While FedEx is sitting out the Super Bowl again this year, it’s going heavy on sponsorship of such events as yesterday’s Orange Bowl, a college football game held at the Land Shark Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. Steve Pacheco, advertising and marketing communications director at the nation’s top shipping company, …
Read More »FedEx Orange Bowl is coldest at 49 degrees at kickoff (ESPN)
Tuesday night’s matchup between Iowa and Georgia Tech is the coldest Orange Bowl ever, with the kickoff temperature 49 degrees and a northwest wind making it feel seven degrees cooler. More: continued here
Read More »Iowa Hawkeyes Defeat Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in 2010 FedEx Orange Bowl: 24-14 (DimeWars)
The Iowa Hawkeyes won 24-14 at Land Shark Stadium last night in the 2010 FedEx Orange Bowl. The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets were favored to win. However, Iowa managed to control the clock, outrushing Georgia Tech 172 to 143 yards. More: continued here
Read More »Hall of Fame Voting Is No Popularity Contest – Wall Street Journal
Hall of Fame Voting Is No Popularity ContestWall Street JournalOf the players on the 2010 Hall of Fame ballot, here's whose merchandise and memorabilia sold the best on eBay in the past 90 days. …and more » More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Express to expand Memphis hub (Knoxville News Sentinel)
An expansion of the FedEx Express World Hub at Memphis International Airport is in the pipeline.FedEx Corp. filed a building permit application for a $28 million addition to the hub on the north side of the airfield.The project, which is still in a preliminary stage, follows expansion of the Indianapolis …
Read More »From Maplewood to FedEx, simply the best (Gazette.net)
Sherwood’s Deontay Twyman (2) set every county passing record imaginable and led the Warriors to two Class 4A state runner-up finishes. More: continued here
Read More »From Maplewood to FedEx, simply the best (North Potomac Gazette)
Two prolific quarterbacks managed to make the All-Decade team. Sherwood’s Deontay Twyman (shown) set every county passing record imaginable, while Kennedy’s Melvin Harris did it all for the Cavaliers for two years. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx seeks permit to expand Memphis hub (Greensboro News & Record)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — FedEx Corp. is seeking a building permit for its Memphis hub, but company officials say no construction is imminent so they aren’t releasing details. read more More: continued here
Read More »Greening executives: A new program teaches managers about the business of clean tech (Scientific American)
While the unemployment rate in the U.S. climbed to more than 10 percent in December, the job market could be gaining strength for green leaders. Already companies such as Wal-Mart, Coca-Cola Co. and FedEx Corp. have reportedly carved out executive positions for so-called sustainability officers. But, as two professors at …
Read More »Georgia Tech vs. Iowa in FedEx Orange Bowl tonight (WDBJ 7 Roanoke)
The Yellow Jackets are fresh off their first ACC title since 1990. But the Ramblin’ Wreck has lost its last four bowl games. More: continued here
Read More »