The study is the first to examine the need for housing both now and in the future, and across all income levels statewide.
Hannah LaClaire
Staff Writer
Hannah LaClaire is a business reporter at the Portland Press Herald, covering Maine’s housing crisis, real estate and development, entrepreneurship, the state's cannabis industry and a little bit of everything else. Before joining the Press Herald in 2021, Hannah covered the town of Brunswick for The Times Record. In her free time, she enjoys reading, running and weekends up at camp. She lives in Springvale with her husband and daughter, their dog and two tuxedo cats.
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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.
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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.
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Biddeford manufacturer provided critical piece for NASA’s asteroid mission
Fiber Materials Inc., which was recently acquired by Spirit AeroSystems, produced the space capsule’s heat shield, the company’s latest contribution in a string of NASA missions.
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Maine housing market stuck on falling sales, rising prices
It’s the same old song and dance as a tight inventory slows sales and pushes some prices up.
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Close to half of Maine’s medical cannabis may contain pesticides, mold, officials say
Of 127 samples tested, 57 – or about 45% – would have failed the standards for the recreational-use market, meaning they contained at least one banned material or substance.
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Changes are coming to Maine’s $300 million medical cannabis industry
Medical cannabis growers could face increased regulations as adult-use sales start to match medical.
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What’s in the pipeline to help Maine workers with children
A bill sponsored by Sen. Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, and signed by Gov. Janet Mills devotes about $60 million to Maine’s child care system over the next two years.
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Maine employers step up to relieve child care pressures on working parents
Finding ways to make child care more affordable and accessible is a strategy Maine businesses hope will help them find and keep employees.
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Maine’s adult-use cannabis industry in full bloom
Sales continue to break records with August alone topping $21 million.