Howard Fine
Reporter (Healthcare, Infrastructure/Construction/Engineering, Education)
Howard Fine is a 23-year veteran of the Los Angeles Business Journal. He covers stories pertaining to healthcare, biomedicine, energy, engineering, construction, and infrastructure. He has won several awards, including Best Body of Work for a single reporter from the Alliance of Area Business Publishers 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.
Phone: 323-549-5225 Extension: 227
Recent Stories
Health Tech Firm EasyHealth Secures $135M in Funding
The Beverly Hills company plans to use the funding to further develop and market its platform to analyze and improve Medicare patient care outcomes.
Digital Health Accelerators Boosting Local Companies
Business accelerators have long been a crucial link for taking startups from the research and prototype stage to marketing and selling their products and services to customers.
$588M Sixth Street Viaduct Replacement Project Passes Key Milestone
It may be the largest construction project in Los Angeles history, but until recently, construction work related to the Sixth Street Viaduct replacement bridge had mainly been a local affair, rarely intruding on Angelenos’ larger consciousness.
Tetra Tech Reports Record Fiscal Year Earnings, Wins Part of $110M Contract
Pasadena-based Tetra Tech Inc. — the largest engineering and infrastructure services firm in Los Angeles County now that AECOM has departed for Dallas — reported record fiscal 2021 earnings on Nov. 17.
United Airlines Opens $352 Million Hangar Facility at LAX
A lot of focus on the $14 billion makeover of Los Angeles International Airport has been on improvements that passengers will see, but new facilities are also emerging behind the scenes.
L.A. County Unemployment Rate Falls to 9.4% in October
Los Angeles County’s unemployment rate fell amid a hiring surge that saw employers in the county add 41,000 payroll jobs.
The Oncology Institute Starts Public Trading, Signals Future Growth
The Oncology Institute raised approximately $334 million in cash proceeds through the public trading launch.
Edison International Ups Liability for 2017-18 Wildfires by $1.3 Billion
The Thomas and Woolsey wildfires that burned through Southern California within the last four years continue to haunt Rosemead-based Edison International.
New Metro CEO Wiggins Helms Nation’s Largest Rail Construction Program
Public transportation veteran Stephanie Wiggins became the first woman and first Black woman to lead the mammoth Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority in May, succeeding Phillip Washington, the agency’s first Black chief executive, who left to lead Denver International Airport.
Car-Loving LA in Midst of Largest Rail Construction Program in US
Since the middle of the last century, Los Angeles County has been known as the car capital of the world.
