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UPS Brings Commitment And Support To Pride Month

US 06/11/19Atlanta, GACommitments, grants, business empowerment and hands-on support among Pride Month and Diversity and Inclusion Activities. UPS (NYSE: UPS) is continuing its support for the LGBTQ community, and UPS employees are volunteering their own time in more than a dozen pride celebrations. UPS has also confirmed its commitment through The Business Statement on Transgender Equality, led by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Out Leadership. UPS employees are demonstrating support by par

By UPS| 2019-06-10T17:00:00+00:00 June 10th, 2019|companies, News|0 Comments

UPS Commends U.S., Canada And Mexico For Lifting Tariffs And Moving Closer To Approval Of A Modernized USMCA

US 05/22/19Washington, DCUPS® (NYSE: UPS), a global logistics provider and leading advocate for global trade, applauds the United States, Canada and Mexico governments for reaching consensus on removing steel and aluminum tariffs. “Now that the tariffs have been lifted, the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which will modernize North American free trade and bring it into the 21st-century via updated rules, can move forward with new momentum,” said Laura Lane, President of UPS Global Public Aff

By UPS| 2019-05-21T17:00:00+00:00 May 21st, 2019|companies, News|0 Comments

FedEx Releases 2019 Global Citizenship Report

FedEx Releases 2019 Global Citizenship ReportReport Showcases How FedEx Multiplies Opportunities Around the WorldMEMPHIS, Tenn., April 18, 2019 — FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) announced today the online release of its 2019 Global Citizenship Report (GCR), which details how the company connects the world responsibly and resourcefully. The company is ahead of plan for its FedEx Cares goal of investing $200 million in more than 200 global communities by 2020. FedEx recently announced a partnership betwee

By FedEx| 2019-04-17T17:00:00+00:00 April 17th, 2019|companies, News|0 Comments

FedEx Corporation Announces Appointment of Don Colleran as President and CEO of FedEx Express

FedEx Corporation Announces Appointment of Don Colleran as President and CEO of FedEx ExpressMEMPHIS, Tenn., March 11, 2019 – FedEx Corp. announced today that Don Colleran has been appointed president and chief executive officer of FedEx Express, effective March 16. He began his FedEx career as an international sales manager in Philadelphia before moving to Asia Pacific to lead the region’s sales group. In 2000, Colleran was promoted to president of FedEx Express Canada prior to moving back to t

By FedEx| 2019-03-10T17:00:00+00:00 March 10th, 2019|companies, News|0 Comments

UPS Reinforces Commitment To Diverse Customers

It’s called the UPS Women Exporters Program. The UPS Foundation is partnering with the International Trade Centre’s SheTrades initiative, which helps to train and connect women entrepreneurs with buyers around the world. Additionally, UPS has created the role of vice president of marketing, diverse segments. This new position will help UPS advance its global commitment to diversity and inclusion, focusing not only on customers, but vendors, employees and communities as well. UPS named Kathleen M

By UPS| 2019-03-03T16:00:00+00:00 March 3rd, 2019|companies, News|0 Comments

FedEx Logistics to Move Global Headquarters to Downtown Memphis

FedEx Logistics to Move Global Headquarters to Downtown MemphisFedEx Logistics, a subsidiary of FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX), announced that it will move its global headquarters to the former Gibson Guitar factory building in downtown Memphis, consolidating multiple locations and nearly 700 team members into the new location over the next several years. Last month, FedEx Logistics announced its rebranding from FedEx Trade Networks, Inc. to FedEx Logistics, a name that better describes the compan

By FedEx| 2019-02-11T16:00:00+00:00 February 11th, 2019|companies, News|0 Comments

UPS Launches Women’s Economic Empowerment Partnership With USAID

The UPS-USAID efforts are part of the White House’s Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative (W-GDP) that officially launched today. UPS and USAID formalized their collaboration through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by David Abney, UPS Chairman and CEO, and Mark Green, USAID Administrator. As a strong advocate for diversity and inclusion, UPS is committing our resources and expertise to empower more women to engage in global trade,” said UPS Chairman and CEO, David Abney

By UPS| 2019-02-06T16:00:00+00:00 February 6th, 2019|companies, News|0 Comments

UPS Commends Trade Ministers On Moving An Ambitious WTO e-Commerce Framework Forward

US 01/25/19Washington, DCUPS® (NYSE: UPS), a global logistics provider and leading advocate for global trade, applauds the members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) who are advancing e-Commerce negotiations. Logistics, freight and supply chain services, as provided by UPS, are key enablers of e-commerce growth. Headquartered in Atlanta, UPS serves more than 220 countries and territories worldwide. The company can be found on the web at ups.com or pressroom.ups.com and its corporate blog can

By UPS| 2019-01-24T16:00:00+00:00 January 24th, 2019|companies, News|0 Comments

FedEx Trade Networks Rebrands as FedEx Logistics

FedEx Trade Networks Rebrands as FedEx LogisticsFedEx Corp. (NYSE:FDX) announced today that FedEx Trade Networks, Inc. is being rebranded as FedEx Logistics. FedEx Logistics provides specialty solutions that complete a simple, seamless and powerful global trade experience for FedEx customers around the world. “We’re adding tremendous value by bringing all of the specialty services we offer under the FedEx Logistics banner,” said Richard W. Smith, president & CEO of FedEx Logistics. Serving more

By FedEx| 2019-01-16T16:00:00+00:00 January 16th, 2019|companies, News|0 Comments

UPS Appoints Philippe Gilbert President, Supply Chain Solutions

US 01/16/19Atlanta, GAUPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced Philippe Gilbert will join the company as President, Supply Chain Solutions, effective January, 2019. The UPS President, Supply Chain Solutions role is a newly created position. Gilbert will be responsible for Global Logistics and Distribution, Global Freight Forwarding, UPS Freight as well as the technology-driven truckload freight brokerage business at Coyote. From 2005 to 2013, Gilbert served as Executive Vice President for GEODIS Wilson,

By UPS| 2019-01-15T16:00:00+00:00 January 15th, 2019|companies, News|0 Comments