Dixieline

Building a lumber legacy.

Standing in the lumberyard breathing in the earthy smell of fresh sawdust, Bill Cowling knew that Dixieline was bred in his very bones. His father had founded the company in 1913 and ran it until 1970, when Bill became President. In 1979 Bill Cowling sold the company. After 15 years he bought the company back. He did it with the help of Procopio. We structured the asset based financing and led the management buyout.

Under Cowling's leadership Dixieline has grown to become a major hardware, building products and lumber powerhouse this side of the Mississippi. For years he has walked the aisles, getting to know the 1,000+ staff on a first name basis, and has maintained his family's tradition of excellent customer service.

Procopio has been by Cowling's side throughout the process, providing business advice, contracts, tax and estate planning, succession planning, financing, leasing and counsel on environmental and land use matters. When it came time to sell Dixieline recently, Cowling looked for a partner who would be loyal to his staff and his customers, and he found it in Lanoga Corporation. In 2003, we handled the sale of Dixieline to Lanoga Corporation. Good sense and good service — good values to base a business on.

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