-The Screen Actors Guild has pushed back a vote on whether to strike until mid-January. Numerous top actors are urging SAG members to vote against the strike, saying they can’t afford to shut down the industry right now. [LAT ] -For the first time in 12 years, FedEx won’t run …
Read More »FedEx punts on Super Bowl advertising (Boston Herald)
NEW YORK – Saying “times have changed,” FedEx Corp. announced it will not advertise during Super Bowl 43, set for Tampa Bay, Fla., on Feb. 1. FedEx has run ads… More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Freight expansion to create 43 jobs (BizJournals)
FedEx Freight is plopping down a 6.5-acre parking lot and expanding building space at its Huber Heights hub. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx delays freighters (Journal of Commerce Online)
FedEx will delay delivery of 11 Boeing freighters for up to 17 months. The express carrier reached agreement with the jet maker to defer the delivery of the B777F aircraft, the company said in a footnote to its quarterly report filed last week with the SEC. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Punts on Super Bowl (Mediaweek)
A statement on the company Web site cites “unprecedented economic waters” as the reason FedEx is opting not buy a spot More: continued here
Read More »FedEx driver lets no package forgotten (The Washington Times)
Rashaan Hicks, a Waldorf resident who has been with FedEx Corp. for eight years, is used to working right up until Christmas Eve until the last package is delivered. More: continued here
Read More »TALK BACK: Reader: CEO Is Taking Biggest Pay Cut At FedEx (Nasdaq)
What you haven’t reported is that the top guy has assumed the greatest reduction in pay: 25%. That speaks volumes to those in the “ranks.” Sounds to me that FedEx Chairman and Chief Executive Fred Smith should be an economic advisor to those in the Beltway. He walks the walk. …
Read More »FedEx employee charged in theft (The Staunton News Leader)
FISHERSVILLE — A package handler at FedEx on Ivy Ridge Lane was charged Friday morning with stealing a video game console, the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office said. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx conducts test flight to new regional China hub (Manila Standard Today)
American logistics firm FedEx Express has completed its first flight operations test from Subic Bay to its new regional hub in Guangzhou, China. More: continued here
Read More »Blue Christmas for FedEx, peers (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
Looks like Santa’s sleigh will be a little lighter this year. Delivery of packages and mail has been down with the rest of the economy. More: continued here
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