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United Parcel Service, Inc.

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United Parcel Service, Inc. is an American multinational shipping and supply-chain management company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, founded in Seattle in 1907 by James E. Casey as a messenger and delivery service. It grew through the twentieth century into the world's largest package delivery company by volume, operating a global network of ground and air transport recognizable by its brown delivery trucks and its longstanding shield logo.

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Company Type
American multinational shipping-and-receiving and supply chain management company 1
Founded Year
1907 1
Founded August 28, 1907, in Seattle, Washington, as the American Messenger Company by James E. Casey with Claude Ryan.
Headquarters
Sandy Springs, Georgia, U.S. 1
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UPS parcel delivery service is operated by United Parcel Service, Inc.

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1. Wikipedia, United Parcel Service
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  • lead section, paragraph 1
    United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) is an American multinational shipping-and-receiving and supply chain management company founded in 1907.
  • History section, Expansion and diversification
    In 1991, UPS relocated its headquarters to Sandy Springs, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta.
  • History section, Foundation
    On August 28, 1907, James E. Casey founded the American Messenger Company with Claude Ryan in Seattle, Washington, capitalized with $100 in debt.
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