FedEx Ground opens Miami-area facility

FedEx Ground opens Miami-area facility    FedEx Ground said it has opened a new distribution facility in Medley, Fla.
   The 217,015-square-foot operation is double the size of the facility that it replaces, which also was located in Medley. The $59 million facility is part of an ongoing national expansion plan and will provide processing rates of up to 15,000 packages per hour, additional load and unload doors, more scan tunnels and sorters.
   The facility supports a workforce of more than 340 employees and independent contractors and expects to add about 50 temporary positions for the holiday season.
   In addition to the new Miami facility, FedEx Ground has 14 facilities operating in Florida, with the most recent additions being an automated facility in Fort Lauderdale and a terminal in Sanford, which support workforces of more than 400 and 130 employees and independent contractors, respectively.