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UI grad ranked with world's billionaires

Updated: March 8, 2013
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URBANA -- A UI grad and local business owner ranks among the world's billionaires. Shahid Khan is ranked number 490 on Forbes' list. He's also ranked 163rd among those in the United States.

He owns the Jacksonville Jaguars NFL football team. The 62-year-old also owns auto parts manufacturer Flex-N-Gate Corp in Urbana. Forbes estimated his worth at $2.9 billion.

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