As part of an ongoing national expansion plan, FedEx Ground, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., (NYSE: FDX), has chosen a 77-acre site in Troutdale … More: continued here
Read More »Special delivery: FedEx’s new Southaven SmartPost plays middleman for shippers, post offices (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Just in time for those holiday packages from Swiss Colony and Eddie Bauer, FedEx has opened a SmartPost hub in Southaven. Three weeks after it opened Oct. 5, the hub is ramping up for peak season with 120 workers cranking out 30,000 packages a day, primarily e-commerce and catalog orders. …
Read More »Consumer memos: United Airlines partners with FedEx for overnight luggage delivery (The Kansas City Star)
United Airlines is teaming with FedEx Corp. to ship passengers’ bags overnight, as the second-biggest U.S. carrier seeks more revenue from sources other than ticket sales. The Door-to-Door Baggage service is available to passengers on United flights in the 48 contiguous U.S. states. The service costs $149 a bag each …
Read More »FedEx Ground Selects Site for New Portland Area Distribution Hub (wallstreet:online AG)
As part of an ongoing national expansion plan, FedEx Ground, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., (NYSE: FDX), More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Ground Selects Site for New Portland Area Distribution Hub (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
PITTSBURGH—-As part of an ongoing national expansion plan, FedEx Ground, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., , has chosen a 77-acre site in Troutdale to build a distribution hub that will be double the size of the existing operation in Portland, Oregon. More: continued here
Read More »United teams with FedEx to ship airline passengers’ bags (Asbury Park Press)
United Airlines is teaming with FedEx Corp. to ship a passenger’s bag overnight for as much as $358 round trip, betting that some customers will pay the higher cost to avoid taking luggage to the airport. More: continued here
Read More »Ground broken on FedEx truck terminal (The Daily Record)
HAGERSTOWN – More than 60 people attended a groundbreaking for a FedEx truck terminal on Md. 63. The terminal will be set on 137 acres and will be one of FedEx’s biggest freight terminals. It is expected to be completed in a year. More: continued here
Read More »Red Lights and Robots (Metro Pulse)
Some of our robots are going to retire next month. Back in September, the News Sentinel reported that—due to a screw-up on the part of FedEx—Redflex, the company that operates the much-maligned red-light cameras around town, lost its contract. It will expire on Nov. 9. More: continued here
Read More »Notes: FedEx Cup fix; Padraig’s last stand (The Golf Channel)
PGA Tour officials have been immersed in finding a fix for the FedEx Cup since it ended with so little fanfare at East Lake, with commissioner Tim Finchem making sure his staff doesn’t stray from three key points. More: continued here
Read More »Cops seize 30 pounds of pot in Michigan City (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
MICHIGAN CITY | Officers intercepted two FedEx packages containing 30 pounds of marijuana in Michigan City, a police official said. More: continued here
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