WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The Atlantic Council issued the following news release: On the heels of growing interest in relocating supply chains to the Americas, the Atlantic Council's Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center (AALAC) convened the inaugural meeting of its Nearshoring Working Group--a nonpartisan, multisectoral group of policy professionals representing the United States and seven additional countries who will help translate nearshoring from rhetoric into reality, with a focus on Central A  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology - Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2023: * * * Employment Remains 8.8% Above Pre-Pandemic October 2019 * * * U.S. airline industry (passenger and cargo airlines combined) employment increased to 812,381 workers in October 2023, 4,516 (0.56%) more workers than in September 2023 (807,865) and 65,835 (8.82%) more than in pr  more

MUMBAI, India, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- FedEx issued the following news release: FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and one of the world's largest express transportation companies, has committed a USD 10 million corporate social responsibility grant to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Bombay and Madras. This collaboration reaffirms FedEx's commitment to advancing technology, leveraging talent, sustainability, and fostering startup growth. This initiative will co  more

EVENDALE, Ohio, Dec. 12 -- GE Aerospace, a subsidiary of General Electric, issued the following news release: * * * * 10 different engine models made by GE Aerospace and its joint ventures tested with 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) since 2016 * Includes mix of component-, engine-, and aircraft-level tests * Testing supports industry efforts toward net zero CO2 emissions by 2050 * * * GE Aerospace reached a new milestone for a more sustainable future of flight with the completion of  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 16 -- Richmond International Airport issued the following news: For October 2023, Richmond International Airport (RIC) reports 440,736 total passengers, the busiest month ever recorded at the Airport. Passenger traffic increased 13.3 percent compared to the same period a year ago and surpassed the previous record set three months earlier in July. October 2023 was the eighth consecutive record month at RIC. For 2023 to date, passenger traffic has increased 17.6 percent   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 [Category: Business] -- The National Retail Federation issued the following news release: "We look forward to hearing insights from Marc Benioff and John Furner on AI, specifically on what this tectonic shift means for the retail industry." WASHINGTON - Salesforce Chair and CEO Marc Benioff and Walmart U.S. President and CEO John Furner will participate in a fireside chat at NRF 2024: Retail's Big Show, discussing the future of artificial intelligence (AI) and its impacts o  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Dec. 14 -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release: A total of 1,902 students are poised to graduate during two University of Memphis commencement ceremonies at FedEx Forum this Sunday, Dec. 17, making them the largest winter graduating class in recent years. Dr. Raymond Zimmerman will be the commencement speaker. Zimmerman is a Memphis State University alumnus who, along with his parents, co-founded the national retail chain Service Merchandise in 1960.  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Dec. 14 -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release: The University of Memphis Board of Trustees today approved long-time FedEx Corp. executive Rene Bustamante as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer/Chief Financial Officer for the University. Bustamante will join the University on Jan. 2. "The University finds itself in a fortunate place with the addition of Rene as our new Executive Vice President and COO/CFO," said UofM President D  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 12 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following Q&A on Dec. 11, 2023, with Steve Viscelli, associate professor of practice in the Sociology Department: * * * In a Q&A, sociologist Steve Viscelli talks transport, last-mile delivery, and the labor behind getting holiday packages to America's front doors. "Chug, chug, chug. Puff, puff, puff." In Wally Piper's 1930 children's classic, the eponymous and ever-optimistic "Little   more