FedEx said an announced national job action against several companies in the e-commerce and shipping businesses had "no impact" on operations Friday.

The UrbanArt Commission and a public art committee of the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority are scheduled to receive site-specific proposals for public art in the B Concourse in mid-June.

Muslim religious head coverings known as hijabs were at the center of a religious discrimination claim filed against Memphis warehouse operators. A settlement in the case was signed this week.

FedEx announced a new alliance with BigCommerce, a rival of Shopify, to help small and medium-sized businesses sell goods online.

FedEx's landing fees will help Memphis International Airport balance its budget amid discussion of putting all passenger airlines in a single concourse until traffic rebounds from COVID-19.

Memphis International Airport's mammoth, 3.3 million square foot de-icing facility will dwarf one completed last year at Chicago O'Hare. 

FedEx Office, the Dallas-based printing and office services retail outlet of FedEx Corp., is furloughing some employees because of business slowdown during COVID-19 pandemic.

Experts expect the surge in e-commerce during the coronavirus pandemic to be a permanent fixture going forward.

The Viking Mississippi, a 386-passenger, custom-built vessel, is scheduled to begin cruising the Mississippi River in August 2022.

The Memphis airport has gone from 6,000-plus passengers and 80-90 flights a day to 20 or fewer flights and a few hundred passengers as COVID-19 hammers air travel.

Memphis International Airport expects to receive $24.6 million from the federal CARES Act in April to help offset some of the airport's losses due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Medtronic's U.S. distribution network, which runs through Memphis, is moving ventilators made in Galway, Ireland, to hospitals battling coronavirus.

FedEx Freight says it will offer "voluntary furlough opportunities" to a small percentage of workers to offset declines in volume due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

FedEx, UPS and other cargo carriers are on board with FEMA-led airlift of relief supplies into the U.S. to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

FedEx Express pilots are operating in some of the most challenging conditions ever as the company navigates the coronavirus pandemic. At least 15 have tested positive for COVID-19.

Some FedEx pilots have been pulled out of China and returned to the United States after tests for coronavirus proved inconclusive.

FedEx chief Frederick W. Smith has taken a voluntary, 91% pay cut as the Memphis-based company reports COVID-19 continues to negatively impact operations, cash flows and liquidity.

FedEx Freight, the less-than-truckload unit of Memphis-based FedEx Corp., is moving its headquarters to Southwind, near the FedEx Express world headquarters.

FedEx said it will implement surcharges on international shipments effective April 6, due to limited cargo capacity, particularly in Asia.

The FedEx Express hub in Memphis has added no-touch thermal imaging and forehead temperature testing for workers, vendors and visitors to its precautions to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Memphis-area groceries say there’s no shortage of food products, but paper products is another story.

FedEx responded quickly when federal agencies asked for expedited movement of coronavirus test specimens from remote testing sites to labs. The network launched Saturday, March 21.

FedEx chief Frederick W. Smith said Sunday the company doesn't need federal aid at this time, but "it's a good thing to have there ... if things get really bad."

FedEx Express worked over the weekend to set up a priority shipping network to expedite processing of coronavirus test specimens from more than 50 testing sites in 12 states.

A case of coronavirus has been reported for an employee at FedEx corporate headquarters on Shady Grove Road in East Memphis. The office was shut down for cleaning and disinfecting.