L.L.Bean CEO Stephen Smith described the dog bed liner masks Monday on CNBC’s ‘Power Lunch’ as breathable and ‘very durable.’
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.
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Strike up the looms: Maine Heritage Weavers producing material for 50,000 donated masks
The project started Monday and the face masks are going out nationwide to sick children and their families.
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How to serve 1,400 credit union customers in two days and keep everyone 6 feet apart
The two busiest days of the month are coming next week – when Social Security and disability payments are available. Community Credit Union and others are gearing up with no lobbies and no business as usual.
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Great Falls Marketing looking to hire 100 remote workers ASAP
The new hires will join the Auburn company’s existing 340 employees.
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WOXO says farewell to listeners; Gleason Radio Group to go silent after 45 years
The five stations will go off the air at 7 p.m. on Sunday.
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$1.2M expansion proposed for Auburn cannabis business park
The project would include 14 new buildings, most of them greenhouses.
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Coronavirus hasn’t closed everything, but it’s not business as usual for those still on the job
Grocery stores, pharmacies, hospitals, water officials, police all report being prepared to stay open and on the job.
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Working: Microgreens could be big for Sabattus farmers
Eli’s Homestead farmers are diving into microgreens, little nutrient-packed sprouts that can grow indoors year-round.
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State gives early approval to Central Maine Healthcare’s new $35 million cancer center
The health care system’s officials said they would like to start building this summer but need a final sign-off from Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew.
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Portland Pie decides not to open on Lewiston’s Lincoln Street
Developer Kara Wilbur says she’s talking to other restaurants and breweries, hoping to have someone else in the refurbished fire substation, potentially by summer.