Howard Fine
Reporter (Engineering, Infrastructure, Education, Construction and Architecture)
Howard Fine is a 19-year veteran of the Los Angeles Business Journal. He has covered public policy issues, energy companies, transportation, economic development, banking and finance and various special assignments. He has won several awards, including Best Body of Work for a single reporter from the Association of Area Business Publications and Distinguished Journalist of the Year from the Society of Professional Journalists.
A Los Angeles native, Howard graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor of arts degree in English from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. Howard obtained a master of science degree in journalism from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism in Evanston, Illinois. Prior to joining the Business Journal, Howard spent seven years as Staff Reporter at the Orange County Business Journal and before that, as Orange County Bureau Chief for City News Service.
Regulation and Policy is a biweekly column that keeps business leaders apprised of new city, county and state regulatory issues that may affect their businesses.
Phone: 323-549-5225 Extension: 227
Recent Stories
Los Angeles World Airports to Name Interim CEO as Flint Plans Early Exit
Los Angeles World Airports is set to name its No. 2 executive as interim CEO to replace the departing Deborah Flint, who moved up her previously announced exit date.
Charles Drew Receives $800,000 Grant
Charles Drew University has received an $800,000 grant from the California Endowment to help the school develop a new medical degree program and a new medical education building.
Cedars-Sinai Receives $20 Million Gift
Cedars-Sinai received a $20 million gift from the co-founder of digital navigation company Garmin to create an autoimmune disease institute.
Prospect Fights Hostile Offer
Health Care: Prime pursues Palms medical group
Palms-based hospital and physician group Prospect Medical Holdings Inc. is facing a hostile takeover attempt from one of the biggest hospital chains in the country, Prime Healthcare Services.
AECOM Lands Two Large European Contracts
Engineering: Company secures work on rail tunnel, airport
Century City-based engineering and infrastructure firm AECOM is taking on two new European construction projects, including what will be the longest rail tunnel in the world.
Work on Long Beach Bridge Enters Final Phase
New $1.5B Gerald Desmond span set to open in June
The end of rebuilding the Long Beach Port's Gerald Desmond Bridge is finally in sight for Century City-based AECOM’s Shimmick Construction unit and three dozen other contractors.
Long Beach Airport Passenger Traffic Up 13% in October
Long Beach Airport passenger traffic rose 13% in October compared to October of last year, marking the first significant rise in passenger counts at the airport in more than a year.
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Looks to Raise $232 Million
Pasadena biotech firm Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc. set an offering of 4 million shares, seeking to raise up to $232 million to fund operations and strategic investments.
Herbalife Opens Training Center in China
Downtown-based Herbalife Nutrition Inc. has opened the first of four training centers in China for its customers and distributors.
Geffen Donates Another $46 Million to UCLA
Entertainment mogul David Geffen donated an additional $46 million to the UCLA medical school that bears his name, the university announced Dec. 2.
