Hannah LaClaire

Press Herald

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.

Latest

Published
August 27, 2023

Unusually heavy rainfall has flooded Maine basements, some for the first time

Water tables have risen and drainage systems are overwhelmed by this wet summer, resulting in costly cleanup headaches for homeowners.
Published
August 22, 2023

Maine homebuyers challenged as prices stay high

A small statewide inventory, high buyer demand and rising interest rates keep the pressure on an already hot housing market.
Published
August 8, 2023

More teen workers in Maine are getting hurt on the job

Maine’s Department of Labor says Maine’s tight labor market is pushing more businesses to hire teens, partly accounting for an increase in workplace violations that have included injuries.
Published
August 7, 2023

Charles Miller, lawyer and community leader, dies at 75

Miller, the CEO at Bernstein Shur for 10 years and a longtime social justice advocate, loved his family and being an attorney.
Published
August 6, 2023

Cannabis businesses boom in Maine, but access to banking’s a bust

The state’s industry is maturing and could bring in revenue of nearly $200 million this year. But even now, many companies are forced to operate on a cash-only basis.
Published
August 3, 2023

Hot and wet weather not expected to dampen blueberry yields

Maine’s wild blueberry growers expect a good season despite early season challenges.
Published
July 28, 2023

What’s the practical effect of Biden’s executive order on manufacturing?

The document would cut red tape and streamline reporting requirements in the federal research and development process.
Published
July 27, 2023

Wex will invest $100 million in the future of electric vehicles

The strategy might seem like a shift for the Maine-based payment processing company, but it’s long been involved in the EV industry.
Published
July 14, 2023

Music as medicine: FDA approves stroke damage therapy from Portland startup

MedRhythms has gotten the green light to market a digital system that uses music to improve patients’ walking ability.
Published
July 7, 2023

Fishermen catch great white shark off Cape Elizabeth

Dan Harriman and his sternman were fishing about 600 feet off the coast of Cape Elizabeth near Richmond Island on June 12 when they caught the eight-foot great white in their nets.