Chambers of commerce: ranked by 2005 budget.

CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE

Ranked by 2005 budget

Rank    Chamber of Commerce (Rank in 2004)                    Budget
        * name                                              (thousands)
        * address                                             * 2005
                                                              * 2004
                                                            * 2006 (1)

   1    Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce (1)              $4,900
        350 S. Bixel St.                                      $4,200
        Los Angeles 90017                                     $5,100
   2    Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce (2)                  3,150
        239 S. Beverly Drive                                   2,500
        Beverly Hills 90212                                    3,500
   3    Hollywood Chamber of Commerce (3)                      2,100
        7018 Hollywood Blvd.                                   1,900
        Hollywood 90028                                        2,200
   4    Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce (4)                1,300
        One World Trade Center, Suite 206                      1,200
        Long Beach 90831                                       1,300
   5    Catalina Island Chamber of Comm. & Visitors            1,300
          Bureau (5)                                           1,300
        One Green Pier                                         1,300
        Avalon 90704
   6    Redondo Beach Chamber of Comm. & Visitors Bureau       1,145
          (7)                                                  1,107
        200 N. Pacific Coast Highway                           1,206
        Redondo Beach 90277
   7    Industry Manufacturers Council (6)                     1,094
        255 N. Hacienda Blvd., Suite 100                       1,279
        City of Industry 91744                                 1,246
   8    Westchester/LAX-Marina del Rey Chamber of Commerce     1,053
          (8)                                                  1,037
        6151 W. Century Blvd., Suite 514                        NA
        Los Angeles 90045
   9    Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce (11)           913
        28460 Avenue Stanford, Suite 100                        794
        Santa Clarita 91355                                    1,000
  10    Pasadena Chamber of Commerce (9)                        850
        865 E. Del Mar Blvd.                                    800
        Pasadena 91101                                          850

Rank            Other                  2005 Events & Projects
        * minimum fee (annual)
              * members
           * year founded

   1             $500                Mobility 21 Transportation
                1,475             Summit, World Trade Week, Access
                 1888              D.C., Access Sacramento, small
                                      business awards luncheon
   2             400               economic summit, Beverly Hills
                 665                magazine, economic impact of
                 1923              tourism study, evening with the
                                   mayor, celebration of business
                                             excellence
   3             375                 economic summit, Hollywood
                1,005             Christmas Parade, Hollywood Walk
                 1921                of Fame, State of Hollywood
                                   luncheon, business and tourism
                                                expo
   4             465                 State of the City luncheon,
                1,672             inaugural gala, golf tournament,
                 1891                World Trade Week lunch and
                                      events, business forecast
                                             conference
   5             332                Eagles in Paradise public art
                 245                display, New Year's Eve gala
                 1949
   6             195                Super Bowl Sunday 5K and 10K,
                 687              lobster festival, Cajun festival,
                 1907                      economic summit
   7             100                golf tournament, appreciation
                2,353               lunch for contract employees,
                 1962                concerts, monthly luncheon
                                   speakers, charity rodeo sponsor
   8             245                boat show, State of the City
                 715               breakfast, teacher recognition
                 1953               dinner, business recognition
                                      dinner, ChamberFest 2006
   9             285               home and business expo, instal-
                1,911              lation and recognition dinner,
                 1923             Oak Tree charity golf tournament,
                                             awards gala
  10             210               Tournament of Roses President's
                1,440                breakfast, inaugural gala,
                 1888                  business showcase, golf
                                     tournament, food courts for
                                   Fanfest and post parade events

Rank           Contacts            Top Elected Official
            * president/ceo        * name
              * Web site           * business
                * phone            * phone

   1         Rusty Hammer          Dave Nichols
             lachamber.org         SBC
            [phone]         [phone]
   2        Daniel C. Walsh        Thomas J. Blumenthal
        beverlyhillschamber.com    Gearys Beverly Hills
            [phone]         [phone]
   3         Leron Gubler          Karen Diehl
         hollywoodchamber.net      Casey Sayre & Williams
            [phone]         [phone]
   4         Randy Gordon          Larry Whitley
             Ibchamber.com         Boeing Integrated Defense Systems
            [phone]         [phone]
   5       Wayne G. Griffin        Kevin Strege
          catalinachamber.com      Catalina Island Vacaion Rentals Inc.
            [phone]         [phone]
   6        Marna Smeltzer         Ann Garten
          redondochamber.org       El Camino Community College
            [phone]         [phone]
   7         Donald Sachs          Trudy Marino
          cityofindustry.org       Golden State Foods
            [phone]         [phone]
   8       A. J. Ciancimino        Cedric Sutherland
           Waxmdrchambercom        Cort Business Services
            [phone]         [phone]
   9        Larry G. Mankin        Chris Fall
            scvchamber.com         Blue Barrel/Waste Management
            [phone]         [phone]
  10         Lynne C. Hess         Jeanne Brewer
          pasadena-chambecorg      Acura of Glendale
            [phone]         [phone]

NA--Not Available

(1) 2006 budgets are projections.

Note: The information on this list was provided by representatives of
the chambers themselves. Chambers are ranked by 2005 budget and
members, respectively.

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time. While every effort made to ensure the accuracy and thoroughness
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Researched by David Nusbaum