BELGRADE — Hammond Lumber Co. has announced the creation of a new senior leadership team. Mike Hammond, president and CEO of the fourth-generation, family-owned, Maine company, has appointed internal promotions and several new roles within the company that includes several local people. Mitch Bickford is vice president of business processes and has been with the […]
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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International Paper donates to Trinity Jubilee Center
LEWISTON — Trinity Jubilee Center has been awarded a $2,000 grant from International Paper’s Auburn plant and the International Paper Foundation. Funds will support the Center’s Feeding L-A Project, including the soup kitchen and food pantry. The center’s soup kitchen is serving over 4,000 lunches each month to the hungry and homeless. The food pantry […]
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International Paper donates to Spurwink
LEWISTON — Spurwink has been awarded a $2,000 grant from International Paper’s Auburn plant and the International Paper Foundation. Funds will support the expansion of therapeutic gardening on Spurwink’s Lewiston day treatment campus. Therapeutic gardening helps students develop social, practical and vocational skills, and helps build community. Students with developmental disabilities and behavioral health challenges […]
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Geiger promotes Ronald Seguin
LEWISTON — Geiger has promoted Ronald Seguin to program manager. Seguin has been an assistant program manager in Corporate Programs since 2019. During the first several months of the COVID-19 pandemic, he temporarily assisted, where needed, in the accounts receivable department. In his new role as a program manager, he will be creating and maintaining […]
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Norway Savings Bank donates to Maine Country Music Museum
NORWAY — Norway Savings Bank has donated $1,700 to the Maine Country Music Museum and Hall of Fame in Mechanic Falls for its mission to share the history and heritage of country music with Mainers. Founded in 1978, it houses memorabilia of more than 140 artists, performers, producers, promoters and others tied to the Maine […]
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Lewiston-Auburn teachers’ literacy app wins statewide Top Gun pitch-off
They’ll put the $25,000 prize toward continuing to develop the ReMo app for a January 2021 launch.
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Fontaine Family hires Nykki Stevens
AUBURN — Fontaine Family – The Real Estate Leader has hired Nykki Stevens to the team at its Auburn location. Stevens grew up in Lewiston and graduated from Lewiston High School. She graduated from the University of New England with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and the University of Maine Farmington with a master’s degree […]
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Bed, Bath & Beyond closing Auburn store
The store is one of 63 closing in the chain by the end of the year.
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Poland Spring named 2020 Poland Business of the Year
POLAND — The town Select Board and the Community Economic Development Committee have chosen Poland Spring Brand 100% Natural Spring Water as the 2020 Poland Business of Year. Poland Spring’s extensive history began 175 years ago when Hiram Ricker first discovered the original source in the woods of Maine. Dating back to 1845, Maine settlers […]
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St. Mary’s hires two primary care doctors
LEWISTON — St. Mary’s Health System, a member of Covenant Health, has hired two new primary care providers, Dr. Hoang Dang and Dr. Diana Trofimovitch. Dang holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology from Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and earned his medical degree from Ross University School of Medicine. Trofimovitch holds a Bachelor […]