FedEx top attorney will retire this year
Allen joined FedEx in 1982 and served in a variety of leadership roles before taking on his current responsibilities in 2017.
Jane Roberts
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Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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Spirit of MemphisRhodes professor wrote the book and so much more on W.E.B. DuBois
Due to the work of Earl Wright II, DuBois now gets credit for conducting the first scientific urban sociological research. When Wright was in college, that credit went to the University of Chicago.
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Education Luther McClellan, first Black graduate at Memphis State, dies at 83
“Something that he made very clear is that once you make up your mind that this is your goal, you stick with it, and you don’t let anything deter you from it,” said Linda Hall, associate dean of multicultural affairs.
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Transportation & Logistics Spirit Airlines adds summer, fall flights to Dallas-Fort Worth
The low-cost carrier hopes to find a niche in the fourth-busiest destination from Memphis.
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Education SchoolSeed takes over Kindred Place, will reopen Midtown building
The organization helps preventchild abuse by helping parents deal with their frustration and counseling them through triggering events.
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Health CareBaptist testing AI algorithm with knack for detecting lung cancer
With only one scan, an AI tool called Sybil predicts who will develop lung cancer five or six years down the road, with more than 90% accuracy. It’s important in the Mid-South, where the incidence of histoplasmosis spots on lungs is high.
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EducationKnow Campus School? Innovative School District wants to scale it up
It is the eighth public school district in Shelby County. The blueprint is the high-performing prekindergarten-through-12th-grade system run by the University of Memphis.
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Transportation & LogisticsIt may soon be possible to invest in FedEx Freight as a stand-alone
The company is looking at FedEx Freight’s role in the portfolio as it thinks about ways to unlock value for shareholders.
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Metro Elizabeth Lemmonds’ love for arts fueled her passion for the artists
Elizabeth Lemmonds died at 52 of brain cancer. She became indispensable to the city’s creative class, first as a convener and then as someone who was part of the structure that supported them.
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Transportation & Logistics FedEx shares shoot up 14% with optimism on earnings call
The company returned nearly $4 billion to stockholders as it met its goal to trim $1.8 billion in operating expenses, including $500 million in the Express division.
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EducationLower U of M freshmen enrollment numbers rock the boat
As the University of Memphis prepares to cut the ribbon on a $40 million STEM building, first-time freshmen enrollment numbers are down nearly 25%. At Rhodes, the class is down about 20%.
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Transportation & Logistics Airport honors ‘Cuz Craig,’ the officer with a heart
A parent who dropped a son off last week for a flight to boot camp was grateful for officer Craig Elliott’s pep talk, and typed it all out in an email to airport authorities.
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Education PURE students get a taste of applied learning at Grind City Brewing
It takes lots of skills to make a new energy drink; for this crew, interesting new flavor profiles sprouted from plastic cups and pipettes.
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Health Care Gene therapies help lung cancer victims — but not if they aren’t tested
In the Mid-South, 40% of patients aren’t tested because doctors and hospitals aren’t on board, according to research in a national journal.
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Spirit of MemphisPassion for Overton Park fed strong roots for future
After 12 years, Overton Park Conservancy executive director Tina Sullivan is ready to step down and she’s confident the green space will endure and thrive under the next generation of leadership.
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Arts & Culture Temple Israel screening ‘The Memphis 13’ June 25
Documentary tells the story of 13 Black first-graders who integrated four white Memphis City Schools in 1961.
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Business Cheesecake Factory at Wolfchase Galleria closing
The Cheesecake Factory, a plum for Memphis when it arrived in 2015, is closing its only area store, which employs 75 to 100 people in full- and part-time jobs.
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Business Macy’s in Oak Court for sale
It’s one of 150 stores across the nation for sale; two brokerage houses are managing the listings.
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BusinessSupreme Court favors Starbucks in Memphis 7 ruling
Local employment attorneys weigh in on the recent Supreme Court ruling.
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Transportation & Logistics FedEx plans to cut 1,700 to 2,000 jobs in Europe
The cuts are expected to generate $125 million to $175 million in savings, which the company expects to see in two years.
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Education U of M gets wheels turning on electric and automated trucking
The University of Memphis, with $1.5 million from National Science Foundation and industry leaders, will open the Center for Electrified and Automated Trucking in August.
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Transportation & LogisticsFedEx combines back shops, sets table to integrate ground, express
Flattening a network built over decades for two different lanes of traffic means FedEx almost certainly will close hubs and sell real estate.
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Education U of M names STEM Research building for longtime supporter
The facility’s technology labs are built to prepare engineering students for what might be possible through the rest of the century.
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Arts & Culture Metal Museum offers dazzling opportunity for jewelry makers
The Metal Museum is moving to make jewelry — and the artists who create it — a larger part of the collection and museum community.
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Education U of M will invest $1M in AI ventures after xAI announcement
Elon Musk’s investment triggered a response that will include new professors in traditional AI fields and incentives for others to align their research in AI applications.
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