FedEx director by day, food fanatic by night
Self-taught chef Kunal Jadhav created one of Memphis Magazine’s top 10 dishes for 2018 and has raised more than $100,000 for animal rescue groups. Now he’s doing a five-course dinner at Cameo.
Self-taught chef Kunal Jadhav created one of Memphis Magazine’s top 10 dishes for 2018 and has raised more than $100,000 for animal rescue groups. Now he’s doing a five-course dinner at Cameo.
V. James Vena, who only served on FedEx’s board for one year, has resigned. Kimberly A. Jabal will not stand for reelection.
Yellow has not formally announced its closure, but a representative of Teamsters Local No. 667, which represents 4,000 local workers, said the company going out of business would affect about 550 of its members.Related story:
The increase will bring Raj Subramaniam’s base salary, first set in 2022 months after he took leadership of the company, from $1.3 million to $1.45 million.
A California-based electric vehicle manufacturer is now producing EVs in Tunica.
The peak day is expected to be Friday, Sept.1, when more than 10,000 people could pass through the checkpoint.
Hotel industry officials continue lobbying for a full-service convention hotel Downtown with 450-plus rooms.
FedEx has been battling market softness in the face of rising inflation.
The Memphis-based automotive parts retailer reported $17.5 billion in sales for the year, an increase of 7.4% from the previous year.
The company’s net income was $1.08 billion, compared to the $875 million it reported in 2023.
In Memphis, members of the United Auto Workers union’s Local 2406 joined the strike with a picket line at AC Delco Distributing on Pleasant Hill Road on Friday, Sept. 22.
Shippers are being told to expect up to three-day delays, and rates have doubled for barges leaving from Memphis and St. Louis compared to the three-year average.
Flights from Memphis to Dublin, Rome or Barcelona for less than $600? Ashling Woolley, founder of 901 Flights, says cheap flights out of MEM are available if you know how to find them.
Preliminary data shows the Mississippi River’s level at Memphis likely hit a new all-time low in mid-September.