FedEx filings detail a cash payment and more for the former executive vice president.

Memphis threw a celebration at FedExForum that was worthy of Fred Smith’s life. Of course, Smith himself might not have liked all the fuss. He would have told us to get back to work.

“He opened doors for generations of entrepreneurs to proudly go through in the Bluff City,” Memphis Mayor Paul Young said. “Fred Smith didn’t just build a company. He built belief.” 

The new Ford Universal EV Platform is designed to make the manufacturing process faster. The company said it requires less space and offers better ergonomics to improve safety and reduce physical strain on workers. 

MATA does not have enough money to operate the trolleys even as it works to ready vehicles for a potential return. 

The Atlanta-based company will oversee security, customer assistance and more. 

“I am confident in our strong foundation, long-term strategy, and talented team as we move forward into this next chapter,” said Raj Subramaniam, FedEx’s president and CEO.

FedEx continues layoffs in pursuit of two initiatives the company started two years ago to streamline operations and maximize efficiency. 

The Atlanta-based airline will temporarily stop the service for four months.

Memphis International Airport expects more than 59,000 travelers to pass through its TSA checkpoint during the July Fourth holiday travel period from July 1-7. 

Memphis International Airport is to be renamed after Frederick W Smith, the late founder and executive chairman of FedEx.

A moment of reflection for FedEx founder Fred Smith opened the company’s annual earnings call Tuesday, June 24.

Airways Boulevard site will be the largest distribution center in Medtronic’s network.

The new chair of the FedEx board was previously the interim president of the University of Memphis, CEO of Saks Inc. and the lead director of the board of Pilot Flying J. 

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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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. 

The substation is on Democrat Road and will provide power to the hub without adding strain to the Memphis Light, Gas and Water grid.

The Don’t Miss Your Flight Act would “create a discretionary grant program” and use existing funds for improvements to road, bridge, tunnel, passenger-rail or transit projects at or within 5 miles of a public airport.

Smith estimated FedEx is “the biggest tax collector of tariffs by any entity in America” based on what it is transporting.

After four years of contract negotiations with FedEx, several hundred pilots lined the sides of Shady Grove Road Tuesday. 

Logistics company closing its Bartlett location. 

“With many University of Tennessee students and alumni based in Memphis, this route provides an affordable and fast alternative to driving,” said Michael Keeney, chairman of the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority Board of Commissioners.

John A. Smith is considered one of FedEx’s best operators. One analyst said, “What do you do? Put in a jockey that’s never won the derby on a horse, or do you put in a jockey that won a dozen derbies?”

Upcoming construction will make parking a breeze at Memphis International Airport.

It signs on to carry undisclosed volume of residential delivery, in multi-year contract.