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
November 12, 2023

Eel guts, salmon blood: Maine companies look to make the most of fish waste

Converting waste from salmon, eel and other marine species into consumer and biomedical products has opened a new and lucrative path for Maine’s seafood industry.
Published
October 31, 2023

Martin’s Point renews $6 billion contract for military benefits

The 10-year contract renews services provided by the local health care organization.
Published
October 27, 2023

Bath Iron Works shipbuilder among Lewiston shooting victims

Peyton Brewer-Ross, 40, of Bath, was a new father and recently completed an apprenticeship program at Bath Iron Works.
Published
October 25, 2023

One-third of Maine workers are struggling to make ends meet, report says

And that doesn’t include the 12% of Maine people living below the poverty line.
Published
October 25, 2023

Interest rate on retail credit cards hits 30% as holiday shopping season starts

Tempted to use that store credit card on holiday purchases? Don’t, unless you immediately pay off the balance. Otherwise, consumers are looking at 30% interest – or more.
Published
October 19, 2023

Lack of inventory hurt Maine home sales in September

The overall number of homes for sale last month increased by 2% from August, but there’s still a huge demand and a tiny inventory.
Published
October 11, 2023

Fatal mast accident Monday was not schooner’s first mishap

Two recent accidents also befell the ship when it was under a different owner and captain.
Published
October 4, 2023

Maine needs 84,000 new homes in the next 7 years, report finds

The study is the first to examine the need for housing both now and in the future, and across all income levels statewide.
Published
September 27, 2023

UMaine Augusta and Maine Department of Labor to launch cybersecurity apprenticeship program

Maine would need to increase its number of cybersecurity professionals by 63% just to fill the number of current open positions.
Published
September 26, 2023

Potential federal shutdown looms over Bar Harbor

Tourism-based businesses are wary of the possibility that Acadia National Park will close heading into peak foliage season, but say Mount Desert Island has plenty to offer and they will remain open for business regardless.