FedEx is putting real weight behind its Memphis roots with a $400 million investment in a new sorting facility at the World Hub. The project, known as Hercules, calls for a five story building spanning 1.6 million square feet, built to handle 250,000 packages an hour once it opens.
Construction is set to begin this fall and run through a spring 2031 opening. The new structure will replace an existing facility about 2,000 feet away and connect to the recently opened Secondary 25 sorting center through a dedicated bridge, giving FedEx more flexibility without folding the two operations into one.
Memphis has anchored FedEx’s global network for decades, and Hercules is another sign the company plans to keep growing here rather than shifting capacity elsewhere. Staffing details are still being worked out, but the scale of the project points to a long runway of construction activity and, eventually, new operational jobs tied to the hub.
