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Chris Nichols (right) and Marc Nichols of Organic Growing Systems in Alpharetta are cashing in on the rising price of synthetic fertilizer by specializing in a natural alternative — chicken manure. • Story
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UNITED PARCEL SERVICE B	UPS	0.00%
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Georgia firms, workers are cautious
A white-collar job candidate recently went to an executive search firm so fed up with his job that he was willing to take a $10,000 pay cut just to get out of the company.

Take it from UPS: Left turns waste gas
By driving 2 billion miles a year, UPS has learned a thing or two about how to save fuel. The Sandy Springs-based package carrier — the largest in the world, by the way — operates 93,637 vans, delivery trucks, tractor trailers and motorcycles. Of those, only 1,629 use alternate fuels.

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SPECIAL REPORT: COBB EMC

• Double role pays utility's chief well
• Co-op's chief rewarded with Cobb Energy stock
• Cobb EMC told to release deposition
• Utility's secret wasn't kept
• Cobb EMC denies concealing fees
• Cobb EMC CEO got millions in loans
• Cobb EMC accused of mismanagement in lawsuit
• Exec seeks dismissal of lawsuit
• Members sue over CEO's financial dealings
• Co-op members get financial data
• Power to the people?
• From co-op to conglomerate
• Harmon tries to clean up mess
• No consensus
• Members question for-profit holdings

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