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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 inBusiness, Franklin
Sugarloaf unveils plans for next 10 years: New lifts, new tube park, developing 450 acres
The major investments are part of Sugarloaf 2030, released Tuesday.
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Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Franklin County Soil and Water Conservation District offers wastewater system installation course
FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Soil and Water Conservation District will host a basic on-site wastewater system installation course March 4 for contractors, code enforcement officers, licensed plumbing inspectors and site evaluators. It will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Chesterville Town Office. Topics will include design, permitting, construction and inspection […]
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Maker of Fireball Cinnamon Whisky moving to 24/7 production in Lewiston, adding 46 jobs
The brand was the top-selling spirit in Maine last year, outselling longtime favorite Allen’s Coffee Flavored Brandy by $3 million.
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
New Ventures Maine offers My Money Works classes
LEWISTON — New Ventures Maine will offer a personal money management series of workshops in April at the University of Southern Maine Lewiston Auburn College designed to discover your money personality, sharpen your money skills and share up-to-date resources to make life a little easier. My Money Works is a four-part series and is tuition-free, […]
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Gray New Gloucester Development Corporation hosts Business Summit 2020
NEW GLOUCESTER — The Gray New Gloucester Development Corporation, in cooperation with the towns of Gray and New Gloucester, will welcome John Crane, general manager of the Portland Food Coop, to its Business Summit 2020. The summit, which is scheduled for Thursday, March 5 at NU Brewing at 437 Lewiston Road, will also provide a […]
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Face Time: Renee Strange-Farnham — organizing I do’s
The Mechanic Falls event planner founded Strange Events five years ago.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
SAD 52 weighs more than $4M in sports field, wastewater projects
The work includes the high school football, field hockey and baseball fields.
Posted inBusiness, Giving Back
Northeast Bank donates to Maine Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
MECHANIC FALLS — Northeast Bank has donated $500 to the Maine Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The Maine Country Music Hall of Fame was founded in 1978. The museum, established in 2008 at 272 Lewiston Road, is the only physical country music hall of fame museum east of Nashville. It has thousands of […]
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, The Buzz
Chamber Buzz: Opening up to people with disabilities opens up economic development
Consider volunteering, keep on nominating and Spread the Love — it’s an all-chamber Buzz. Don Ballute, interim executive director at Maine Adaptive Sports & Recreation, spoke Thursday morning at the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce’s monthly breakfast about his group’s impact on people and the economy. He told attendees at the Hilton Garden Inn Auburn […]