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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PublishedSeptember 16, 2020
Saddleback Mountain looks to build solar farm, new mid-mountain lodge
Construction would take place next year if the state approves either project, which new owners call “critical” in bringing the ski resort back.
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2020
TD Bank scales back office space in Lewiston
The company says 90% of people who had worked downtown are working from home due to the pandemic.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2020
2020 pet owner dilemma: ‘Buy groceries for me or my snake?’
With free clinics and free food, more Maine people are needing help with pets, including horses, during the COVID-19 pandemic. And two local rescue groups say the number of people looking to abandon pets is way up.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2020
Interactive Maine Road Trip Quiz: How much do you know about Vacationland?
Lobsters, lighthouses, incredible claims and maybe-fictional beasts frolicking in our woods — it’s all here.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2020
Lewiston and Auburn see $33M in new commercial development in last 12 months
City officials reflect on FY20 growth and what’s ahead including, in Auburn, restaurant news and the potential for “major expansions soon.”
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PublishedJune 10, 2020
New Carbonite owner adding 90 jobs to its Lewiston office
The growth will put the local office at over 200 workers again.
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PublishedJune 9, 2020
Pandemic staycationers lead to sales spike for Auburn awning company
Sales are up 50% to 2,000% depending on the product, according to FutureGuard Building Products co-owner Brian Buteau. The company is pumping out orders, hiring and making even bigger plans for next year.
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PublishedJune 7, 2020
Duck diapers and chicken aprons a big hit. Who knew?
For Beverly Cameron of Turner, her Etsy business started with an unusual request from her daughter: Could she sew an apron for her hen?
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PublishedJune 1, 2020
Facebook ads target L.L.Bean in scam sale
Using the Freeport retailer’s own logo and photos, the ads tempt with discounts as low as 80%, but don’t do it.
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PublishedMay 29, 2020
Reality TV casting call in Maine looking for ‘Mountain Love’
Ready to trade your heels for hiking boots to join your beau in the woods? This might be for you.
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