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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PublishedMay 28, 2020
Do’s and don’ts of bringing people back to the office
Four attorneys from Auburn’s Skelton, Taintor & Abbott offer practical advice Thursday during a session with the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce.
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PublishedMay 26, 2020
Lewiston business owner and still-working employee are awarded unemployment benefits they didn’t ask for
David Allen at Allen Manufacturing says he was “baffled” when he told the Maine Department of Labor, “Dan is still working for us” and benefits were awarded two weeks later anyway. And then he got them, too.
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PublishedApril 27, 2020
Hobby Lobby reopens after it’s deemed an ‘essential business’
The retailer temporarily shut its doors chainwide April 3, days after Maine Gov. Janet Mills issued a stay-at-home order.
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PublishedApril 24, 2020
Maine businesses think outside the box to survive in a stay-at-home economy
Subscriptions, quarantine kits and unexpected curbside pickups are some of the creative ways to serve customers during the pandemic.
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PublishedApril 22, 2020
Ocean State customer upset voluntary surcharge didn’t seem so voluntary
On March 31, Ocean State Job Lot instituted a new 2% surcharge chain-wide to raise money for employees that cashiers can take off bills at checkout if customers ask, according to the company: “While that might not be happening 100% of the time, it is our intention.”
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PublishedApril 19, 2020
New virtual farmers market in Lisbon
The new Little Ridge FarmDrop, part of the statewide FarmDrop effort, doubled its customer count in the first two weeks offering, among other goods, locally-sourced bagels, beef and beets.
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PublishedApril 16, 2020
Investigators try to pinpoint cause of Jay mill explosion
The State Fire Marshal’s Office and others probed the wreckage in Jay on Thursday to determine what caused a big blast at the paper mill Wednesday.
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PublishedApril 16, 2020
Auburn Krispy Kreme R.I.P.
“HOT NOW” donuts are no more for Krispy Kremes in Auburn and Saco.
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PublishedApril 14, 2020
Boston Brands of Maine starts bottling hand sanitizer
The Fireball Cinnamon Whisky maker is also donating high proof alcohol that the University of Maine is turning into hand sanitizer for Maine hospitals.
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PublishedApril 13, 2020
Gray dance studio moves its 400 students online
With the state under a stay-at-home order, young dancers have taken to their dining rooms and basements to get lessons in.
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