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SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — More than 30 Super Bowl XLII TV commercials for Bridgestone, Budweiser, Coca-Cola, FedEx and other advertisers were created using Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSK) technology. More: continued here

Last Thursday, the Smothers family closed on their purchase of a four-bedroom house on Collierville-Arlington Road and on Saturday they moved in. On Tuesday evening, a call on his cell phone from a FedEx coworker watching weather radar prompted Forrest Smothers to leave his new attic and look into the …

The Yuma City Council voted unanimously to authorize the acquisition of a right-of-way on 30th Street for a FedEx facility. The right-of-way was acquired by Glen Curtis for the purpose of dedicating the area to a FedEx facility his company plans to construct. More: continued here

Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) — Tornadoes swept through the southern U.S. late yesterday, killing at least 48 people, sparking a pipeline explosion in Tennessee and ripping the roof off a building at FedEx Corp.’s main airport hub. More: continued here

Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) — FedEx Corp., the second-largest U.S. package-shipping company, said some service was disrupted in parts of the southern U.S. after tornadoes swept through several states. More: continued here

Officials say the project could be completed as soon as May. Posted: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 at 7:51 a.m. ESCANABA — Construction on the FedEx Ground Distribution Center in Escanaba is running ahead of schedule. More: continued here

Which was your favorite Super Bowl commercial? Bobbing asleep, Pepsi Max: Cowboys and rappers nod off before they drink some Max. Giant pigeons, FedEx: Delivery problems not solved by giant pigeons that terrorize the city. More: continued here

The SMU men’s basketball team will travel to the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tenn., to face the No. 1-ranked Memphis Tigers (21-0, 7-0). SMU (7-12, 1-5) has never beaten the No. 1 ranked team in the country in six attempts. Memphis is the only remaining undefeated team in the nation …

FLEMINGTON — A local research firm that studied Sunday’s Super Bowl commercials said this year’s top ad involved a Federal Express pigeon. HCD Research of Flemington did the national study Sunday night. It polled more than 2,400 Super Bowl viewers older than 18. More: continued here

How TV’s most expensive commercials scored with viewers, according to the USA Today ad meter. For more info on the Ad meter and to watch all the commericals, go to VIDEO: WATCH THE COMMERICALS Company Description Length (sec.) Quarter Ad Meter score Budweiser Dalmatian trains Clydesdale to make beer wagon …