The specialty textile manufacturer battled through COVID-19 and took on the Chinese for targeting her business.
Kathie Leonard
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The Buzz: Can you say 'Free Bacon Happy Hour'?
This week’s Buzz is absolutely sizzling. The entrepreneurs who in November teased that they’d be bringing burlesque, fondue and more bacon to downtown Auburn are more than halfway there. Marcus Verrill and Joe Richards said this week that Lava — Fondue Restaurant & Show Lounge opened in January to “raving reviews.” There’s a daily bar […]
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Fed ruling: Imports are hurting Auburn Manufacturing Inc.
MECHANIC FALLS — Kathie Leonard has scored a preliminary victory in arguing that unfairly cheap imports have hurt business at her Auburn Manufacturing Inc. Maine’s congressional delegation announced Thursday that the U.S. Department of Commerce has found Auburn Manufacturing Inc. is being harmed by subsidized imports and has recommended a roughly 210 percent duty on […]
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Collins, King, Poliquin testify for Auburn Manufacturing in trade case
On Wednesday morning, U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King and U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin had Kathie Leonard’s back. The three of four members of Maine’s congressional delegation testified in front of the U.S. International Trade Commission in support of Leonard’s claims that unfairly subsidized Chinese material is hurting her business at Auburn Manufacturing Inc. AMI […]
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Auburn Manufacturing scores anti-dumping victory over Chinese imports
MECHANIC FALLS — Auburn Manufacturing CEO Kathie Leonard on Tuesday celebrated a recent anti-dumping ruling against Chinese imports, saying she hoped the new penalties come in time for her company to recover. This past January, Auburn Manufacturing filed a complaint asking the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission to intervene in Chinese imports […]
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Six Questions for the CEO: Kathie Leonard, the high-tech heat is on
Kathie Leonard co-founded Auburn Manufacturing in 1979. Now president and CEO, she oversees 50 employees, five major product lines and, last January, sat in the gallery as U.S. Sen. Angus King’s guest at President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. 1. Some of Auburn Manufacturing’s work is incredibly high-tech (you may need a master’s […]
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Auburn Manufacturing president to attend State of the Union speech
AUGUSTA — Independent Sen. Angus King has invited the head of an Auburn-based manufacturing company to next week’s State of the Union Address in Washington. Kathie Leonard, the president and co-founder of Auburn Manufacturing, Inc., will sit in the House gallery for President Barack Obama’s speech on Tuesday. King says that Leonard’s hard work, innovation […]