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Jimmy Rane
James W. Rane is an American businessman, and the Founder, Chairman and former chief executive officer (CEO) of Great Southern Wood Preserving, one of the largest pressure treated lumber producers in the world. He has frequently appeared in advertisements for the company portraying a fictional cowboy named "the Yella Fella" after the company's flagship product of YellaWood. With an estimated net worth of $1.2 billion, Rane is the wealthiest person in Alabama.
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