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Everything we know about the road work at the I-55 and Crump interchange
Until Valentine’s Day 2025, motorists may want to take I-40.
Rob Moore
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October 2022
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Transportation & Logistics Airport master plan update includes hotel development
The most immediate updates to the master plan, which was last updated in 2018, include demolishing Concourses A and C to create more parking as well as sweeping updates to the terminal.
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Transportation & Logistics Southern Airways dedicates aircraft to Phil Trenary
Dozens of friends and family members gathered Friday at Southern Airways Memphis hanger to honor Trenary, who was an aviation industry executive and played a key role in guiding Southern Airways through its early days.
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Business International Paper earnings impacted by ‘challenging macro environment’
The Memphis-based company reported lower earnings for its third quarter, as consumers’ buying habits drove a decrease in demand for packaging.
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Transportation & Logistics ‘FedEx effect is a global phenomenon’
For the first time ever, FedEx has generated its own economic impact study, which looks at the company’s revenue, labor and GDP.
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Metro TDOT begins lane closures for I-55 and Crump Blvd.
Once complete, all I-55 north and southbound traffic will shift into the I-55 southbound lanes until fall 2023. There will be one lane in each direction.
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Ford Megasite BlueOval City panel: The electric revolution has already begun
Representatives of Ford Motor Co. held a panel in Jackson, Tennessee, to answer questions about BlueOval City, Ford’s planned $5.6 billion EV manufacturing facility in West Tennessee.
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Transportation & Logistics FedEx donates more than 20,000 meals for people affected by Hurricane Ian
The FedEx Cares “Delivering for Good” initiative collaborates with the American Red Cross. The company uses its vast network to connect those in need with resources through charitable shipping and cash donations.
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Transportation & LogisticsWill FedEx’s record rate hikes be able to compete with UPS?
FedEx will raise its shipping rates across most of its segments by as much as 6.9%, the company’s single-largest rate hike in its near 50-year history.
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Transportation & Logistics FedEx Academy casts vision of future careers in logistics for MSCS students
FedEx Logistics hosted about 30 MSCS students for the FedEx Logistics Academy at its global headquarters at the former Gibson Guitar factory Downtown.
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Business Kroger to buy Albertsons
Kroger has 121 stores and 18,373 associates in Tennessee, according to Tennessee Grocers and Convenience Store Association president Rob Ikard.
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Business Terminix acquired by Rentokil
Rentokil will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “RTO.”
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Transportation & Logistics FedEx terminates Roxo, the same-day delivery robot
FedEx is stepping back from the research and development program for a same-day bot to prioritize several nearer-term opportunities.
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Business Memphis-based nexAir to be sold to Linde
The company announced Tuesday, Oct. 11, it has agreed to be acquired by Linde Gas & Equipment, a division of Linde PLC.
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Business FedEx volunteers bundle 20,000 care packages for members of armed forces
The supplies will be sent to military training centers in the U.S. and remote locations worldwide.
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Transportation & Logistics FedEx Ground says it will lower holiday volume forecasts
The news follows a particularly poor earnings quarter from the Memphis-based company, which announced several cost-cutting measures in September.
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BusinessSylvamo completes sale of Russian operations
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, more than 1,200 companies around the world have curtailed their operations in the region.
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Business Terminix shareholders approve acquisition
The $6 billion acquisition is expected to close Wednesday, Oct. 12.
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Transportation & Logistics FedEx asks feds to intervene in pilot contract negotiations
The federal assistance comes months after pilots picketed outside the FedEx Express Air Operations Center with signs that read, “When the world shut down, FedEx pilots delivered.”
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Transportation & Logistics Airport Authority to give update on its master plan
The Memphis Shelby County Airport Authority will hold two sessions, the first on Tuesday, Oct. 25, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m, followed by a second meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Business Memphis-based Varsity Spirit named in lawsuit alleging sexual abuse
The suit claims Varsity and other defendants, including the United States All Star Federation and Premier Athletics, engaged in a conspiracy to cover up abuse.
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Transportation & Logistics FedEx announces $2 billion in cost-cutting measures, rate increases
In 2023, FedEx hopes to generate total cost savings of $2.2 to 2.7 billion, and the Memphis-based company plans increase some of its rates.
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Transportation & Logistics ‘How did it catch you so off guard?’: Investors grill FedEx CEO after troubling quarter
The shipping giant announced earlier this month that its earnings for the first quarter of fiscal year 2023 were much lower than the company’s predictions.
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Ford Megasite Ford breaks ground on future BlueOval City at Megasite
While crews began clearing the ground at the Megasite of West Tennessee as early as March, structural steel now represents the first phase of construction.
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Business 3,000 ‘AutoZoners’ gather for annual sales meeting
AutoZone opened 118 new stores and closed one in the U.S., opened 39 stores in Mexico and 20 stores in Brazil in 2022.
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