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Matt Kempner is an award-winning journalist who seeks out intriguing twists about people and subjects beyond what the AJC might typically cover. A former columnist and editor, his past assignments have included business investigations, energy, the economy, entrepreneurs, big business, consumer spending, politics, government and the environment.
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After a difficult 2025, here’s what could be ahead for UPS
The Sandy Springs-based company's stock has taken a beating recently. Leaders say part of that is because they’re playing the long game.
1h agoWhere State Farm Arena ranks for attendance. Hint, it’s near the top.
There weren’t many evenings when the lights were dim at Atlanta's State Farm Arena during the past year.
Major deal completed to protect endangered forest near Alabama-Georgia border
The Conservation Fund, a nonprofit specializing in acquiring at-risk lands, announced it has finalized a project called the Stateline Forest.
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Trump administration slashes Georgia migrant farmworker H-2A wages
The state’s agriculture industry relies on the H-2A farmworker visa program. A federal lawsuit is challenging the change.
Brian Kemp’s lame-duck dilemma: Swing big or play it safe?
The two-term Georgia governor enters his last legislative session next month.
Fate of Confederate souvenir store in limbo amid legal battle over estate
The future of Wildman’s Civil War Surplus Store has long been a topic of debate in Kennesaw, especially since proprietor Dent Myers’ death nearly four years ago.


