The specialty center isn’t a typical warehouse, Site Leader Mary Beth Klippel said, but a fulfillment center for small and medium-sized sellers, of which there are 5,500 in Indiana. Products are shipped to the site at 9850 Mississippi St., where they are first directed onto a conveyor belt and examined via laser for its weight and size; a second machine combines the shipper’s information with the customer’s information and stamps on a red sticker.
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Social Security Administration to require in-person identity checks for new and existing recipients
In an effort to limit fraudulent claims, the Social Security Administration will impose tighter identity-proofing measures — which will require millions of recipients and applicants to visit agency field offices rather than interact with the agency over the phone.
Federal Reserve sees tariffs raising inflation this year, keeps key rate unchanged
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NTSB initial report details moments leading up to near-collision at Midway
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Evanston gets Mexican eatery Guzman y Gomez via Australia
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Dan Hill, CFP®, AIF® CEO & Founder Hill Wealth Strategies, Interviewed on the Influential Entrepreneurs Podcast Portfolio Asset Allocation
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Would you let a robot draw your blood? Northwestern among health systems trying new device
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