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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PublishedJune 16, 2023
Federal ruling in controversial whale lawsuit gives big win to Maine lobster industry
The ruling vacates a biology-based decision – the government’s 10-year plan to reduce the risk posed by fishing gear to endangered North Atlantic right whales.
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PublishedJune 15, 2023
Linda Bean sued for $228,000 by Boulos Co. over real estate dispute
The granddaughter of L.L. Bean allegedly failed to pay the firm a required commission related to the sale of a retail building in Freeport.
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PublishedJune 13, 2023
Legislature backs $15 minimum wage, but Mills opposes it
The proposal to raise the minimum wage won approval from the House and Senate, but likely won’t get the governor’s signature.
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PublishedJune 11, 2023
Science may be creating a new market for Maine’s medical marijuana
Researchers are looking at new therapeutic uses for the plant, and the state is poised to profit.
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PublishedJune 8, 2023
$30 million project will expand footprint, capacity of Bigelow research center in East Boothbay
The Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences says it will break ground this fall on a 25,000-square-foot building to accommodate a growing staff and add new capabilities for teaching and research.
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PublishedJune 2, 2023
At $10 million, one of the priciest homes in Maine history goes to former SEC chair
Richard Breeden, known as ‘King Richard’ at the Securities and Exchange Commission, bought the Knox County estate in the most expensive home sale so far this year and the 6th-highest ever in Maine.
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PublishedMay 30, 2023
Health insurer hack means questions but still few answers for Mainers
A cyberattack discovered in April could affect 79,000 state residents with Harvard Pilgrim Health Care coverage. But there’s little information about the information at risk.
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PublishedMay 19, 2023
Maine businesses brainstorm how to deal with climate change as an economic issue
Over 400 businesspeople and 60 presenters gathered in Augusta to share perspectives and practices on dealing with Earth’s warming.
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PublishedMay 18, 2023
With a significant price increase in April, Maine’s housing market may be heating back up
The lack of inventory again hampered sales, but bidding wars are starting to resume and prices rose by more than 6%.
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PublishedMay 15, 2023
Hackers, data breaches put more Mainers at risk in ‘ongoing chess game’
Experts say cybercrime is on the rise, and it’s getting harder to catch the crooks. In Maine, data breaches are being recorded nearly every day.
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