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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PublishedMarch 19, 2023
Ready to rev an electric vehicle? Maine buyers are running into roadblocks
It’s not just how hard it is to find an EV amid pent-up demand; there’s also tight financing and a web of complex tax credits.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2023
Sudden closure of World Gym in Portland frustrates members
The fitness center abruptly shut its doors for good this week, offering customers membership in another gym franchise – but little explanation.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2023
Report finds affordable housing unavailable for more than half of Maine’s poorest renters
A national study released Thursday says the crisis extends to every state, and Maine actually fares better than others.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2023
Ripples from the Silicon Valley Bank crisis touch Maine, but leave it unscathed
The second-largest bank failure in U.S. history affected technology companies, financial institutions and the public throughout the country.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2023
Maine lobstermen sue sustainability group for defamation over ‘red listing’
Seafood Watch, a program of the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California, unfairly downgraded its evaluation of the Maine lobster fishery last fall, the fishermen say.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2023
3 years later, the pandemic cocoon is giving way to social butterflies
Long after Maine’s first case of coronavirus, communal activities and gatherings are reaching pre-pandemic levels again, though troubling remnants of isolation persist.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2023
Maine delegation to fight bill that would repeal ‘pause’ in lobstering regulations
A proposal by an Arizona congressman would eliminate a six-year freeze on new fishing rules intended to protect endangered whales.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2023
Lobster industry wages legal battle over recent regulations, while new ones remain frozen
The Maine Lobstermen’s Association last September appealed a federal decision on some restrictions, and the case is now being heard in Washington.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2023
Lack of inventory slowed Maine home sales in January
The most recent monthly data show the number of sales fell by double digits compared to a year ago, while prices rose modestly.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2023
Police ask for public’s help finding missing Portland man
Timothy Bak was last seen at his home on Berkshire Road in Portland around 9 p.m. on Feb. 14
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