USPS Fayetteville location gets millions to sustain center

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The United States Postal Service announced on Wednesday it no longer needs to close the Fayetteville distribution center, according to a news release.

“The NW Arkansas facility will also see changes designed to boost its services, thanks to a previously announced USPS investment of $3.3 million,” the news release states. “These changes will not impact business mail entry, Post Office, station, and branch retail services. Once the facility becomes a Local Processing Center (LPC), it is expected to handle package mailing and shipping, letters, and flats. The LPC is also expected to offer express services and accept bulk and permit mail, further improving its delivery services.”

Earlier this year, it was announced that the location would remain open but would only be an LPC and shut down as a distribution center. All distribution needs were planned to move to Oklahoma City.

“This ensures that mail being delivered from one address in Fayetteville to another would not leave the region for processing,” the release states.

A new proposed strategy shows changes that would help save $30 billion in the next decade. These savings would enable the Postal Service to absorb the cost of continuing to provide local cancellation service in Fayetteville, the news release states.

The USPS news release states that there are “no anticipated” job impacts.

The changes will take effect after this year’s election and peak season.

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