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Most Important U.S. Infrastructure to Build is within its Borders

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economy relies on a vast network of infrastructure from roads and bridges to freight rail and ports to electrical grids and internet provision. 6] The Deloitte study concluded, “Governments will need to coordinate with the private sector and explore new financing strategies to get infrastructure projects off the ground.”

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Better Than Amazon? How Bradley Jacobs Turned a $63M Bet Into a $12Bn Transportation Empire

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to gain control of Express-1, a Michigan-based freight expediter doing $170m in sales a year. He renamed Express-1 after its XPO stock symbol, moved its headquarters to Connecticut and over four years spent more than $7bn on 17 acquisitions. After Jacobs' acquisition run, XPO has strong positions in the U.S.