FedEx’s new automated hub boasts 11 miles of belts and whistles
The facility is large enough to sort 56,000 packages an hour.
Jane Roberts
Reporter
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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Elections Traffic steady at Whitehaven Community Center
At Whitehaven Community Center, a steady patter of foot traffic was in and out around 8 a.m.
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Elections Glenview voters coming on the way from, to work
There were lots of cars around 7:15 a.m. Tuesday at the Glenview Community Center, where people were streaming in after the night shift and before the day shift.
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Transportation & LogisticsWest Canada port strikes create worries for Memphis
The United States is Canada’s largest trade partner. Ships loaded with containers for now are waiting offshore.
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Transportation & LogisticsFedEx fully automates package sort with hometown ingenuity
The new sorting technology is expected to end nights at the hub when the bottom falls out due to weather, outages or package spikes.
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BusinessWest Memphis Buc-ee’s part of larger growth plans for massive travel centers
Buc-ee’s are big, and they’re getting bigger.
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Memphis-area Buc-ee’s part of larger growth plans for massive travel centers
Buc-ee’s are big, and they’re getting bigger.
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Transportation & Logistics Labor minister orders West Canada ports to open
Major importers in Memphis rely on the Canadian National Railway’s service from Prince Rupert because that route shaves 500 miles off the sail time from key Asian harbors.
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Transportation & LogisticsFedEx aims to make life easier for small or medium shippers
The fdx.com commerce platform offers merchants more insight into their logistics, with an eye to helping brick-and-mortar businesses compete with Amazon.
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Business Priest, marine biologist address climate change from shared perspective
Marine biologist James McClintock and Rev. John Burruss will share insights from Antarctica in a free lecture today at Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Church.
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Transportation & Logistics FedEx lays off hundreds across three cities, including Memphis
The cuts this week are likely the result of the company’s massive work to merge its Express, Ground and FedEx Services divisions.
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Metro Memphis college offering panel discussion on Latin American migration
Moderator Michael LaRosa’s latest book, cowritten with a Memphis attorney, will be released the same day.
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Downtown Dorothy Walk sat firmly in Cossitt Library and changed the city
She was arrested numerous times for participating in sit-ins, starting in March 1960 when she and others demanded access to library books.
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Education University of Memphis pursues its most-promising prospects
As of last year, the University of Memphis’ dual-enrollment program is the largest in the state, serving nearly 3,000 teens in 60 schools in Shelby County.
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East Memphis Church needs volunteers to bag 40K pounds of sweet potatoes
The whole project from bag to distribution will be done in one morning; more than 100 people are needed.
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NeighborhoodsBeetlemania: Ladybugs flock to Memphis area
Seeing clusters of ladybugs everywhere early this week? Here’s why.
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Transportation & Logistics Airport expects 90,000 travelers for Thanksgiving, with a Friday peak
Memphis International starts to get busy on holidays around 4 a.m. because, as a non-hub airport, planes must leave early to get to hubs for transfers.
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Business Varsity Brands allows employees owner stake
If the company gains in value, employees could collect 80% of their salaries in the eventual payout, said Bill Seely, Varsity Spirit president.
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BusinessCourtney, in voice that booms, out to build army of good
His podcast, “An Army of Normal Folks,” with 19,000 subscribers, offers a weekly look at the good people are doing without government intervention.
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December 2024
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Education University of Memphis joins National Science Foundation’s hub
The Mid-South Innovation Corps is designed to help local researchers collaborate with other academic institutions.
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Transportation & LogisticsAt Memphis International, this Delta employee brings an air of joy
Beverly Becton, 38-year employee of Delta Air Lines, lights up the gates at MEM with her customer shoutouts, including roses for birthdays and anniversaries, right down to the family pet.
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Spirit of MemphisIdlewild’s bell tower will glow again, this time in two-tone LED light
The switch will be flipped Dec. 4 at the church. “From that point forward, it will be a lit beacon of our hope — of Christ’s love — from the heart of Midtown,” Rev. David Powers said.
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Transportation & LogisticsDecrease in cargo at Memphis International tracks after FedEx dropped USPS contract
One analyst said cargo volumes at Memphis likely will not return to the glory days of past years as FedEx pushes for higher-margin packages.
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North MemphisBuckman’s biggest-ever Memphis investment is portal for innovation
“We would like to have to be first choice for the new chemical engineers, data scientists, chemists that are coming out of the local universities,” said the company’s CEO. “We also hope to attract talent from around the country and perhaps even around the world to come to Memphis.”
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EducationU of M takes on shrinking enrollment with new strategies — including Tigers tickets
University is hiring two full-time recruiters in Chicago and another one for Dallas-Houston.
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