From academics and facilities to athletics, Fred Smith deeply invested in the future of the University of Memphis.

Frederick W. Smith, the man behind FedEx who turned a college term paper about shipping packages nationwide into one of the ...

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

FedEx founder Fred Smith was a complex character with numerous interests. Here's a look at some perhaps under-reported ...

T he 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 ...

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

Fred Smith, founder of FedEx, died of natural causes on June 21 at age 80. Smith helped transform Memphis into a global logistics hub. Smith was a philanthropist, ...

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

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

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

Fred Smith, the founder of FedEx who helped create the overnight delivery industry, changing the way businesses and consumers ...

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