ENVIRONMENTAL FIRMS.Ranked by number of L.A. County environmental employees EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THE market for environmental cleanup The process of removing solid, liquid, and hazardous wastes, except for unexploded ordnance, resulting from the joint operation of US forces to a condition that approaches the one existing prior to operation as determined by the environmental baseline survey, if one was conducted. nationwide hit a new high in 2000, with companies reporting record domestic revenues of $24.3 billion. Revenues also jumped for the top 25 environmental firms in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , which nearly doubled sales from L.A. operations, climbing from $75 million in 1999 to $132 million during 2000. Several of the top 25 firms in L.A. are among the top 20 firms in the nation, including Pasadena-based Parsons Parsons, city (1990 pop. 11,924), Labette co., SE Kans.; inc. 1871. It is a shipping point for dairy products, grain, and livestock. Manufactures include ammunition, wire and paper products, plastics, and appliances. Corp. (No. 2 locally) and Long Beach-based Earth Tech (No. 3). Parsons provides wastewater Wastewater is any water that has been adversely affected in quality by anthropogenic influence. It comprises liquid waste discharged by domestic residences, commercial properties, industry, and/or agriculture and can encompass a wide range of potential contaminants and treatment, air quality management, permitting and hazardous waste Hazardous waste Any solid, liquid, or gaseous waste materials that, if improperly managed or disposed of, may pose substantial hazards to human health and the environment. Every industrial country in the world has had problems with managing hazardous wastes. management. Earth Tech provides wastewater treatment, environmental remediationand engineering. The largest firm in Los Angeles is Waste Management of Los Angeles, which provides solid waste handling and disposal and pollution control services. The companies on the list employ a total of 5,105 people in L.A. County, down 22.7 percent from last year. Company-wide, employment totaled 96,222, down 14.1 percent from the year before.
Rank Company (Ranking in 2000) Employees
* name * environmental 1
* address * L.A. County 2
* companywide
1 Waste Management of Los Angeles (1) 1,000
9081 Tujunga Ave. same
Sun Valley 91352 50,000
2 Parsons Infrastructure & Technology 581
(2) 1,186
100 W. Walnut St. 10,736
Pasadena 91124
Earth Tech 300
3 100W. Broadway, Suite 240 same
Long Beach 90802 8,000
4 Mintie Corp. (4) 265
1114 San Fermando Road 175
Los Angeles 90065 265
5 TEG/LVI Environmental Services 245
Inc. (5) 240
19070 S. Reyes Ave. 3,500
Rancho Dominguez 90221
6 MWH Americas Inc. 3 (8) 222
301 N. Lake Ave., Suite 600 402
Pasadena 91101 5,500
7 Tetra Tech Inc. (9) 221
630 N. Rosemead Blvd. 316
Pasadena 91107 7,100
8 Foss Environmental Services Co. 125
Inc. (10) same
Pier D, Berth D47 500
Long Beach 90802
9 A.Q. Management & Control 110
3921 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 600 119
Los Angeles 90010 130
10 Impco Technologies Inc. (6) 100
16804 Gridley Place 300
Cerritos 90703 575
11 SCS Engineers (11) 95
3711 Long Beach Blvd. same
Long Beach 90807 332
12 ATC Associates Inc. (13) 85
50 E. Foothill Blvd., Suite 300 same
Arcadia 91006 1,800
13 Kleinfelder Inc. (16) 72
1370 Valley Vista Drive, 218
Suite 150
Diamond Bar 91765 1,360
14 Consolidated Waste Industries 70
Inc. (14) same
10680 Silicon Ave. 80
Montclair 91763
15 Professional Service 45
Industrial Inc. (19)
3960 Gilman St. 68
Long Beach 90815 2,800
Rank Revenues Services Offered
(L.A./companywide) (partial list)
* 2000 (million)
* 1999 (million)
1 WND/$11,000.0 solid waste handling and disposal,
WND/$11,000.0 full range of pollution control
services
2 NA/NA wastewater treatment, water
NA/NA resources, air quality management,
environmental assessments, Title V
services, permitting, hazardous
waste management
NA/1,182.0 water and wastewater treatment,
3 NA/782.0 environmental remediation,
transportation, architecture,
engineering and technology,
construction
4 NA/NA IAQ assessments, HVAC system
NA/NA cleaning, mold mediation, infection
control containment
5 $16.5/151.0 asbestos and lead abatement,
$14.0/114.0 demolition services, plant
closures, mold remediation
6 20.6/700.0 engineering, construction, planning,
25/514.0 investigation, permitting, CEQA/NEPA
compliance, management consulting
7 10.6/794.6 watershed management, pollution
9.1/566.5 prevention, energy efficiency
studies, wasterwater treatment,
water supply, NEPA support
8 12.0/50.0 site remediation, hazardous
9.0/38.0 materials spill response, methane
gas mitigation, UST/AST
fueling systems, hazardous waste
management
9 8.6/12.0 asbestos removal, mold, soil
9.0/10.0 cleanup, hazardous material
disposal, air quality testing,
demolition, lead abatement
10 60.0/100.0 clean air technology
60.0/105.0
11 25.0/46.2 landfill engineering, solid
25.0/46.7 waste management planning,
recycling programs,
environmental planning and
assessments, soil and
groundwater remediation
12 7.8/148.6 environmental consulting, site
7.5/145.0 assessments, soil/groundwater
investigations, remediation
design and monitoring, air
quality management
13 4.0/127.0 Phase I & II ESA, solid waste
3.2/101.0 management and design,
feasibility studies, regulatory
compliance, remedial action
