"It's difficult to put into words the tremendous loss felt by all who knew Frederick W. Smith," FedEx CEO and President Raj ...

Fred Smith's family tells The Commercial Appeal the FedEx founder was "the most incredible and loving father and grandfather" ...

It's hard to imagine a Memphis household that wasn't affected in some way, large (employment) or small (the Grizzlies), by ...

Fred Smith is of course a giant in the history of American business. His vision and daring revolutionized global commerce and ...

Fred Smith, the FedEx Corp. founder who revolutionized the express delivery industry, has died, the company said. He was 80.

Smith built a global delivery giant with more than half a million employees, hundreds of jets crisscrossing the planet and ...

Under the late Fred Smith’s watch, FedEx invested heavily in the PGA Tour. Here’s why the pro game appealed to him.

The rise of FedEx Corp. from a startup express carrier with a few aircraft to the largest air cargo airline in the world and ...

FedEx vision forms at young age. Smith was born on Aug. 11, 1944, to Frederick Smith and Sally Wallace Smith in Marks, Mississippi. He was raised by his mother in Memphis after his father, founder ...

FedEx founder Frederick Wallace Smith, whose express shipping company revolutionized air cargo transportation and set the standard for "absolutely, positively" overnight delivery, died on June 21 ...

Airport officials expect further updates on the renaming process and the official new airport name in the coming months.