Forbes | Jimmy Rane

How A Crime Fighting Cowboy Became Alabama’s Only Billionaire Matt Durot Mary Beth Koeth for Forbes

Jimmy Rane took over a tiny treated lumber business and used his showman’s flair for marketing to transform it into a major player. The Yella Fella from Abbeville is now Alabama’s richest person—and the lumberyard will never be the same.

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