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FedEx Corporation: The Creation of Overnight Air-express Industry

FedEx Corporation: The Creation of Overnight Air-express Industry Federal Express Corporation, commonly called FedEx, was established in 1971 by 28-year old Frederick W. Smith, a Tennessee native and former Marine pilot. It was the realization of Smith’s 1965 term paper, which he wrote as an undergraduate at Yale University. He observed that if a company focuses on offering… Read More »