The plan is to add residential and retail use to the 38,000 square feet of historically only office space.
Kathryn Skelton
Kathryn Skelton is a business reporter at the Sun Journal covering local industries large and small. She writes features and deep-dive analysis, keeps up with local happenings, closings and rumors in a regular business Buzz column, and at least once a month, writes about Bigfoot, ghosts or something equally intriguing in the "Weird, Wicked Weird" series. She's a proud Maine native, grew up in the Gardiner area and also proudly graduated from the University of Maine's journalism program. She's been a reporter at the paper for 20 years. When not working, she enjoys traveling, reading, corgi-walking and adventuring with her husband and two boys.
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KeyBank promotes two
PORTLAND — KeyBank has promoted Ashley Shawley and Michael Marchus to business banking relationship managers. Shawley will be responsible for serving business clients throughout the greater Augusta area, including Lewiston, Auburn, Brunswick, Falmouth, Bath, Freeport and Yarmouth. She has 12 years of banking experience, joining KeyBank in 2012 as a personal banker in Lewiston. Prior […]
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Local businesses only have a few more days to win $75,000 and a new space
The JumpstartME initiative ends on Sunday, August 15.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
‘Zen Intergalactic Ninja’ turns 34 with a new book out Saturday and retro video game to come
Co-creators Steve Stern and Dan Cote sold 3,000 copies when they self-published issue No. 1 in November 1987 in Auburn.
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Good Shepherd Food Bank hires several new employees
AUBURN — Good Shepherd Food Bank has recently made several new hires. Ray Hanna Jr., customer service coordinator, is the newest member of the Good Shepherd Food Bank Customer Service team. The customer service and logistics team work closely with the food bank’s partner network of 500+ hunger-relief organizations, warehouse teams and drivers. Hanna previously […]
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New dentists for Center Street in Auburn, new construction for Lewiston Industrial Park
• Maine Dentistry opens its third location in Auburn
• Solar panels, restaurant prep room, revamped Office Max: A slew of new construction and commercial renovations for Lewiston and Auburn
• The deadline for the JumpstartME business competition — with a $75,000-plus prize package — is days away.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
128-unit housing complex proposed for Mount Auburn Avenue
The units would be spread between a pair of 4-story buildings connected by the clubhouse on land abutting BJ’s Wholesale Club.
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Rinck Advertising promotes Katie Greenlaw
LEWISTON — Rinck Advertising has promoted Katie Greenlaw to vice president for public relations and influencer marketing. Greenlaw joined Rinck in 2011 and formerly held the title of director of public relations. During her time with the agency, she has developed and executed award-winning public relations and influencer campaigns for regional, national and international quick-serve […]
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‘A happy instrument’: Aloha Maine brings ukuleles to the Pine Tree State
“We don’t all have to be virtuosos or musicians,” says owner Renee Conlogue. “It’s all really about the joy and the happiness that it brings, so it’s just so wonderful I can do something I’m passionate about. Not just about the ukulele, but really about Hawaii.”
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JMG adds two local principals to board of directors
AUGUSTA — JMG has added Cari Medd, principal of Poland Regional High School, and Matt Gilbert, principal of Mountain Valley High School, to its board of directors. JMG’s mission is to ensure all Maine students have an equal opportunity to succeed at school, in careers and in their communities.