More than a dozen developments are proposed or underway.
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, Lewiston-Auburn
Bitter cold doesn’t stop those waiting for Black Friday deals
Amanda Dodge’s instructions to her husband as she watched the door of JCPenney from her warm truck, eager to be first in line: “If somebody pulls in, I’m like, ‘I’m running out to the line and then bring my other sweater!’ I don’t play around, a deal’s a deal.”
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Sara Groves, new children’s librarian at Lewiston Public Library
Among the questions she’s newly fielding: “Where’s the unicorn books?”
Posted inBusiness
Ready to ski? We’ve got you covered with opening dates and know-before-you gos
Maine’s mountains are gearing up for another winter.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Canadian firm OpenText to buy data-protection firm Carbonite for $1.42 billion
The implications of the sale for Carbonite’s Lewiston call center are not known.
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People You Know: Klara Tammany moving on after making her mark
She’s leaving as executive director of the Center for Wisdom’s Women and moving into Sophia’s House, the women’s housing project she helped raise $1.6 million for to bring to life.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Outdoors
Reopening Saddleback brings more than skiing back to Rangeley area
A range of emotions in Rangeley — “I think everybody around here is very excited,” “I don’t think they want to celebrate until that line is signed” — around the new Saddleback Mountain sale announcement.
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With grit and mom’s secret recipes, Lewiston woman opens Spanish-American restaurant
Yvette’s Cocina opened Oct. 12 in the former Pop Shoppe Diner.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Auburn-Lewiston airport kicks off $8.5M project
Plans include lighting and runway upgrades with the goal of being a better, all-weather airport.
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Working: New Gloucester’s YOLKED food truck serves it all, chicken and egg included
A husband and wife from Raymond launched the truck last summer with just a few weeks of planning and a leap of faith.