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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PublishedMarch 4, 2020
Maine businesses prep and plan as coronavirus spreads in US
“We’re preparing for everything and hoping for the best,” says Geiger President and CEO Jo-an Lantz.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2020
Former top Maine CDC official on coronavirus: Don’t panic but do prepare
Maine is taking measures such as buying new testing equipment, and Dora Anne Mills says residents should prepare as well.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2020
Two Auburn firefighters are poutine eating champions
Contestants had 30 minutes to eat 12 pounds of poutine.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2020
Cannabis entrepreneurs keep building in Auburn
Mystique Way, a short dirt road off busy Minot Avenue, is now home to three greenhouses with one more in progress and a likely retail store to come. Cliff Miller estimates more than $6 million has been invested there in the past year.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2020
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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PublishedFebruary 17, 2020
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.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2020
Sunday River Resort making major investment in next 10 years
A new mountain coaster, hydrotherapy spa, more condos and more snowmaking are planned.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2020
Auburn man fatally shot by police in Minot after chase
Jason Gora, 44, had been reported missing Friday by his family, concerned he was “potentially a danger to himself,” according to police.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2020
New Hampshire developer buys Lewiston’s Hill Mill after acquiring Continental Mill last year
Eric Chinburg says he has plans to divide up some of the interior to attract businesses seeking smaller spaces.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2020
Fryeburg man developing ‘less lethal’ projectiles, launcher system
Kurt Boeker said civilians have been drawn to his new designs for self-defense, but he’s hoping his work eventually helps police and military with crowd control and riots.
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