Saying ‘times have changed,’ FedEx Corp. announced it will not advertise during Super Bowl XLIII, set for Tampa on Feb. 1. FedEx has run ads during the Super Bowl broadcast for the past 12 years and has had an advertising presence in 18 Super Bowls since 1989. In a posting …
Read More »Biz Buzz: Thanks to eBay, some reap benefits of scandal – The Star-Ledger – NJ.com
Biz Buzz: Thanks to eBay, some reap benefits of scandalThe Star-Ledger – NJ.com, NJ –2 minutes agoAll types of swag from Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities are up for sale at the internet auction site eBay. There are canvas tote bags, a baseball cap … More: continued here
Read More »Carmike To Show FedEx BCS National Championship and NBA All-Star Saturday Night, Live in 3-D at 35 Theatres in 19 States (Centre Daily Times)
Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (NASDAQ: CKEC), the nation’s leading motion picture exhibitor in 3-D, today announced that it will be showing two upcoming Live 3-D broadcasts: the FedEx BCS National Championship Game between the University of Florida and the University of Oklahoma on January 8th and NBA All-Star Saturday Night on …
Read More »UC 4,500 short of selling its tickets (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
The University of Cincinnati will end up selling roughly 13,000 of its FedEx Orange Bowl allotment of 17,500 tickets, according to senior associate athletic director Mike Waddell. More: continued here
Read More »Carmike To Show FedEx BCS National Championship and NBA All-Star Saturday Night, Live in 3-D at 35 Theatres in 19 States (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
COLUMBUS, Ga.—-Carmike Cinemas, Inc. , the nation’s leading motion picture exhibitor in 3-D, today announced that it will be showing two upcoming Live 3-D broadcasts: the FedEx BCS National Championship Game between the University of Florida and the University of Oklahoma on January 8th and NBA All-Star Saturday Night on …
Read More »FedEx won’t air Super Bowl ad (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
Saying “times have changed,” FedEx Corp. said it will not advertise during the Super Bowl, set for Tampa, Fla., on Feb. 1. More: continued here
Read More »Injured Cincinnati starters return to practice (ESPN)
Cincinnati wide receiver Dominick Goodman and cornerback Mike Mickens practiced on Saturday and said they expect to play in the FedEx Orange Bowl on Thursday. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx, UPS prepare for a tough 2009 with cost-cutting measures (The Press-Enterprise)
On paper, FedEx and UPS have had a good year. They lost a domestic competitor in DHL for U.S. air cargo shipments, recorded profits in their most recent reported quarters and charged extra to offset fuel costs for awhile. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Express Breaks Ground on (Thaipr.net)
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), recently broke ground on its largest solar facility and first outside the U.S., when it began construction of its new Central and Eastern Europe More: continued here
Read More »FedEx hub opening pushed back (The News & Observer)
FedEx’s new hub at Piedmont Triad International Airport won’t open until next fall and will start operations with fewer workers than initially projected as the company keeps cautious amid a tumultuous economy. More: continued here
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