FedEx opens NC hub

   FedEx Ground, the small-package ground unit of FedEx Corp., said it has opened a $100 million major distribution hub in Kernersville, N.C.
   The 410,000-square-foot facility is located on a 125-acre site and features automated material handling technology that can process 15,000 packages per hour. With a projected future expansion, the hub could eventually process 45,000 packages per hour, the company said.