Airport checkpoint changes will impact spring break travel
As Memphis airport braces for busy spring break season, travelers will find a couple of new wrinkles in security screening procedures and equipment.
Wayne Risher
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Business news reporter, 43-year veteran of print journalism, 35-year resident of Memphis, University of Georgia alumnus and proud father and spouse of University of Memphis graduates.
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February 2020
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Business Tourism growth drives record sales for Memphis hoteliers
Hoteliers in the Memphis area set new records in 2019 for revenues, rooms sold and the number of rooms available.
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March 2020
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Downtown Viking sets April 7 reveal of U.S. cruises, expected to include Memphis
Memphis is expected to be among port cities getting more visitors after Norway-based Viking launches Mississippi River cruises in 2022.
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Business FedEx losing key executive on NFL, PGA branding deals
Patrick Fitzgerald, described as one of the key executives in FedEx Corp.'s sports-related branding and marketing efforts, has announced his departure from the company effective March 31.
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Metro Live blog: Brown, Boyd seem headed toward general election in clerk race
Democrat Joe Brown and Republican Paul Boyd are leading the way in the General Sessions Court Clerk primaries.
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Transportation & Logistics Byhalia Connection pipeline plan sparks intense reactions
In the path of the proposed Byhalia Connection oil pipeline, residents, environmentalists and government officials are anxious about potential effects on the environment and property values.
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Business Southwest launches Atlanta nonstop Saturday
Southwest Airlines on Saturday, March 7, will bring competition back to the Memphis-Atlanta nonstop flight market for the first time since September 2016.
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Transportation & Logistics Memphis airport zeroes in on Boston flight for Indigo
Memphis International Airport has been trying to get nonstop service restored to Boston since Delta grounded the flight in January 2014 as part of steep cuts at its former hub. -
Transportation & Logistics FedEx improves vacation benefit for newer employees
FedEx employees won't have to wait until they've been with the company five years to get three weeks of vacation, under a policy change effective June 1.
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Transportation & Logistics Airport lands a new flight, and it’s a big one
Desire for the service was heightened when Indigo Ag announced in 2017 it would establish its North American commercial operations headquarters in Memphis.
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BusinessHigh-ranking FedEx executive stepping down in December
One of FedEx Corp.'s top executives is stepping down later this year after 40 years with the company.
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Business Airport braces for spring break travel peak
Spring break arrives at Memphis International Airport as extra precautions taken to guard against illness.
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Transportation & Logistics River cruise lines navigate uncertainty of COVID-19
Mississippi River cruise season opens Sunday, March 15, one week after the first coronavirus case was confirmed in Memphis. Cruise operators are taking steps to deal with the crisis.
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Transportation & Logistics Travel ban doesn’t apply to cargo, FedEx says
FedEx said it will continue cargo flights between Europe and the U.S. after confirming that President Trump's 30-day ban on travel doesn't apply to air freight.
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Business State basketball tournaments canceled for coronavirus
State basketball tournaments are latest cancellations with COVID-19.
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Transportation & Logistics Beaches, ski slopes, cruises beckon wary spring break travelers
Friday, March 13, looked like a regular Friday morning at Memphis International Airport, not the spring break traffic jam that had been predicted before coronavirus began spreading in the U.S.
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Business American Queen suspends sailing until April 12 because of coronavirus
American Queen Steamboat Company suspends all cruises until April 12, nixing planned March 15 departure of American Queen on Memphis-to-New Orleans cruise.
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Transportation & Logistics ‘Strategic thinker’ Alan Graf bowing out of FedEx inner circle
Mike Lenz will have to develop relationships with analysts and investors who have been comfortable dealing with Alan Graf for a long time.
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Transportation & Logistics Pandemic’s toll could come into focus in FedEx earnings
Analysts aren't sure yet how much impact coronavirus will have on FedEx third quarter earnings, scheduled for reporting Tuesday, but some believe the company should be prepared for long-term fallout.
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Business Closings, vacancies accelerate as Memphis tourism braces for downturn
It's eerily quiet at Memphis area hotels and tourist attractions as coronavirus precautions expand and visitors cancel travel plans.
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Transportation & Logistics Couriers keeping distance from customers during coronavirus outbreak
FedEx, UPS change signature protocols to keep delivery personnel a healthy distance away from customers during coronavirus pandemic.
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CoronavirusCoronavirus daily blog, March 17: Strickland declares state of emergency; third local case confirmed
The state reports the total number of confirmed cases in Tennessee is 73, and a third Shelby County case has also been reported. That individual is isolated at home and did not contract it in Shelby County.
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Coronavirus Coronavirus daily blog, March 18: Health Department confirms fourth Shelby case
- Tennessee's 98 cases mostly in patients between 18-49 years old
- Small business emergency declared
- Nike donating $500,000 to Memphis response
- Community Foundation launches response fund
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Business Coronavirus daily blog, March 11: Rhodes, UT suspend in-person classes
- TSSAA addresses COVID-19 concerns
- Impact of flight reductions on Memphis unclear
- Dow enters bear market on Wednesday
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Health Care Coronavirus daily blog, March 9: Baptist patient improving
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