The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority has started the process of renaming Memphis International Airport after FedEx founder Fred Smith. FedEx expressed strong support for the renaming, calling ...

FedEx will hold an event to honor its late founder. A celebration of life will be held for Fred Smith from 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Aug. 11 at FedExForum. The Memphis-based logistics giant said the public ...

Memphis Mayor Paul Young presented a key to the City of Memphis to late FedEx founder Fred Smith's family. “This key represents our gratitude, our admiration and our enduring respect for the man, ...

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 ...

FedEx founder Fred Smith, known by many as Memphis, Tennessee’s "most important citizen," has died. He was 80 years old. Smith started FedEx in 1973 with 14 small planes flying packages to 25 U.S.

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 ...

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 ...

The late FedEx founder's influence extended far beyond shipping, playing a pivotal role in bringing professional football back to Memphis in his final years. Zoo CEO: Expansion inspired by Fred ...

FedEx wholeheartedly endorses renaming Memphis International Airport after Fred Smith, the company said in a statement sent to The Commercial Appeal on June 27. "We fully support the Memphis-Shelby ...

FedEx is set to honor its late founder Fred Smith on Aug. 11. A celebration of life will be held for Smith from 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. at FedExForum in Downtown Memphis.. The Memphis-based logistics giant ...

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 ...

This story will be updated throughout the ceremony. FedEx is honoring its late founder Fred Smith on Aug. 11. A celebration of life is being held for Smith from 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. at FedExForum in ...