‘The whole idea was to make it modern so when someone gets off the plane, they say Memphis is going places and Memphis is cool,’ said Scott Brockman, president and CEO of the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority.
The initial estimate was a late July reopening for the Hernando DeSoto Bridge. TDOT officials also upped the number of replacement plates to be installed aside from the damage that prompted the closing of the interstate bridge from 16 to 17.
Atlantic Track plans to expand its rail-manufacturing operations in South Memphis, hiring another 26 people.
More than two months have passed since Monty Frazier’s firing from the Arkansas Department of Transportation, and he’s kept quiet. But now, he’s ready to talk.
Until importers can no longer pay the astronomical rates of our industry, rates will unfortunately continue to rise.
Helm Fertilizer Terminal has now exceeded 51,622 hours of work without workplace-related injury or sickness.
The Tennessee Department of Transportation originally identified nine spots beyond the damage spotted in May that shut down all traffic on the Hernando DeSoto Bridge, but that has increased to 16.
The pandemic curbed the speed of pilot departures in the industry, but officials see a shortfall ahead as commercial pilots retire.
The package delivery company posted revenue of $22.57 billion in the period, exceeding Wall Street forecasts.
The new flight, from MEM to LAS, will begin August 12.
Contractors are making “significant progress” on repairs to the Hernando DeSoto Bridge, the Tennessee Department of Transportation reported in an update Monday, June 21.
Despite being automated, the distribution center will employ 350 people.
In a few weeks, a robot that could change the logistics industry will be transported from Ithaca, N.Y., to Memphis in a U-Haul.
FedEx has announced a new partnership with Nuro, a provider of self-driving vehicles, to enhance its parcel delivery system.
The dividends will be payable July 12 to people on record as stockholders by the close of business June 28.
Instead of the traffic jams varying wildly throughout the hours of each day, this past week’s data showed the same delays for blocks of time.
Each Monday, TDOT posts the average travel times for vehicles driving over the I-55 bridge. And Thursdays are particularly bad.
Memphians know how to detour around the closed Hernando DeSoto Bridge, but electronic signs aren’t as helpful for out-of-town visitors as they could be.
Job offers will be made on the spot, and employment will begin immediately for the applicants selected.
A regional, parcel-delivery service, LaserShip has opened a 42,000-square-foot facility at 1590 Century Center Parkway to start last-mile deliveries in the Memphis region.
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The company is trying to fill a variety of positions at its warehouse in Olive Branch.
Community leaders are optimistic the current trajectory of one of Memphis’ largest Black neighborhoods is trending upward after years of disinvestment.