FedEx at 50: Local power of FedEx rests with wealth of jobs, opportunity
FedEx employs 35,000 here, more than twice as many as any other employer, public or private. Many famillies have two generations on the payroll at the shipping giant, including the Douglass family. From left are Roman Douglass, a second-shift aviation maintenance superiviser, Nolan Douglass and father John Douglass, who both drive trucks for FedEx Freight. (Submitted by FedEx)
An estimated $1.6 billion in annual payroll from FedEx underwrites much of the local economy.
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Jane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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