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UPS's Air Hub Is Braced For Last-Minute Shippers

by Rick Howlett, Kentucky Public Radio, Louisville Public Media
December 23, 2011

Time is running out for Christmas shoppers, but even more so for those who need to ship those presents. UPS hired about 55,000 seasonal workers around the world to help handle the holiday volume, including 800 at the air hub in Louisville, Kentucky.

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