United Parcel Service
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- 2026-07-29 funding United Parcel Service (UPS) exceeded Q2 2026 earnings expectations and raised its full-year guidance. source
- 2026-06-23 funding UPS is investing $48 million in temperature-controlled facilities to support the growing demand for healthcare logistics, particularly for medications like GLP-1. source
- 2026-06-22 funding UPS announced a $48 million investment to expand its global network of temperature-controlled cross-docking facilities. source
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