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.
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Recent Stories
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Local Clinics Receive Telehealth Grants
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Consumer Confidence Reaches Record Low in Second Quarter
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Consumer confidence plunged to another record low during the second quarter as the region’s economy was ravaged by the Covid-19 pandemic and resulting business shutdown orders.
GoodRx Continues Expansion With Executive Hires
Hires of Voermann, Nagji continue rapid expansion
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JetBlue to End Service at Long Beach
JetBlue said it will end service at Long Beach Airport in October and transfer flights and crews to LAX.
Xencor to Collaborate on Cancer Antibody Treatments
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LA's Bioscience Sector Sees Continued Gains
L.A.’s bioscience sector generated $44 billion in economic activity and nearly 196,000 jobs last year.
Airports Post Sharp Traffic Declines Again for May
May passenger counts slide, but cargo tonnage increases
The devastation to the travel industry wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic continued to hold Los Angeles International and other local airports in its grip in May.
LAEDC Fills Key Leadership Roles
Nissen, Medina, Cheung are elevated
The Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. announced last week that recently retired NBCUniversal exec Steve Nissen has been elected as the organization’s new board chairman.