The Jacksonville economy has helped launch several people onto the latest Forbes’ billionaires list.
Wayne Weaver who sold the Jaguars to Shad Khan and is now the chairman of Shoe Carnival made the cut. Fidelity National Financial Chairman Bill Foley who has stakes in two other Jacksonville-based companies spun off from Fidelity is also on the list. Fanatics Inc. CEO Michael Rubin who bought the once Jacksonville-based company in 2011 is also ranked as one of the richest people in the world.
They join Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan on Forbes’ ranking of 2,640 billionaires published this month.
Khan is ranked as the world’s144th wealthiest person with $12.1 billion dollars.
Khan also owns an English soccer team and professional wrestling organization “All Elite Wrestling,” but the business that made Khan rich is the auto parts company Flex-N-Gate.