The University of Memphis will honor the late Fred Smith, founder of FedEx, throughout the 2025-26 athletic season. FedEx founder Fred Smith, who died June 21, was a staunch University of Memphis ...

A prominent local family recently inquired about acquiring a majority interest in the Memphis Grizzlies from the team’s owner Robert Pera. Those conversations went nowhere. The family was told Pera ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Fred Smith, the FedEx Corp. founder who revolutionized the express delivery industry, has died, the company said. He was 80. FedEx started operating in 1973, delivering small ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The son of FedEx founder Fred Smith has been elected to join the FedEx board of directors. Richard Smith has worked for FedEx for nearly 20 years. He was among 13 nominees facing a ...

FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam graduated from Syracuse and the University of Texas at Austin. But he also attended what he calls “CEO school,” taught by Fred Smith, FedEx’s founder and first CEO.

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FedEx founder Fred Smith, who died June 21, was a staunch University of Memphis supporter and a longtime champion for Tigers athletics. The Tigers will honor Smith throughout the 2025-26 athletic ...