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Parcel and logistics company UPS Inc. posted first-quarter increases in revenue and net income despite the mixed economic situation — nationally and internationally — and also acknowledged it might have to take a charge against earnings of about $3.5 billion related to a pension issue.

UPS Inc. signaled its continued interest in Hoofddorp, Netherlands- based package and freight carrier TNT Express — currently pledged to a merger with FedEx Corp. — by asking a European Union court to reverse a 2013 regulatory ruling that blocked UPS from acquiring TNT.

Cindy Miller, who has spent nearly 30 years with UPS Inc., was recently named the first female president of UPS Global Freight Forwarding.

UPS Inc. signaled its continued interest in Netherlands-based package and freight carrier TNT — currently pledged to a merger with FedEx Corp. — by asking a European Union court to reverse a 2013 regulatory ruling that blocked UPS from acquiring the Dutch company.

UPS Inc. announced plans to add a new driver training facility in Texas.

UPS Inc. announced plans to build a technology center in New Jersey to consolidate its software development for domestic and global shipments.

UPS Inc. has expanded its earliest small-package delivery service and renamed the offering Next Day Air Early.

UPS Inc. will invest $100 million to expand its network of natural gas-powered freight transportation by building 12 more U.S. fueling stations and buying 380 more heavy-duty tractors that use the fuel, the company announced March 15.

UPS Inc. has expanded its worldwide express package service to 23 additional countries and territories, creating an earlier guaranteed-delivery option for customers in locations that previously had only end-of-day guarantees.