News Briefs

FEDEX CORP.: will sponsor Joe Gibbs Racing's No.11 Chevrolet for the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. The car will have four different designs during the season, each representing one of FedEx's core operating companies: FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Freight and FedEx Kinko's. Busch Series veteran Jason Leffler will drive the car.

BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP: and Sesame Workshop have teamed to offer Make-your-own-Elmo, available at Buildabear.com.

MOVIEBANKUSA: and Duane Reade have partnered to offer automated movie vending in certain drug store locations. The machines offer hundreds of movie titles at prices ranging from .99 for a six-hour rental to $2.50 for a 24-hour rental.