plans and remediation
14 NA/NA waste management, emergency
3.0/10.0 response, transport of
hazardous waste, remediation,
lab packing, tank pulls,
spill clean-up
15 5.1/200.1 Phase I & II ESA, contaminant
5.1/197.7 investigations, CEQA/NEPA
assessments, groundwater
quality studies, air quality
permitting and design
Rank Types of Clients Profile
(partial list) * year established
* offices
(county/total)
* headquarters
1 private, public, commercial 1972
12/600
Houston
2 commercial, government, industrial, 1995
manufacturers, environmental 11/100
consultants, schools/universities Pasadena
commercial, industrial, health 1970
3 care, manufacturers, environmental 1/155
consultants, schools/universities Long Beach
4 health care, entertainment, 1940
commercial, industrial, real 1/6
estate, entertainment Los Angeles
5 commercial, government, 1987
industrial, real estate, health 1/21
care, manufacturers, New York
environmental consultants
6 government, industrial, 1945
manufacturers 6/179
Denver
7 federal, state, local 1966
governments, industrial, 2/150
aerospace, telecommunications, Pasadena
schools/universities
8 commercial, government, 1983
industrial, real estate, 1/10
manufacturers, environmental Seattle
consultants, oil cos.
9 commercial, government, 1985
industrial, real estate, 2/6
health care, manufacturers, Los Angeles
schools/universities
10 residential, commercial, 1958
health care, manufacturers 1/5
Cerritos
11 waste management firms, real 1970
estate developers, lending 2/26
institutions, municipalities, Long Beach
industrial, manufacturers,
law firms
12 commercial, industrial, 1987
manufacturers, government, 2/66
health care, real estate, Woburn, Mass.
financial, schools/universities
13 residential, commercial, 1985
government, industrial, real 3/61
estate, health care, San Diego
manufacturers, environmental
consultants
14 residential, commercial, 1978
government, industrial, real 1/2
estate, health care, Montclair
manufacturers, environmental
consultants
15 commercial, government, 1984
industrial, real estate, health 3/145
care, manufacturers, Lombard Ill.
schools/universities
Rank Top Local Executive
* name
* title
* phone number
1 Scott Bradley
division vice president
(714) 282-0200
2 Richard G. Miller
president
(626) 440-6000
Diane Creel
3 president, ceo
(562) 951-2030
4 Kevin Mintie
ceo
(323) 225-4111
5 Mark Canessa
president
(310) 900-0000
6 Geoff Carthew
regional manager
(626) 796-9141
7 Li-San Hwang
chairman, ceo
(626) 351-4664
8 Tom Scranton
v. p., general manager
(562) 432-1304
9 Max Gonab
public relations manager
(213) 386-4540
10 Robert M. Stemmler
ceo
(562) 860-6666
11 Robert P. Stearns
president, ceo
(562) 426-9544
12 Bahman Rohanizadeh
v.p., So. Cal. operations
(626) 447-5216
13 John S. Lohman
regional manager
(909) 396-0335
14 Larry Hagenbuch
ceo, owner
(909) 625-6645
15 Michael Mooradian
senior vice president
(562) 597-3977
16 Bryan A. Stirrat & Assocs. Inc. (18) 43 $5.8/$15.3
1360 Valley Vista Drive 49 $6.1/$14.6
Diamond Bar 91765 77
17 LAW Crandall 40 9.0/263.0
200 Citadel Drive 95 8.9/257.0
Los Angeles 90040 3,200
18 SOS Ecology Management Inc. 38 6.0/10.0
14611 S. Broadway 40 5.0/9.0
Gardena 90248 same
19 CTL Environmental Services (21) 38 WND/3.2
24404 S. Vermont Ave., Suite 307 same WND/3.0
Harbor City 90710 40
20 Advanced Technology Laboratories (20) 36 WND/WND
3275 Walnut Ave. same 4.1/4.3
Signal Hill 90807 70
21 PCR Services Corp. (15) 26 WND/WND
233 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 130 52 WND/WND
Santa Monica 90401 77
22 ENCORP Environmental Mgmt. & Services (24) 25 2.5/same
615 N. Nash St., Suite 203 same 2.5/same
El Segundo 90245 same
23 Gale/Jordan Assocs. Inc. (25) 25 NA/NA
1650 S. Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 201 same NA/NA
Redondo Beach 90277 same
24 Forensic Analytical Specialties Inc. (23) 22 NA/NA
2959 Pacific Commerce Drive 25 3.2/8.4
Rancho Dominguez 90221 80
25 Lindmark Engineering Environmental Services 21 2.7/same
5900 Cherry Ave. same 3.1/same
Long Beach 90805 same
16 solid/hazardous waste, landfill design, permit-
ting and construction, landfill gas control,
hazardous waste site characterization
17 Phase I, II, III: stormwater monitoring and consult-
ing, ESA, soil and groundwater remediation, waste
management, asbestos and lead consulting
18 hazardous, non-hazardous waste
employee training, waste transportation,
equipment supplies,
19 environmental engineering, asbestos
consulting and management services,
lead-based paint consulting, IAQ
20 testing of soil, water and air
21 biological services, environmental planning and
documentation, cultural resources management,
air quality/air toxics, noise, vibration and acoustics
22 asbestos and lead inspections, project
design and management, Phase I ESA, mold
and indoor air conditioning testing, design
23 asbestos and lead, base, paint surveys,
IAQ investigation, Phase I & II ESA, project
management, industrial hygiene services
24 IAQ, mold, asbestos, metals, occupational
exposure and regulatory compliance
consulting, analytical services
25 real estate due diligence, soil and
groundwater remediation, environmental
construction and forensic services
16 residential, commercial, govern- 1984
ment, industrial, real estate, manu- 1/7
facturers, environmental consultants Diamond Bar
17 commercial, government, industrial, 1954
real estate, health care, manufactur- 2/40
ers, environmental consultants Alpharetta, Ga.
