A pair of teams riding lengthy losing streaks get together this evening in Memphis, as the Grizzlies welcome the New Jersey Nets to FedEx Forum. More: continued here
Read More »Despite tough economy, Super Bowl still shines (Sports Illustrated)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The sagging economy has put a hit on plans for this year’s Super Bowl, not that visitors to Tampa for the game and hundreds of millions watching on TV will be able to tell the difference. More: continued here
Read More »Grizzlies host Nets at FedEx Forum (The Sports Network)
Grizzlies host Nets at FedEx Forum More: continued here
Read More »Companies try pay freezes to avoid layoffs (USA Today)
What do Tropicana Casino and Resort, Avis and the White House now have in common? They’re all freezing the pay of some of their workers. It’s part of a growing trend by employers facing the fallout economic and political from a brutal recession. More: continued here
Read More »Lindenhurst trucker honored for outstanding safe-driving performance (Babylon Beacon)
FedEx Ground, the small-package ground delivery service of FedEx Corp., has recognized Richard M. Degennaro, a resident of Lindenhurst, for achieving 10 years of safe driving without a preventable accident. Degennaro has been a professional truck driver for 11 years with FedEx Ground and works out of the company’s Garden …
Read More »BEING WHEEL-Y CAREFUL (The Patriot Ledger)
FedEx courier Steve Ripley had to contend with leftover snow and slush when he delivered an order of books to the College Book Store on Hancock Street in Quincy earlier this week. More: continued here
Read More »Pay freezes hit workers — White House not spared (AP via Yahoo! News)
What do Tropicana Casino and Resort, Avis, Yahoo and the White House now have in common? More: continued here
Read More »Lenovo W700ds comes to Mobile Tech Manor (Salon.com)
The surprise must have been etched on my face when the FedEx guy dropped off a big box at Mobile Tech Manor this morning. I wasn’t expecting anything and usually the boxes Ralph delivers are small and light, but this box was very big and I struggled to get it …
Read More »Fortune: FedEx one of 100 best companies to work for (Memphis Business Journal)
FedEx Corp. is one of the top 100 best companies to work for in 2009, according to a list in Fortune Magazine . More: continued here
Read More »Task force to announce improvements in child pedestrian safety (The Wichita Eagle)
A task force formed to study child pedestrian safety will announce a series of improvements at a news conference this afternoon. The task force, involving Safe Kids Wichita Area and FedEx, installed solar-powered flashing school zone signs, pedestrian crossing signs and sidewalkswith wheelchair rampsto improve walking conditions for children in …
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