
MPBN Interviews Hayrunner’s Shannon Richards About Maine Real Estate’s Economic Outlook at MEREDA’s Forecast Conference
MPBN’s Irwin Gratz talks to Shannon Richards at Maine’s largest real estate development conference in Maine, MEREDA’s Forecast Conference and Member Showcase.

Think Maine Therapists and Realtors Are All Raking It In? Not Exactly.
Think Maine therapists and Realtors are all raking it in? Not exactly.
Even the industries that have seen increased demand since the pandemic have faced their own sets of challenges. PPH talks to Hay Runner’s Shannon Richards and others about today’s economy.

MaineBiz Talks to Shannon Richards About Top Real Estate Trends for 2025
Housing progress: Shannon Richards, founder and CEO of Hay Runner and president of the Maine Real Estate & Development Association on 2025 trends in the real estate market
As CEO of Hay Runner and president of the Maine Real Estate & Development Association, Shannon Richards shared her insights on 2025’s outlook across Maine in a recent Mainebiz article on development trends.

Hay Runner Recognized Twice in 2025 Mainebiz ‘Book of Lists’: Top Woman-owned Businesses and Largest Maine-Based Construction Firms
Mainebiz: Hay Runner Tops the 2025 Mainebiz Book of Lists for Both Maine’s Largest Woman-owned Businesses and Largest Maine-based Construction Firms

People on the move: Ashley Wolf
Hay Runner Announces a New Hire: Hay Runner has hired Ashley Wolf as an interior designer. Wolf previously worked at Huffard House Interior Design in South Portland.

Best of the 207: Commercial Construction
Best of the 207: Commercial Construction

Focal Point: 20 Tailored Interiors That Inspire
Maine Home + Design: Focal Point: 20 Tailored Interiors That Inspire

How to tackle Maine's shortage of skilled labor in construction
Mainebiz: How to tackle Maine's shortage of skilled labor in construction

Hay Runner acquires Phi Builders + Architects
Hay Runner acquires Phi Builders + Architects

Merger of two design-build firms creates sum greater than its parts
Merger of two design-build firms creates sum greater than its parts.

A CONVERSATION WITH SONJA TRAUSS, YIMBY ACTIVIST AND RESPONSIBLE HOUSING ADVOCATE
A conversation with Sonja Trauss, YIMBY Activist and Responsible Housing Advocate.

Shannon sits down with Radio Maine
Breaking the Mold: Shannon Richards' Company, Hay Runner, Reimagines the Home Building Process

Shannon Richards joins WGAN host Shawn Moody in-studio
Shannon sits down with WGAN NewsRadio to talk MEREDA, real estate climate and more…

Greater Portland Landmarks sells historic headquarters to Portland design-build firm Woodhull
Jessica Estes and Claire Richardson of the Boulos Co. represented the seller and Shannon Richards of Hay Runner represented the buyer in the transaction.

Portland real estate firm Hay Runner brings another design specialty in house
Hay Runner, a Portland design, construction and real estate firm at 99 Federal St., said this week it is expanding its design services to include interior plant design.

Building sites and studio mics: MEREDA launches monthly podcast
Weeks before its annual forest conference, the Maine Real Estate and Development Association aims to put the "real" in real estate with a new podcast launched this week.

Building Business: General store razed; new building under construction
For years, the former general store next to the South Freeport Post Office sat empty. It changed hands in July 2020, but still there was no action. For a brief time over the past winter, there was a handwritten note saying it would reopen before summer..

Richards of Hay Runner and Young of The Boulos Co. named MEREDA vice presidents
The Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) has appointed Shannon Richards of Hay Runner, and Craig Young of The Boulos Company to vice presidents for 2020-2021.

Mereda’s new President vows to advocate for real estate industry
The Maine Real Estate & Development Association has named a Boulos Co. partner and senior broker, Craig Young, as president of the industry group, succeeding Josh Fifield….MEREDA also announced its 2022-23 slate of officers…

A Dated Kitchen in Falmouth gets a moody redesign
“I got a call from the client at her husband’s suggestion. She had been trying to design her kitchen renovation on her own, and then realized all the sequencing that comes with kitchens. She’s done some other work around her house, but this was kind of next level. She’d already talked to a friend of hers who is an architect and who had done some schematic drawings of the space….by Shannon Richards, Founder of Hay Runner