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    Staying or going? FedEx nears decisions on voluntary buyouts

    Some buyout-eligible FedEx employees could be left behind as a new payroll-trimming project comes to a head in April. FedEx aims to save up to $275 million a year.

    By Wayne Risher March 31, 2019
  • Transportation & Logistics

    Former FedEx career employee Sean Healy joins Amazon

    Former longtime FedEx executive Sean Healy, most recently regional chief operating officer for FedEx Express Europe, is listed on LinkedIn as an Amazon director after a 32-year FedEx career.

    By Wayne Risher March 29, 2019
  • Transportation & Logistics

    ‘Significant’ music industry growth seen among promising job sectors

    The Memphis & Shelby County Regional Economic Alliance met publicly for the first time Thursday and agreed on priorities for job growth, ranging from transportation and logistics to the music industry.

    By Wayne Risher March 29, 2019
  • Transportation & Logistics

    River turns wheels of industry, stokes city’s economic engine

    The Mississippi River has been lubricating the economic machinery of Memphis since land speculators put down stakes where a high bluff overlooked the muddy terminus of the Wolf River.

    By Wayne Risher April 01, 2019
  • Transportation & Logistics

    Memphis hangs at No. 2 on ranking of world’s busiest cargo airports

    Memphis remains No. 2 in the world and No. 1 in North America in an Airports Council International preliminary ranking of the busiest cargo airports by volume.

    By Wayne Risher March 25, 2019
  • Transportation & Logistics

    FedEx says bonus plan ditched because of changing economic reality

    FedEx said it cut out annual bonuses because of changing economic circumstances, but some employees complained the company was taking away a benefit they'd previously been led to expect.

    By Wayne Risher March 23, 2019
  • Transportation & Logistics

    Airport eyes solutions to spring break, Thanksgiving parking crunch

    Airport officials are looking at ways to improve the customer experience when parking garages fill up at peak times, such as spring break and Thanksgiving.

    By Wayne Risher March 22, 2019
  • Transportation & Logistics

    FedEx plans to scrap employee bonuses this year

    FedEx told employees in the wake of a disappointing earnings report Tuesday that the company expects to scrap annual incentive compensation bonuses this year.

    By Wayne Risher March 20, 2019
  • Transportation & Logistics

    FedEx earnings slide as global trade slowdown continues

    FedEx's earnings missed company and analyst expectations Tuesday. The company cited a continuation of economic softness in Europe and Asia that prompted announcement of a cost-cutting plan in December.

    By Wayne Risher March 19, 2019
  • Transportation & Logistics

    Analysts believe FedEx stock is a bargain but expect quarterly earnings slip

    The strength of the U.S. economy is in FedEx's favor, but the company is managing through headwinds in Europe and Asia. FedEx reports quarterly earnings Tuesday, March 19.

    By Wayne Risher March 17, 2019
  • Transportation & Logistics

    Explore Bike Share nets new support from FedEx, city

    Explore Bike Share has picked up funding from Memphis-based FedEx, $150,000 over three years; and Memphis, $75,000 a year for four years, from fees on Bird and Lime.

    By Wayne Risher March 14, 2019
  • Transportation & Logistics

    FedEx names Don Colleran as FedEx Express chief

    FedEx has named Don Colleran as president and chief executive officer of FedEx Express. He'll succeed Raj Subramaniam, who became president and chief operating officer of FedEx Corp. March 1.

    By Wayne Risher March 11, 2019
  • Transportation & Logistics

    Supply chain innovation team pushes forward despite setback

    Proponents of an inter-operable pool of intermodal container chassis for the Memphis area aren't giving up on the idea despite a recent rejection by two big players in the market.

    By Wayne Risher March 11, 2019
  • Transportation & Logistics

    ScanSource, technology provider, adding 50 jobs in Southaven expansion

    ScanSource Inc., a provider of technology solutions including barcode and point-of-sale systems, is adding 50 employees in an expansion of its Southaven, Mississippi distribution center over the next year.

    By Wayne Risher March 11, 2019
  • Transportation & Logistics

    FedEx chief says trade tensions dragging on world economic growth

    Memphis-based FedEx Corp. chief Frederick W. Smith, appearing on Fox News, said trade tensions are hurting the world economy and he doesn't think U.S. voters will buy big government spending.

    By Wayne Risher March 07, 2019
  • Transportation & Logistics

    FedEx’s Gloria Boyland listed among country’s most powerful black female executives

    FedEx executive Gloria R. Boyland has overseen development of the newly unveiled FedEx SameDay Bot and truck platooning technology. She's one of Black Enterprise's Most Powerful Women in Corporate America.

    By Wayne Risher March 04, 2019
  • Transportation & Logistics

    Fantastical? Armchair exercise mulls Amazon-FedEx combo despite long odds

    Under the heading of "food for thought," analysts at one firm have pondered the what-ifs of an unlikely combination of Amazon and FedEx and suggested it would be a winner.

    By Wayne Risher March 02, 2019
  • Transportation & Logistics

    State reveals incentives for FedEx, JNJ Logistics

    The state of Tennessee reveals $11.2 million in incentives for two major investments by local logistics companies. 

    By Michelle Corbet March 01, 2019
  • Transportation & Logistics

    FedEx aims to disrupt growing local delivery market with SameDay Bot

    FedEx views its newly introduced FedEx SameDay Bot as a potential game-changer that will help grow market share among current shippers and open new avenues for local deliveries.

    By Wayne Risher February 27, 2019
  • Transportation & Logistics

    FedEx plans to test SameDay Bot in Memphis this summer

    FedEx on Wednesday announced details of its FedEx SameDay Bot, an autonomous delivery vehicle that is slated to navigate sidewalks of Memphis and other cities this summer in initial testing.

    By Wayne Risher February 27, 2019
  • Transportation & Logistics

    FedEx introducing same-day delivery robot on Wednesday

    Memphis-based FedEx introduced a driverless package delivery robot called the FedEx SameDay Bot on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" Tuesday night.

    By Wayne Risher February 27, 2019
  • Transportation & Logistics

    XPO guarantees jobs to workers displaced by warehouse closing

    XPO Logistics Inc. said Monday it's guaranteeing jobs at other XPO warehouses for all workers being displaced by the scheduled April 15 closing of a Memphis facility operated for Verizon.

    By Wayne Risher February 26, 2019
  • Transportation & Logistics

    FedEx outlines pay package for Raj Subramaniam

    New FedEx Corp. president and chief operating officer Raj Subramaniam would earn $1.2 million in base salary and bonuses over the next year under a compensation package outlined Wednesday, Feb. 20.

    By Wayne Risher February 21, 2019
  • Transportation & Logistics

    Discussion continues about front-office changes at FedEx

    FedEx's series of high-level management changes are fueling speculation about the reasons and perhaps worrying investors and employees, but have the potential to bring fresh eyes to the organization.

    By Wayne Risher February 20, 2019
  • Transportation & Logistics

    Is Raj Subramaniam ‘the guy’ at FedEx? Only time will tell

    Selection of Raj Subramaniam for the No. 2 job at Memphis-based FedEx Corp. starting March 1 could put him in the driver's seat to eventually become CEO, some analysts believe.

    By Wayne Risher February 18, 2019

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