Nov 2, 2020 | Members Only, Recent News
Dear Member: If you participated in the PPP, then you may be getting this SBA questionnaire that you are required to fill out. Essentially the purpose of the questionnaire is to help the SBA evaluate the good-faith certification that was made on the PPP Borrower’s application – that economic uncertainty made the loan request necessary. So that […]
Sep 28, 2020 | Members Only
Dear Member: It is the time of year when we attempt to provide guidance on postage budgets for 2021. As noted in this month’s ACMA National Forum sessions, the range of open issues, the confusing signals from the White House and Treasury, and the lack of communication from new postal leadership make things difficult. ACMA […]
Sep 16, 2020 | Members Only, Recent News
Dear Member: Earlier this week, the White House announced that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) would block shipments of certain cotton and other products from the Xinjiang province in China. The CBP issued five Withhold Release Orders (WRO) on products produced with state-sponsored forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, where the […]
Aug 18, 2020 | Members Only
Dear Member: I expect you have noticed the widespread coverage of postal issues. When I was interviewed last weekend, The Washington Post reporter told me the story “is a bit of a tough sell with [his] editors because it runs so counter to the prevailing storyline that the sky is falling, mail is not getting […]
Aug 7, 2020 | Members Only
We’d like to steer your attention to whirlwind of significant developments at the Postal Service over the past couple of days: On Aug. 5th, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-12th) met with Postmaster General Louis DeJoy (right) to discuss urgent issues the USPS faces, including reports of a […]
Jul 31, 2020 | Members Only, Recent News
Members: The July 28-29 meetings of the Mailers Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) were once again held virtually. ACMA’s Hamilton Davison, Paul Miller and Lynn Noble tuned in to all sessions of interest to our membership. Below you will find our recap; hyperlinked session titles will take you to the slides shown. You will also find […]