FedEx Express, one of FedEx Corp.’s operating divisions, has announced three new programs to attract and retain employees, including a pay raise for some hub positions to $20 an hour.

Increases aren’t just a pain in the neck for motorists. They present challenges for transportation, shipping and logistics businesses in and around Memphis. 

Growth in e-commerce has prompted FedEx Express to expand its services and operations.

The first of five buildings at I-269 Logistics Center can be expanded to 1.74 million square feet. 

California-based Mullen Technologies has been literally all over the map in deciding where it will make its first electric vehicle. Now, Memphis leaders feel they’ve made a safe bet on the start-up, and the payoff could be hundreds of manufacturing jobs.

The United States and some European countries are exploring the concept of “vaccine passports,” which would allow passengers to travel more easily if they have been vaccinated against COVID-19. However, those types of passports face a variety of logistical and ethical issues.

FedEx reported strong financial performance last quarter, despite last month’s bad weather.

Frederick Smith said more can be done by the federal government to make it easier for businesses to save fuel and protect the environment.

Thanks to funding from the COVID-19 relief bill, Amtrak is restoring daily service for 12 of its long distance routes. One of these is the City of New Orleans route, which travels between New Orleans and Chicago with stops in Memphis.

A top FedEx executive says the company will be ready to handle the extra load as COVID-19 vaccine distribution ramps up this spring and summer.

Early data shows Memphis airport surpassed Hong Kong International Airport in the handling of cargo in 2020.

One of the hearings scheduled for next month will be on the issue of whether an oil pipeline company has a right under state law to use eminent domain proceedings to gain access to property it needs to build the pipeline. 

The company is setting aside $2 billion “of initial investment” in vehicle electrification, sustainable energy, and carbon sequestration.

With the approval of a new COVID-19 vaccine, FedEx is preparing to increase the number of doses it delivers on behalf of the federal government each week.

It seems counterintuitive, but traffic fatalities and accidents with injuries were actually up in Memphis last year, even though the COVID-19 pandemic caused fewer people to be on the roads. The reduced traffic may have just opened up the roadways for dangerous drivers.

If FedEx wins the case, it could lead to changes in the way multinational companies are charged on income earned overseas.

There’s a new end of the line for the Memphis Area Transit Authority’s Main Street trolley service.

FedEx is working to deal with a backlog of packages as a result of last week’s winter weather.

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen is appealing directly to President Joe Biden to stop the controversial Byhalia Connection oil pipeline project.

Faced with the monumental challenge of trying to vaccinate hundreds of thousands of people against COVID-19, city and county officials haven’t been shy about consulting with business executives for tips on how to improve their operating efficiency.

Weather-related disruptions have led FedEx, which is instrumental in the nationwide distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, to rely more heavily on its regional hubs as Memphis International Airport copes with a shutdown.

The Memphis International Airport CEO called the closure of the airport terminal a “last resort.”

Kroger spokesperson says the weather has prevented many vendors from providing certain products for its area stores, such as bread. 

The center will allow airplanes to de-ice in the same location, rather than at various places around the airport. That will make it easier for airport workers to collect and dispose of glycol, the chemical used to de-ice airplanes.

FedEx Express has had to temporarily suspend service to many cities in eight states in the South and Midwest, and its other businesses also are suspending services.