FedEx delays $300 million in Memphis hub spending
A worker at the FedEx Ground Hub in Olive Branch re-tapes a package before it moves through a scanning tunnel at the FedEx Ground Hub. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian file)
COVID-19 and a desire to improve cash flow have prompted FedEx to slow the pace of a $1.55 billion Memphis hub transformation.
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Wayne Risher
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