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April-2013

Incredible light show by Moonshine Lighting Inc.

Style at the opening event for Les Bijoux Parisienes. Read more

Style

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photograph by Hudd Bayar

FedEx has become one of the best known brand names in the world, and it didn't happen overnight. Read more

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Spring fashion is colorful and mismatched but refined. Blush tones and metallics make way for bright hues and patterns from florals and stripes to  geometric mixes. Other strong trends include lace... Read more

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photography by Justin Fox Burks

Fine fare in suburbia is knocking on the door of Memphis' burgeoning dining scene, and one family trattoria is at the fore. Read more

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Ask Vance Read more

Ask Vance

An early Federal Express print advertisement.

photograph courtesy FedEx

A major revamp reshapes the company, lays the foundation for how it does business in the twenty-first century, and bows to present and future realities. Read more

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photography by Larry Kuzniewski

Changing the World: A Short History of the Air Cargo Industry. Read more

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David Lange holds a model of the special “PandaExpress” jet that carried pandas from China. The fuselage was autographed by members of the Panda Team.

photography by Larry Kuzniewski

Having a whale of a time. Read more

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FedEx packages pass through scanning tunnels at the hub. An average package will be scanned more than 12 times from pickup to delivery.

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FedEx innovators lead the way in bold advances. Read more

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Now the chief operating officer of FedEx Express, Michael Ducker is confident “the runway is very long” for the company’s next 40 years.

photography by Larry Kuzniewski

Thriving on passion and drive. Read more

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Raised in a family of pilots, Kathy Morton embraced flight as easily as she did horses.

photography by Larry Kuzniewski

The captain of the ship. Read more

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FedEx customer service manager Mollie Swindle realizes that “other people do what we do. We have got to do it better.”

photography by Larry Kuzniewski

The fine art of customer service. Read more

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Employees at World Headquarters in Memphis load a truck with relief supplies bound for FedEx employees affected by Hurricane Katrina.

photograph courtesy FedEx

From local efforts to global endeavors, FedEx believes in making the world a better place. Read more

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A courier since 1984, Ricky Moore is the face of FedEx for many companies who use its services. “Most people like to cut up,” he says. “That’s the cool thing about it.”

photography by Larry Kuzniewski

This guy delivers. Read more

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A brief history of FedEx stock. Read more

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Illness and grief lend special meaning to this spirited folk-country debut album. Read more

Culture

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photographs by Larry Kuzniewski

Boots on the ground at the FedEx World Hub. Read more

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photograpH © 2013 by Nell Dickerson. All rights reserved. Permission to excerpt from PORCH DOGS by Nell Dickerson granted by John F. Blair, Publisher, www.blairpub.com

Fathers and sons, Horse People, and dog days. Read more

Culture

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In The Beginning Read more

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Every city gains a reputation through the products and businesses it supports. Over time, that reputation shifts into energy that permeates the nature and character of the city, one that is felt by... Read more

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