LEWISTON — Geiger recently promoted Sam Stewart to program manager in Corporate Programs. Stewart began her career at Geiger in 2013 as a mail/sample room clerk. In her new role, her primary duty will be to serve as primary contact person for her assigned programs and to be responsible and accountable for their overall performance. […]
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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Bangor Savings Bank Foundation donates to Safe Voices
AUBURN — The Bangor Savings Bank Foundation has donated $7,500 to Safe Voices as part of its latest grant cycle. Safe Voices’ mission is to support and empower those affected by domestic violence and engage the community in creating social change in Androscoggin, Oxford and Franklin counties. In these latest grants, the foundation donated $470,000 […]
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City of Lewiston promotes two, hires one
LEWISTON — The city of Lewiston recently promoted two employees and made one new hire. Promoted to building and plumbing inspector, Steve LeBrun previously served as a code enforcement officer for the city since 2018. He is a Lewiston native with 28 years of experience in building construction and inspections. He is nationally certified as […]
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Hight auto dealerships, The Bankery, Skowhegan Fleuriste team up on meals for first responders
The Hight Family of Dealerships, The Bankery and Skowhegan Fleuriste teamed up to recognize first responders by delivering 70 turkey pies, 42 dozen rolls and 22 dozen cupcakes to 15 different agencies across Franklin and Somerset counties in November as a Thanksgiving meal. The agencies included the Farmington Fire and Police departments, Franklin County Sheriff’s […]
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Need business advice? Now you can ask Bill Webster. The retired superintendent is back in the Twin Cities as a SCORE mentor
• Three day’s left to donate to the chamber’s Stuff the Bus drive.
• Saddleback Mountain chooses a solar partner.
• New construction at Tambrands in Auburn.
• The chamber’s year, by the numbers.
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Bridgton, Rumford hospitals named among Top Rural Hospitals by The Leapfrog Group
LEWISTON — Highlighting its nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, both Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital were named on Tuesday as Top Rural Hospitals by The Leapfrog Group. Both hospitals are within the Central Maine Healthcare system. The Top Hospital designation is bestowed by The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization of employers […]
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Warehouse space being built behind the former Promenade Mall in Lewiston
The $1.3 million addition adds 64,800-square feet to the property.
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Work stops, for now, on NECEC’s $250 million Lewiston converter station project
• A new addition for the former Promenade Mall in Lewiston.
• Work is finished on St. Mary’s new behavioral unit, now set to open in two weeks.
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AVCOG hosts free WordPress 101 webinar
AUBURN — The Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments is presenting the free webinar Website Development — WordPress 101 with Corey Zimmerman from The WanderWeb on Dec. 16 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m In this show-and-tell webinar, Zimmerman will introduce attendees to WordPress. Participants will learn the concepts of how to create a simple WordPress […]
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Norway Savings Bank donates to give IT. get IT.
NORWAY — Norway Savings Bank has donated 124 used computers, laptops and monitors, in addition to other obsolete technology, to “give IT. get IT.”, a nonprofit organization that will recycle, refurbish and provide them at low or no cost to those in need. The organization, give IT. get IT., is dedicated to “digital inclusion.” This […]