J. Scott Trubey
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J. Scott Trubey is the senior editor over business, climate and environment coverage at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He is a former investigative reporter for the AJC, with a specialty in banking, real estate and public corruption. Trubey previously served as a business reporter for the AJC covering banking, commercial real estate and economic development. He’s previously covered banking, airlines, hospitality and tourism, crime and government at newspapers in Atlanta and Augusta, Ga. He joined the AJC in 2010.
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QCells manufacturing facility,

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution newsroom in Midtown Atlanta on Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. (Natrice Miller/AJC)

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