Hannah LaClaire is a business reporter at the Portland Press Herald, covering topics such as real estate and development, entrepreneurship and the cannabis industry among others. Before joining the Press Herald in January 2021, Hannah covered the town of Brunswick for The Times Record. She graduated from the University of Maine with a degree in Journalism, and reported for The Cape Cod Times in Hyannis, Massachusetts, and The Telegraph in Nashua, N.H., before moving back to Maine. In her free time, Hannah enjoys reading, running, cooking (eating) and traveling. She lives in Saco with her husband, her dog Olive and her cat Fred.
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PublishedJuly 1, 2022
Maine lobster industry could receive nearly $14 million in federal aid
The funding would help the industry comply with new rules intended to save the critically endangered right whale.
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PublishedJune 27, 2022
Rebecca Hatfield named new president, CEO of Avesta Housing
Hatfield will lead the nonprofit at a critical point in Maine’s escalating affordable housing crisis.
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PublishedJune 27, 2022
Maine homebuyers are skipping the inspection. Experts say it’s a risky move.
The practice has become increasingly common as prospective purchasers, frustrated by the state’s red hot real estate market, are doing whatever they can to put in the winning bid.
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PublishedJune 23, 2022
Maine Med reaches $150 million goal for Portland hospital expansion
Still, the hospital is extending its goal by an additional $20 million for ‘further investments made necessary by the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.’
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PublishedJune 21, 2022
Maine home sales activity is slowing down, but it’s not a buyer’s market yet
May was largely a continuation of existing trends, with home sales down 12% and prices up 15% from a year ago.
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PublishedJune 17, 2022
Mills administration pledges $15 million to improve public building efficiency
A new initiative aims to help public schools, municipalities and tribal governments make energy efficiency improvements and reduce their costs.
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PublishedJune 14, 2022
Maine’s cannabis black market shrinking faster than expected, survey suggests
The state Office of Cannabis Policy has issued a new, survey-based report saying 64% of Maine cannabis used last fall appears to have been purchased legally.
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PublishedJune 13, 2022
Scarborough veterinary hospital gets dogpiled over viral puppy tale
An injured puppy is recovering but its owner couldn’t afford the $10,000 bill. Now her dog is with new owners and the clinic is receiving death threats.
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PublishedJune 10, 2022
As gas prices pass $5 a gallon, Maine lawmakers seek probe into price gouging
The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in Maine was $5.06 on Friday, with Franklin County reporting the highest countywide average at $5.16.
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PublishedJune 2, 2022
Chicago firm buys South Portland medical complex for $30 million
Remedy Medical Properties acquires the complex, which houses tenants including InterMed and MaineHealth, from real estate developer East Brown Cow.
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