux City allow us to determine where these improvements can best be made.”

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