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UPS Inc., teaming up with drone-maker CyPhy Works, announced drone tests to deliver packages in remote areas.The first test was earlier this week to move medicine from a Boston area community to Children’s Island, located about three miles from the mainland and without automobile access. UPS also has done drone application tests inside warehouses to track stock availability and assessment of relief aid deliveries, also in hard-to-reach locations. (video by UPS Inc.)

UPS said Sept. 21 it will open a new package center in Compton, California, equipped with its latest automation technology and state-of-the-art sorting equipment.

The price of getting parcels to their destination via UPS is going up after the holiday sales season.

UPS Inc. announced that its pilots, who are members of the Independent Pilots Association, have ratified a labor agreement that is in force until at least Sept. 1, 2021.

UPS Inc. began a project Aug. 25 to triple the size of a hub in Louisville, Kentucky, that also will add 300 jobs and increase the sorting capacity for packages.

To help drivers with the challenge of finding the most efficient route to make their deliveries, UPS has developed ORION, a program that calculates an optimized delivery order aimed at reducing miles traveled, transit time and fuel consumption.

UPS Inc. announced it has expanded UPS Express package delivery service into new parts of the Caribbean, Central America, South America, Asia, Europe and Africa, adding a total of 52 new countries and territories.

UPS Inc. boosted net income in the second quarter by 3.2% to $1.27 billion, or $1.43 per share, helped by internal company improvements as well as stronger international and domestic package profitability.

UPS Inc. has completed a project to drive 1 billion miles using alternative fuels and advanced technology one year earlier than it planned, the company announced Aug. 2.

UPS Inc. announced that it is expanding package delivery service into the Caribbean, Central America, South America, Asia, Europe and Africa to reach a total of 117 countries and national territories.