Submitted by R. Neal on Thu, 2010/03/18 - 1:58pm
FedEx CEO Fred Smith says things are looking up at FedEx, which means good news for the economy.
On a related note, Smith's Forbes 400 profile says the idea for FedEx was his senior thesis in college. The company now has 80,000 vehicles and 658 planes, handles more than 7.5 million shipments daily, and operates its own air traffic control system and weather service.
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Someone might want to ask a Girl Scout
Someone might want to ask a Girl Scout what the true measure of the economy really is. My experience is that I had to stand in line at the local grocery / big box store to buy the cookies but this year I saw no such lines...
We bought our quota! (I'm
We bought our quota!
(I'm sure I'll hear from my doctor about it, too.)
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