Skowhegan Savings Bank

Thank you to all who joined us and the Sebasticook Valley Chamber of Commerce last night for our Small Business Forum, featuring panelists Kevin Bowman, President of Bowman Constructors, Inc., James Pineau, Senior Area Manager of the U.S. Small Business Administration, Jacob Lachance, Government Relations Specialist for the Maine State Chamber of Commerce and Dawn Palmer Lesperance, MBA, PHR, SHRM-CP, SVP Chief Human Resources Officer for Skowhegan Savings Bank. Moderated by our own Angel Quick and John Butera, they discussed available small business grant programs, the economy in the region, workforce retention and updates to the Maine Paid Family Medical Leave Law. We were also pleased to be joined by Senator Bradlee Farrin, who was presented with the 2024 Maine Business Champion Award from the Maine State Chamber.

In case you missed it last weekend, here is the full episode of MaineLife Media's Maine Business Show featuring Associated General Contractors of Maine, Maine Cedar Hot Tubs, Inc./Skowhegan Wooden Rule Company, The Maine Office of Outdoor Recreation, Mid-Maine Technical Center, Wesserunsett Arts Council and our own Dan Tilton, Angel Quick and Haley LaBrie!

It’s our Annual Apple Week, a tradition that the bank has kept for decades to celebrate our local growers. Feel free to grab an apple when you’re in!

In observance of the federal holiday, all Skowhegan Savings branches will be closed on Monday, October 14th.

Our employees were honored to accept our 2024 Best Places to Work in Maine award this week! “Our employees play an essential role in fostering a culture at Skowhegan Savings that emphasizes treating our customers with integrity, being active in our communities, working as a team and taking pride in our work. To again be recognized as one of Maine’s Best Places to Work underscores their commitment to exceptional customer service and collaborative spirit. A sincere thank you and congratulations to all of our employees for making Skowhegan Savings what it is today!” - David Cyr, President & CEO of Skowhegan Savings Bank

We’re pleased to support the Heart of Maine United Way and to be recognized with a Gold Award for our employees’ annual commitment to the organization!

Looking to buy a home? Then look to Skowhegan Savings and get $500 off your closing costs! Our local lenders are available on your time to help you every step of the way from application to closing and we won’t sell your loan so it will stay local, with us. Start your home buying journey by applying online at https://bit.ly/3Pgw8yH today!

We had a great time seeing everyone at Good Will-Hinckley's Fall Festival last weekend! Our own Dawn Palmer Lesperance, MBA, PHR, SHRM-CP and Andrew Fortin-Trimble were on hand to give away Skowhegan Savings swag and to run a craft table full of fall themed activities!

We would like to congratulate Skowhegan Savings Corporator, Kristina Cannon, President and CEO of Main Street Skowhegan, for being named one of Mainebiz's 6 Women to Watch in 2024! Thank you for all that you do for the greater Skowhegan community.

Steve Thomas and Tara Russell, from our commercial lending team, and Andrew Fortin-Trimble, from our charitable foundation, were pleased to join PLC of the Northeast - Professional Loggers for a tour of the Mechanized Logging Operations & Forest Trucking - MLOFT in Fairfield. The Skowhegan Savings Foundation supports this program by providing these students scholarship assistance to help offset personal costs such as transportation, housing, childcare and other subsistence expenses. Visit https://bit.ly/3XGgT76 to learn more about our foundation's Workforce Development Fund.