The United States Postal Service began considering shifting some operations from the Hickory Processing and Distribution Facility to the Greensboro plant in August.
After five months of study, deliberation and town hall meetings, the USPS has decided to make the move.
The Hickory location is primarily a sorting hub and is not to be confused with the downtown Hickory Post Office. The downtown location will remain open for business.
"Given the drastic decline in mail volume the Postal Service has experienced, with a decline of 26 billion pieces this past year, we must take action to reduce the size of our mail processing network," said Don Kelly of the Greensboro District, in a press release. "Consolidating operations and placing our people where we need them is necessary if the Postal Service is to remain viable to provide mail service to the nation."
The study said 32 of the 190 employees at the Hickory location would be impacted by the proposed consolidation.
The transition will begin April 3 and is expected to take months to complete. Some employees may be reassigned to the Greensboro location or to other vacant positions as a result.
"The consolidation makes sense given the fiscal realities," Kelly said.
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