Subramaniam—FedEx's second-ever CEO, and a company lifer—now has to lead the Global 500 company without founder Fred Smith ...

The story of Frederick W. Smith and his revolutionary overnight delivery company, FedEx, is familiar to many people, especially Memphians. It's perhaps not surprising that the story of a billionaire ...

AutoZone founder Pitt Hyde held a close friendship with late FedEx founder Fred Smith for much of his life. Hyde described him as a “renaissance man" and said he was always impressed with how ...

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. — Founder of the FedEx Corporation, Fred Smith, has died Saturday at 80. Smith was born in 1944 in Marks, Mississippi, before going on to earn his undergraduate degree at Yale College ...

Had Fred Smith followed through on his threat to jump out of a window of the Union National Bank building in downtown Little Rock in 1974, the shipping business might be very different today. But he ...

The last time I saw Fred Smith was just a few weeks ago, at a meeting in Nashville. We were taking a quick break from an intense dialogue with leaders across the political spectrum. Fred had been ...

FedEx executive Richard Smith said the family inquired about acquiring a majority interest in the Grizzlies from team owner ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The FedEx family is honoring its founder, the late Fred W. Smith. during the four days of competition at the 88th annual National Truck Driving Championships. The 174 FedExers competing ...

FedEx founder’s family attempted to buy Grizzlies ...