February 26, 2025:
The U.S. Postal Service will not be transferring mail processing operations from a facility in Huron, SD, to a facility in Fargo, ND, after all.
In February 2024, the federal postal service announced a $40 billion investment strategy to upgrade and improve its processing, transportation and delivery networks. Part of that effort included a plan to downsize mail operations at the Dakota Central Processing and Distribution Center in Huron.
In addition to keeping local processing in Huron, South Dakota U.S. Senator Mike Rounds said (Feb. 26, 2025) U-S-P-S is also investing up to $3 million to make improvements at Dakota Central, which will further streamline mail processing in the state. Rounds said South Dakotans rely on U-S-P-S’s rural services to receive their mail and transferring local processing operations to Fargo would have resulted in a slower delivery time for packages and letters.
March 27, 2024:
As part of a $40 billion investment strategy to upgrade and improve the Postal processing, transportation, and delivery networks, the U.S. Postal Service announced its plan to modernize mail operations at its Dakota Central Processing and Distribution Center in Huron.
The improvements are being made under what’s being billed the, “Delivering for America Plan,” and will result in up to $3 million in investments for modernization efforts and deferred maintenance at Dakota Central.
Those investments will result in expanded and streamlined package processing and distribution capabilities in the local market and new workplace amenities for postal employees such as new lighting, as well as renovated bathrooms and break rooms.
The shift to a local processing center in Huron means mail processing operations will be shifted to a facility in Fargo.
Once changes are implemented, Business mail entry, Post Office, station, and branch retail services are not expected to change, and delivery services will be enhanced.
After the Dakota Central facility is converted to a local processing center (LPC), it is anticipated that it will be able to mail and ship packages, manual letters and flats.
The LPC is also anticipated to offer express services and accept bulk and permit mail.
The postal service says the shift of mail processing operations to Fargo will not result in any job layoffs.
Story courtesy of news partner KWAT.
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