FedEx Ground is building a new distribution center in Norcross, the company’s fourth in metro Atlanta. The company will invest $55 million in the construction of the distribution center, a 215,000-square-foot facility on Atlantic Avenue near Jimmy Carter Boulevard, according to a news release.
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A police manhunt is underway for two men who tried to hijack a FedEx truck. More: continued here
FedEx Express has made LEED® Certification the standard for newly-built US facilities. LEED, the green building rating system developed by the U.S. Green Building Council , of which FedEx is an active member, is the leading benchmark for buildings that are designed, constructed and operated sustainably. More: continued here
FedEx Corp. says it will buy up to 30 Boeing aircraft from United Airlines and convert them into cargo planes.Financial terms of the deal were not released. FedEx disclosed its plans in a regulatory filing. … More: continued here
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FedEx Corp. tells its ground-service drivers when to work, what to charge customers and what kind of socks and shoes to wear, the workers say. Those who sued the company argue that makes them employees, not independent contractors. More: continued here
WhoWhatWhy / RealNewsProject (blog) Ebay, LinkedIn Push for Artificial IntelligenceWhoWhatWhy / RealNewsProject (blog)Ebay, LinkedIn Push for Artificial Intelligence. Greens in Germany Push 'Sexual Assistance' for Disabled ; Gandhi in Iran … and more Picks for 1/11. Aaron Swartz. On this Day: Internet activist Aaron Swartz committed suicide January 11, 2013, at age … More: continued…