The company says 90% of people who had worked downtown are working from home due to the pandemic.
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.
Posted inUncategorized
Androscoggin Home Healthcare + Hospice hires Dr. Vance Brown
LEWISTON — Androscoggin Home Healthcare + Hospice has hired Dr. Vance Brown as chief medical officer. As Androscoggin begins to look at expanding its medical services to the communities it serves, the chief medical officer position will serve as a transformational executive focused on ensuring high quality patient-centered care across the organization. Brown will have […]
advertisement
Posted inBusiness, Giving Back
Central Maine Credit Union donates to SeniorsPlus
LEWISTON — Central Maine Credit Union donated $2,500 to Meals on Wheels, a program of SeniorsPlus, on National Senior Day, Aug. 21. SeniorsPlus is a nonprofit corporation that relies mostly on volunteers to deliver meals to homebound seniors throughout Lewiston, Auburn, Lisbon, Sabattus, Greene and Livermore Falls. Central Maine Credit Union raised the funds for […]
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Northwestern Mutual hires Matthew Poulin
PORTLAND — Northwestern Mutual-Portland has hired Matthew Poulin as a financial representative. Poulin will join a team of specialists offering a wide array of products and financial planning. Before joining Northwestern Mutual, Poulin was a home loan consultant at Caliber Home Loans in Portland. Poulin is a native of Lewiston. He is completing his bachelor’s […]
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Camden National Bank promotes Ryan A. Smith
CAMDEN — Camden National Bank has promoted Ryan A. Smith from senior vice president, director of credit administration to executive vice president, commercial banking. He brings more than 25 years of banking and finance experience, including extensive knowledge of commercial lending, business banking and treasury management services, to his new role on the executive team. […]
Posted inBusiness, Giving Back
Grover Precision helps Agnes Gray Elementary School
OXFORD — Grover Precision provided Agnes Gray Elementary School in West Paris with seasonal work on projects that support its outdoor learning initiative. This summer, a crew spent four days in the school garden. The Grover employees built a fence, installed greenhouses and sent school staff on a $500 shopping spree at Paris Farmers Union […]
Posted inBusiness, Giving Back
Biddeford and Mechanics Savings Charitable Foundation donates to Tree Street Youth
BIDDEFORD — Maine Community Bank, with its Biddeford Savings and Mechanics Savings divisions, has created a charitable foundation to unite and support the communities they serve. The Biddeford and Mechanics Savings Charitable Foundation’s mission is to help individuals and families in the bank’s local communities meet their basic needs and achieve financial empowerment. Its two […]
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Chambers USA recognizes three local attorneys
LEWISTON — Chambers USA has selected three Berman & Simmons attorneys to be honored for their distinguished legal service. Jodi Nofsinger, Benjamin Gideon and Susan Faunce are recognized as distinguished lawyers in the category “Litigation: Medical Malpractice & Insurance – Maine.” Gideon has been admitted to the Inner Circle of Advocates and is only the […]
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, The Buzz
Flagship Cinemas to reopen Monday in Auburn
Flagship Cinemas in Auburn is reopening Monday, according to a Facebook post. The news was quickly greeted with “Awesome!!” and “Yayyyyyy!!!!” Janet Oprendek, Flagship Cinemas’ vice president of operations, said the theater will open with new releases “Tenet,” “Unhinged” and “The New Mutants,” with online ticketing available in the next few days. “When a customer […]
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, The Buzz
Anchour moving in Lewiston, but just a few feet
• Home Sweet Rental Home: Lewiston scores high in national rental ranking
• Fun with small business numbers
• Flagship Cinemas reopening in Auburn