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FedEx Joins Advisory Board for UA Blockchain Center
FedEx Corp. of Memphis becomes the 11th member of the Executive Advisory Board of the Blockchain Center of Excellence at the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas. read more >
UPS Aims to Hire More Than 100K Holiday Workers
United Parcel Service says it plans to hire more than 100,000 extra workers to help handle an increase in packages during the holiday season. read more >
by Associated Press -
FedEx Logistics Establishing New HQ in Downtown Memphis
FedEx Logistics is establishing a new headquarters in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, and bringing nearly 700 jobs along with it. read more >
by Associated Press -
Hammons WLR Land Sells for $3.6M (Real Deals)
Three parcels totaling 7.36 acres in west Little Rock exited bankruptcy after a $3.6 million transaction. read more >
by George Waldon -
500 FedEx Offices Coming Soon to Walmarts Nationwide
FedEx Office will open 500 new locations in select Walmart stores over the next two years, the company headquartered in Plano, Texas, and Walmart Inc. of Bentonville announced Tuesday. read more >
FedEx Investing $1B to Modernize Memphis Hub
FedEx says it is investing more than $1 billion to modernize its Tennessee hub, in a move the shipping giant says will improve its efficiency and reliability as it delivers packages throughout the world. read more >
by Associated Press -
Customer Demand Drives Final Mile Industry
The “final mile” of shipping items purchased online — experts call it a $13 billion market — is tantalizing for shippers even as it is putting pressure on retailers’ margins. read more >
by Marty Cook -
FedEx Opens Little Rock Ground Facility, Employs 175
FedEx Corp. of Memphis marks the grand opening of its new 303,000-SF Ground facility in southwest Little Rock, where the company employs 175 people. read more >
by Alexis Crowe -
Salmon Cos. No. 3 On List of Top USPS Contractors
Salmon Cos. of North Little Rock was the third-largest contractor for the U.S. Postal Service in fiscal 2014, according to an annual ranking by the Husch Blackwell law firm. read more >
FedEx Ground Distribution Center in Little Rock to Employ 160
FedEx Corp. of Memphis broke ground Thursday on a 300,000-SF Ground distribution facility in southwest Little Rock. The publicly traded logistics firm plans to employ about 160 people there. read more >
by Mark Carter -
FedEx Schedules Groundbreaking for Southwest Little Rock Site
FedEx has scheduled a groundbreaking for its new Ground distribution facility in southwest Little Rock. read more >
by Lance Turner -
Little Rock Land Eyed for FedEx Center Sold for $3.4M
Development of a 311,684-SF FedEx Corp. distribution center is officially in motion in southwest Little Rock near the northwest corner of Alexander and Loop roads. read more >
FedEx Predicts Increase in Holiday Deliveries
FedEx forecast Wednesday that deliveries between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve will rise 8.8 percent over last year, to 290 million shipments. read more >
by Associated Press -
FedEx 4Q Profit Rises on Growth in Ground Shipping
The boom in online shopping may be hurting some store-based retailers, but it is doing wonders for FedEx Corp. read more >
by Associated Press -
FedEx Pulls Conference Support After Damien Echols Added to Lineup
Shipping giant FedEx has pulled out of a business conference after former Arkansas death row inmate Damien Echols was asked to speak. read more >
by Associated Press -
FedEx Gives UA Pryor Center $100,000
FedEx Corp. of Memphis, Tenn., gives $100,000 to the University of Arkansas Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History. read more >
by Lance Turner -
FedEx Says It Can Grow By Cutting Costs
The world's second-largest package delivery company, a bellwether for economic health, lowered its economic forecast for the U.S., saying there remains a lot of uncertainty for the country. read more >
by Associated Press -
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