RANGELEY — The Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce held its annual meeting Jan. 27 via Zoom and announced election results. Joanne Dunlap, who served on the executive board as president in 2020, was reelected to a one-year term as chamber president. Margie Jamison, Linda Dexter and Ken McDavitt, who all served on the executive board […]
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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Cannabis company investing $3.1 million in Lewiston warehouse renovation to grow for 4 stores
JAR Cannabis Co. anticipates creating 25 to 30 full-time jobs once the Westminster Street facility opens later this year.
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Connecticut flooring company expands to Lewiston
• The Twin Cities’ 2021 economic forecast — going up
• Mainers’ makeup spending — going down
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Portland developer buys Lewiston’s historic Dominican Block, plans upscale housing
Developer Jim Brady plans a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments for Lincoln Street next year.
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Auburn’s Mu Noi Brunch chef on Food Network’s Supermarket Stakeout tonight
The episode is described as the spiciest ever.
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$23 million in commercial solar projects ready for Lewiston, Poland, Minot
Developer NextGrid Inc. has three solar projects planned for Lewiston and one each for Poland and Minot this year, with construction starting soon.
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The Kitchen on Beech Hill brings upscale dining to Auburn
The new restaurant, located inside Martindale Country Club, will be open three nights a week, seats 20 people and is RSVP-friendly.
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Good Shepherd Food Bank announces $250 million fundraising effort
The Auburn storage and distribution facility reveals billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $25 million.
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A new map to growing Lewiston-Auburn? Business, city leaders hope so.
The chamber on Thursday released its “Blueprint for Economic Growth in the LA Metropolitan Region” with input from 25-plus local leaders on ways to grow revenue, consumer spending and population here for the long haul.
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DuBois Realty Group donates to Auburn/Lewiston YMCA
AUBURN — The DuBois Realty Group of Keller Williams Realty recently concluded its Give Where You Live giving campaign for 2020 and presented Auburn/Lewiston YMCA with a donation of $1,200 for its youth scholarship program. DuBois Realty Group values the impact the ALYMCA and other local nonprofit organizations make in the community.