United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) has stopped lobbying Congress to approve a labor provision heatedly opposed by rival FedEx Corp. (FDX), acknowledging the high-profile battle appears to be over at least for the next two years.
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WEST SIDE – FedEx has proposed a 183,000-square-foot distribution center on part of a 37-acre tract of vacant land on Daytona Road, between 90th and Los Volcanes on the south side of Interstate 40 near the Unser interchange, according to a city planning staff report. More: continued here
NEW YORK, N.Y. – FedEx Corp. said Tuesday that it is buying Brazilian transportation and logistics company Rapidão Cometa Logística e Transportes SA to expand its presence in the region. More: continued here
eBay: Scaling amazing heightsHRM AsiaKlaus Duetoft, Senior Director of eBay's shared HR services platform, MyHR, in Asia-Pacific, has a fun, go-to anecdote when he wants to highlight the lightning-quick evolution of the internet scene. “I tell people that one year in the internet sector … More: continued here
Independent Online Yahoo dangled $27M pay package to get new CEOBoston.comThompson starts his new job Monday after spending the past four years running eBay Inc.'s PayPal service, where revenue more than doubled during his tenure. PayPal took in an estimated $4.4 billion last year. That kind of robust growth is a fuzzy …Yahoo Finds New…
FedEx Trade Networks, the freight forwarding arm of global shipping giant FedEx Corp, has announced that it has established operations in Johannesburg. As part of the company’s global expansion initiative, which began in 2008, it has opened a total of 45 offices throughout Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Asia. More: continued here
FedEx union leaders had strong words after the Federal Aviation Administration excluded cargo pilots from the new pilot fatigue rule. More: continued here