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A court-appointed official has awarded about 200 California drivers for FedEx Corp $14.4 million in a dispute over whether the package delivery company illegally classified them as independent contractors instead of employees, the Los Angeles Times reported. More: continued here

FedEx Express yesterday broke ground on its new European air hub at Cologne/Bonn. More: continued here

Drivers for FedEx Corp. have won about $14.4 million in a dispute over whether the delivery company illegally classified them as independent contractors instead of employees. More: continued here

FedEx Ground’s purchase of 150 acres in a Kernersville business park cost $13.3 million, according to public records, and while the purchase would seem to underscore FedEx’s intentions regarding a new ground cargo hub, the company declined again this week to confirm whether it will establish that operation in the …

FedEx Express broke ground Monday on its largest and first international solar facility at the Cologne, Germany airport, according to a company release. (FDX) More: continued here

Associated Press LOS ANGELES: Drivers for FedEx Corp. have won about $14.4 million in a dispute over whether the delivery company illegally classified them as independent contractors instead of employees. More: continued here

A court-appointed official has awarded drivers for FedEx Corp. in California about $14.4 million in a dispute over whether the delivery company illegally classified them as independent contractors instead of employees. More: continued here

A court-appointed official has awarded drivers for FedEx Corp. in California about $14.4 million in a dispute over whether the delivery company illegally classified them as independent contractors instead of employees. Lawyers for about 200 drivers said… More: continued here

NEW YORK — A JPMorgan analyst on Monday lowered his earnings estimates for a slew of transportation companies, including railroads and truckers and package delivery carriers UPS Inc. and FedEx Corp, predicting that economic weakness will continue throughout 2009. More: continued here

Last month, I proposed the idea of simply keeping cumulative scores, relative to par, for the entire four-week FedEx Cup race. The player with the lowest score after four weeks — 16 rounds — would get the $10 million. It’s less sexy than the current points system, perhaps, but simple …