Earnings Preview: FedEx (The Memphis Daily News)

The blogosphere was atwitter Friday over a good, old-fashioned Memphis bashing by a digital media expert who should have known better. James Andrews of Atlanta caused such an uproar that his bosses at Ketchum public relations apologized for inadvertently trashing major client FedEx’s hometown via a post on Twitter by Andrews. More: continued here

It wasn’t a typical day at the office for purple-shirted FedEx employees who spent Monday afternoon helping put the nature back in an East Memphis nature trail. More: continued here

Kent Live Destroyed M20 pedestrian bridge listed on ebayKent OnlineA collapsed footbridge that brought Kent's most important motorway to its knees has appeared on ebay. So far 52 people have bid more than £66,000 on the tongue-in-cheek listing, which advertises the former M20 span for 'for spare or repair'. The …People are bidding to buy…

FedEx Express has commenced direct service to Colombia and will create more than 200 jobs in the country over the next two years. More: continued here

A FedEx worker was struck and killed by a car in New Jersey Friday morning, officials said. More: continued here

FedEx Corp. announced Friday that its FedEx Express subsidiary acquired Supaswift businesses in Malawi and six other countries, which are Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland and Zambia. These acquisitions represent the latest step in the company’s strategy to grow its African network and service offering. FedEx Express now has direct access across the seven……