FedEx Announces Rate Increase For Shipments (News Channel 5 Nashville)

Police said 37-year-old Frank Schwakopf was trying to attach two trailers together at the FedEx facility near 51st Avenue and Broadway Road when he was crushed by the trailers. More: continued here

Wall Street Journal (blog) EBay Set to Offer Shipping Club, Starting in GermanyWall Street Journal (blog)Fresh from its split with PayPal, eBay Inc. is addressing one of its longstanding challenges: shipping. The e-commerce giant on Tuesday is set to introduce a speedy shipping membership in Germany it is calling eBay Plus. The 19.90 euro ($22)…

Shares of FedEx Corporation (FDX) jumped more than 3% yesterday, touching a 52-week high of $161.65 after the company reported robust financial numbers for the first quarter of fiscal 2015. More: continued here

Overnight delivery company FedEx has bought 77 acres near Nashville International Airport, taking off the market one of the last remaining large industrial sites in Davidson County. More: continued here

Ten bright spots from a decade that had more than its share of bad news:Scalpel, please: The growing medical-device industry — built around Smith & Nephew, Wright Medical and Medtronic — is carving out a profile as a high-paying economic engine.Big bucks from Bill: A $90 million Gates Foundation grant will focus on retaining quality…

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