- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- United Parcel Service (UPS)
- Creator:
- Charles, Ronna
- Date of Original:
- 2004-09-09
- Subject:
- United Parcel Service
Delivery of goods--United States - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about United Parcel Service (UPS). United Parcel Service (UPS), based in Atlanta since 1991, was established in Seattle, Washington, in 1907 as the American Messenger Company. Its financial backing was a mere $100, borrowed by the company's founder, Jim Casey. He soon began to expand the company's services from delivering simple messages to providing delivery of parcels for retail stores in the Seattle area.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/united-parcel-service-ups/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "United Parcel Service (UPS)," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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