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 ...

Memphis International Airport has filed an application with the Federal Aviation Administration for the name Frederick W. Smith International Airport.

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 ...

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 ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. ( WREG) — Fred Smith, founder of FedEx Corporation and a Marine Corps veteran, has died. Smith died on ...

Fred Smith, FedEx founder, died at 80, leaving behind a legacy of building FedEx from a small startup into the world's largest air cargo airline. Smith's keen understanding of the aircraft market and ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Fred Smith, the FedEx Corp. founder who revolutionized the express delivery industry, has died, the company said. He was 80. FedEx started ...