USDA to close two PACA branch offices
USDA to close two PACA branch offices
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will close two of its five PACA branch offices in February as a cost-cutting measure, according to Bruce Summers, chief of the PACA.
According to Mr. Summers, who was installed as chief of the PACA about four months ago, closing the Northeast regional office in New Brunswick, NJ, and the Midwest regional office in Glen Ellyn, IL, will result in a savings of over $1 million annually.
The move is in lieu of a fee increase, according to Robert Parker, regional director of the Southwest regional office in Fort Worth, TX, who said that fees have remained the same -- $550 per year -- for the past 10 years.
Both men said that the level of service will remain the same, and that most personnel will be relocated from the New Jersey and Illinois offices to other regions.
According to Mr. Summers, who was installed as chief of the PACA about four months ago, closing the Northeast regional office in New Brunswick, NJ, and the Midwest regional office in Glen Ellyn, IL, will result in a savings of over $1 million annually.
The move is in lieu of a fee increase, according to Robert Parker, regional director of the Southwest regional office in Fort Worth, TX, who said that fees have remained the same -- $550 per year -- for the past 10 years.
Both men said that the level of service will remain the same, and that most personnel will be relocated from the New Jersey and Illinois offices to other regions.