Kathryn Skelton

Sun Journal

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.

Latest

Published
January 24, 2021

Maine craft brew can-do: It was a bitter year, but they canned more, tweaked taprooms and hung on

After a decade of stout growth in Maine, “the world came to a crashing halt,” as one Auburn craft brewer put it, for the craft brew industry and everyone else in the pandemic. Now many brewers are feeling better about 2021.
Published
January 14, 2021

Christopher & Banks closing 5 Maine stores, including Augusta

The company cited financial distress from the ongoing pandemic.
Published
January 12, 2021

State OKs Saddleback plans for $8 million solar farm, new mid-mountain lodge

A state commission approved zoning changes on Wednesday to allow both improvements at the newly reopened ski resort in Rangeley.
Published
January 10, 2021

They opened a business in 2020!

And they have the bruises, stressful nights, smiles and grit to prove it. Five local entrepreneurs talk about how they did it and what you can take from their experience.
Published
January 1, 2021

Growing, planting and planning in 2020 for Little Ridge FarmDrop

The new virtual farmers’ market in Lisbon added vendors and customers after it launched in April. Keena Tracy hopes a new marketing grant will expand on that momentum in 2021.
Published
January 1, 2021

FAME honors three local businesses

AUGUSTA — Showcase Maine, FAME’s annual celebration of its successful partnerships with Maine’s business, lending, governmental and higher education communities, continues virtually for 2020. This year’s award recipients include: Business at Work for Maine Award: Origin. Origin is being honored for helping to return manufacturing to Maine by revitalizing old textile mill equipment and manufacturing […]
Published
November 22, 2020

The Good Samaritans at Good Shepherd

Auburn’s Good Shepherd Food Bank provides millions of meals, with the help of thousands of volunteers. After a massive donor outpouring, it navigated 2020 and is braced for 2021.
Published
November 17, 2020

UMF names new members to Board of Visitors

The University of Maine at Farmington Board of Visitors advises the president regarding the university’s role and mission, and its relationship with the people of Maine.
Published
November 7, 2020

Harvests are down and Maine’s loggers hang on

Lumbermen have taken a massive hit this year after COVID-19 and the Jay mill explosion, with business down as much as 40% industrywide.
Published
October 14, 2020

Views and birds among the concerns over Saddleback’s new lodge and solar farm plans

Arctaris Impact Fund’s attorney says the company needs the changes to prevent tight lodging capacity and high energy costs continuing to be a drag on the bottom line.