FedEx CEO vows to leave Tennessee if inheritance tax not repealed

NASHVILLE — Economist Arthur Laffer, a leader in the private efforts to eliminate Tennessee's inheritance tax, told a state legislative committee Monday that FedEx president, chairman and CEO Fred Smith told him last week that "he's gettin' out of this state" if the bill repealing the tax doesn't pass the …

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Post office gunman now faces federal charges

A Muskegon man accused of taking a gun into the Grand Haven post office is now being charged in federal court. George Edward Covington III, 42, was indicted April 12 by a grand jury on federal weapons and drug felony charges related to the Grand Haven incident, according to Ottawa …

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Fedex in talks to buy France's Tatex

FedEx is negotiation the acquisition of the French shipping company Tatex.The companies did not release any further information about the discussions Tuesday.Tatex was founded in 1976, and focuses on heavy … More: continued here

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