Memphis airport could soon bear FedEx founder’s name
The Memphis and Shelby County Airport Authority will introduce plan to rename Memphis’ airport in honor of the aviator, businessman and hometown hero Fred Smith.
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June 2025
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Fred Smith upped world’s expectations, all from Memphis
Jack Sammons spent a portion of Saturday with the FedEx founder: “No matter how routine our regular conversations ... every time I talked to him, I felt like I was talking to Thomas Edison, an individual who changed the world.”
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FedEx at 50: FedEx hired Annie Leibovitz to capture grit of startups, including Fred, 50 years later
Images show the might, creativity it takes to start a company, reminding the world that FedEx started out the same way.
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FedEx through the years
More than 50 years ago, FedEx began as an idea proposed in a Yale economics paper. Here’s what happened next.
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Trump tariffs concern FedEx founder Fred Smith
Smith estimated FedEx is “the biggest tax collector of tariffs by any entity in America” based on what it is transporting.
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May 2025
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FedEx board member tapped to be next postmaster general
A former CEO of the nation’s largest waste-management company who currently serves on the FedEx board of directors will take over control of the U.S. Postal Service.
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April 2025
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Hopes and fears swirl around tariffs in Memphis, starting at car lots
Depending on people’s points of view, tariffs will jumpstart U.S. manufacturing and create jobs or mire the economy in inflation. There’s little in-between.
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Trump’s tariff push is a race against time, and potential voter backlash
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March 2025
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Calkins: Remember that girl who gave Hardaway a bracelet? She’s Seattle-bound — courtesy of FedEx
Eleven-year-old Maci Barrett gave Penny Hardaway a bracelet expressing her support for the coach. Now FedEx is flying Maci and her family to Seattle for the NCAA Tournament.
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January 2025
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FedEx Freight president retires
Lance Moll will serve in his role until Jan. 31 and move into an executive advisor position until July 31.
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December 2024
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FedEx plans to spin off trucking division
The company expects the transaction, which will produce two publicly traded companies, will be executed in 18 months.
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FedEx sees some gains in face of stubborn economy, other headwinds
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FedEx sees some gains in face of stubborn economy, other headwinds
The company affirms the value of its savings programs, more than $6 billion through 2027, but downgrades earnings-per-share for the rest of the year.
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Airport seeing 60 fewer planes a day after FedEx drops U.S. Mail
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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November 2024
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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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FedEx 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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Families in North Memphis receive some relief heading into holiday season
Up to 400 families received canned goods, electrolyte mixes, games, books, shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste, makeup and other toiletry items Thursday, Nov. 7.
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FedEx’s new automated hub boasts 11 miles of belts and whistles
The facility is large enough to sort 56,000 packages an hour.
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October 2024
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Florida man pleads guilty to defrauding FedEx in mail scheme
Shaun Kavanaugh, 46, of Orlando, Florida, pleaded guilty Oct. 22 to mail fraud. He received more than $750,000 from FedEx.
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Calkins: As NBA season tips off, FedEx’s Richard Smith says it’s a ‘desperate’ moment for Downtown
FedEx exec Richard Smith says this is a critical moment for Downtown Memphis — and the Grizzlies, FedExForum and Beale Street may be the key.
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Calkins: Richard Smith on crime, conference realignment and how the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium gift happened
Richard Smith was as surprised as anyone when Fred Smith, his father, decided the family would give $50 million to help renovate the stadium. Here’s Smith on crime, Ja Morant, conference realignment and how that gift came to be.
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Tyreek Smith’s mentor: Promises made to Smith haven’t yet ‘been fulfilled’
Hellion “Boog” Knight, a mentor to Tyreek Smith, attempted to clear the air about Smith’s situation with the Tigers.
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Tigers pitch in for US military, discuss upcoming season
Two of the new-look basketball players discuss Coach Penny Hardaway’s offseason coaching staff changes, the team’s identity and their excitement for the season.
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Memphis City Council approves FedEx parking spaces, more
The Memphis City Council’s other-action items Tuesday, Oct. 1, included more money for affordable housing and more cameras.
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September 2024
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FedEx admits first quarter tougher than expected in disappointing earnings report
The little good news was that cost-cutting measures FedEx has achieved helped offset the revenue and expense pressure.
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August 2024
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Tiger basketball players to greet fans at FedEx St. Jude Championship
University of Memphis fans who come to the FedEx St. Jude Championship next week will have the chance to meet a few Tigers basketball players.
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July 2024
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Global tech outage affects Memphis businesses, leaves travelers stranded
The worldwide internet outage foiled operations for banks, media companies and emergency services. Canceled flights left passengers at Memphis International Airport missing vacations, weddings and funerals.
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