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FedEx plans to honor late founder Fred Smith with annual day of service
FedEx Corp. plans to pay tribute to its late founder, Fred Smith, every year on his birthday. Raj Subramaniam, president and CEO of FedEx Corp., said Aug. 11 will become a day a service for the ...
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Frederick W. Smith, Founder of FedEx, Dies at 80 - MSN
Frederick W. Smith, the man behind FedEx who turned a college term paper about shipping packages nationwide into one of the most successful businesses in history, has died at 80. Smith ...
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FedEx founder Fred Smith dies at 80 - The Denver Post
FILE – Frederick W. Smith, Chairman, President and CEO of FedEx Corporation is seen before the first half of an NFL football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Philadelphia Eagles, ...
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Fred Smith, FedEx's billionaire founder and CEO, dies at 80
Frederick W. Smith, who revolutionized express delivery as the founder and longtime chief executive of FedEx, a company that became so ubiquitous its name gained currency as a verb, died June ...
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FedEx Founder Fred Smith's Net Worth at the Time of His Death
FedEx Founder Fred Smith's Net Worth at the Time of His Death originally appeared on Parade. FedEx founder and entrepreneur Fred Smith amassed a massive fortune prior to his June 2025 ...
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Fred Smith Was Told By Yale Professor That His Overnight ... - Benzinga
Frederick W. "Fred" Smith, whose Yale term paper sketching a coast-to-coast overnight-delivery network drew only a "C," used the same blueprint six years later to launch Federal Express FDX ...
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FedEx Founder Frederick W. Smith Is Recovering from Bypass Surgery
FedEx Corp. founder Frederick W. Smith underwent heart-bypass surgery but is expected to return soon to his duties as chairman and chief executive of the overnight-delivery company. Mr.