FedExForum, national golf tournaments, pandas, the area’s growing medical device industry, its IT sector — leaders say they couldn’t have happened without FedEx. 

An estimated $1.6 billion in annual payroll from FedEx underwrites much of the local economy.

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Before a strike can take place, the National Mediation Board must first decide that additional mediation efforts would not be productive and offer the parties an opportunity to arbitrate the contract dispute.

The Canada-based company says it will replace the existing refinery at 1351 Williams Ave. pending “approval of local programs.”

Delta Dental adjoins the existing Dunn Dental Building at 875 Union Ave. Together, they make up the Delta Dental of Tennessee Oral Health Complex. 

Images show the might, creativity it takes to start a company, reminding the world that FedEx started out the same way.

Starting in the late 1960s, FM 100 played rock and roll, drastically out of character for what FM radio was everywhere else in the nation.

Instead of limiting its giving to monetary donations, FedEx relied heavily on in-kind shipping to reach its goal of helping 50 million people by the date of its 50th anniversary.

Memphis Record Pressing is capitalizing on the huge revitalized interest in vinyl records that has emerged over the past decade.

Construction is expected to take two to three weeks. The gift from Ford will be at no cost to the district.

At the FedEx Institute of Technology, they’re ensuring Memphis isn’t a data science or artificial intelligence desert. 

Sylvamo’s recently disclosed the compensation earned by certain executives in 2022, including its CEO Jean-Michel Ribiéras, who earned almost $7 million through a combination of salary, stock and other incentives.

In February, when rain and freezing temperatures layered trees and buildings in ice, more than 70 daytime airfield employees spent three nights at the airport — working and sleeping in shifts to keep the runways open.

Campbell Clinic, Martin, Tate, Morrow & Marston, P.C. and BLDG Memphis announce new additions. 

Signees of an open letter to Lee’s administration — drafted by a Memphis pediatrician — come from all over Tennessee, including Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Murfreesboro, Sewanee, Knoxville, Lebanon and Mt. Juliet. 

Tim Fabian preferred to have a small team of trauma surgeons, which means everyone operates more and continues to get better, said Dr. Martin Croce, senior vice president and chief medical officer at Regional One Health.

The executive leadership team at FedEx — guided by CEO Raj Subramaniam — will have to demonstrate to its stockholders that it is the right team to lead the company out of turbulent waters and into the future. 

Bartlett-based American Paper Optics, the largest manufacturer of 3D glasses in the world, prepares as one of the biggest solar eclipses that many adults will experience in their lifetimes approaches.

Whiskey-flavored caramel corn gains national attention, taking Kenny and Penny Mickey’s socially conscious business straight to the Barclays Small Business Big Wins contest.

Clean Memphis is out to help people make better decisions around food and build networks to rescue surplus.

The boutique hotel at 69 E. Pontotoc Ave. will include 10 guest rooms, with a small lobby facing Pontotoc.

Following the announcement that FedEx’s operating companies will consolidate into one organization, the delivery giant’s stock was up by more than 1.2%. 

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Standing on Wall Street Wednesday morning, pilots held signs reading “Now is the time” and “FedEx has failed to deliver.” 

Expected to be completed in June 2024, the consolidation will bring FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Services and other FedEx operating companies into Federal Express Corp.