In less than a week, FedEx will take the wraps off its new package-sorting hub building and begin limited operations there at Piedmont Triad International Airport. Workers have been tweaking the conveyor and sorting machines for several months inside the $300 million hub. But FedEx planes at the airport have …
Read More »Driver falls off back of his truck in Wrentham (The Sun Chronicle)
WRENTHAM – A FedEx driver was airlifted to a Boston hospital Monday morning after he fell from the back of his parked truck while making a delivery, fracturing his leg and hitting his head on the pavement. More: continued here
Read More »Man in Vinnie Jones case gets prison term (The Argus Leader)
The Sioux Falls man at the center of the assault trial of Hollywood actor Vinnie Jones was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison on marijuana charges unrelated to his December dust-up with fame. Juan Trevino-Barrera, 24, and two of his roommates were caught with nearly 100 pounds of marijuana …
Read More »Warning flight forces FedEx plane back to Reno (Reno Gazette-Journal)
A FedEx plane carrying packages to Memphis, Tenn., returned and landed safely at Reno-Tahoe International Airport on Tuesday night after a warning light indicated an engine may have overheated. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Plane Lands Safety After Circling (KOLO 8 Reno)
A Federal Express plane that circled over northern Nevada has landed safely at Reno-Tahoe International Airport. More: continued here
Read More »Mail (Fort Myers Florida Weekly)
Newly opened Mail This LLC, located in the Shoppes at North Cape, 2481 Del Prado Blvd. North in Cape Coral, has recently joined the Florida Merchants Network. Mail This combines a line of gifts along with a full range of pack and ship services and family-style customer attention. Mail This …
Read More »Dividend.com: Last Hour Tells (TheStreet.com)
The markets are holding up fairly well on this first day back from the long holiday weekend. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx rises, analyst softens tone after downgrade (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Shares of FedEx Corp. rose Tuesday as a Stifel Nicolaus analyst who recently downgraded the stock gave a more upbeat outlook for the freight shipper, which has been hurt as recession undermines demand for shipping. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx shows he is no longer haunted by Nadal’s mauling in 2008 (The Star)
Roger Federer erased miserable memories by gliding into the second round of the French Open with a clinical 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Spaniard Alberto Martin yesterday. More: continued here
Read More »Ishikawa can at least count on major bookends (MSNBC)
Ryo Ishikawa didn’t come close to qualifying for the U.S. Open when he missed by five shots in a qualifier in Japan. The 17-year-old sensation still has not secured a spot in the British Open at Turnberry. More: continued here
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