18 scrapmetal recyclinggovernment, 1980
industrial, manufacturers, 4/12
environmental consultants Gardena
19 commercial, government, 1974
schools/universities, private, 1/2
banks, law firms Los Angeles
20 commercial, government, industrial, 1992
real estate, environmental 2/5
consultants, schools/universities Signal Hill
21 residential, commercial, govern- 1974
ment, industrial, real estate, 1/2
environmental consultants Santa Monica
22 residential, commercial, govern- 1991
ment, industrial, real estate, 1/2
health care, schools/universities El Segundo
23 property management firms, banks, 1988
building owners, real estate, com- 2/2
mercial, residential, manufacturers Redondo Beach
24 commercial, govemment, industrial, 1990
real estate, health care, manufacturers, 1/3
environmental consultants Hayward
25 commercial, government, industrial, 1987
real estate, manufacturers, 1/same
schools/universities Long Beach
16 Bryan A. Stirrat
president
(909) 860-7777
17 Mark Peabody
office manager
(323) 889-5300
18 Don Shadrow
president
(310) 217-8848
19 Martha Salot
ceo
(310) 530-5006
20 E. Caballero/P. Romualdo
president/vice president
(562) 989-4045
21 Gregory J. Broughton
president
(310) 451-4488
22 Desiree C. Bohning
president
(310) 640-9811
23 Christopher K. Gale
president
(310) 316-4377
24 Bruce White
operations manager
(310) 763-2374
25 Ulf M. Lindmark
president
(562) 423-0600
WND - Would Not Disclose
IAQ - Indoor Air Quality
NA - Not Available
ESA - Environmental Site Assessments
CEQA - California Environmental Quality Act
NEPA - National Environmental Policy Act
(1)Los Angeles County employees involved in environmental services.
(2)Total number for employees involved in Los Angeles County.
(3)Formerly Montgomery Watson, merged in 2001 with Harza Engineering.
Note: The information on the list was provided by representatives of
the firms themselves. Firms are ranked by the number of L.A. County
employees involved in environmental services, total number of employees
in L.A. County, and by 2000 companywide revenues, respectively.
To the best of our knowledge, this information is accurate as of press
press time. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and
thoroughness of the list, omissions and typographical errors sometimes
occur.
[Graph graph, figure that shows relationships between quantities. The graph of a function y=f (x) is the set of points with coordinates [x, f (x)] in the xy-plane, when x and y are numbers. omitted] THE PACESETTER [Graph omitted] WASTE MANAGEMENT INC inc - /ink/ increment, i.e. increase by one. Especially used by assembly programmers, as many assembly languages have an "inc" mnemonic. Antonym: dec. . HOUSTON-based Waste Management Inc. topped the list of environmental firms again this year, with more than 1,000 employees in Los Angeles County and more than 50,000 employees companywide. Company-wide revenues were $11 billion in 2000, about the same as in 1999. Waste Management provides solid waste handling and disposal and pollution control services for commercial, residential, municipal and industrial customers nationwide. Founded in 1972, the company has 12 of its 600 offices located in L.A. County. Its main office in L.A. is in Sun Valley. Waste Management's main regional clients are the 25 cities in the Greater L.A. area. Its biggest competitor in the area is the City of Los Angeles
Noun 1. a small truck with an open body used for light deliveries 2. Informal a casual acquaintance made for a sexual purpose 3. Informal a. . It is the operator of one of the largest landfills in California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). , the Bradley Landfill and Recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. Center in Sun Valley. It operates 300 or so landfills nationwide. The company has spent the better part of 2000 trying to recover from a declining stock price by improving operational processes, said Scott Bradley Scott Bradley (November 26, 1891 in Russellville, Arkansas - April 27, 1977 in Chatsworth, California) was an American composer, pianist and conductor. He is most famous for scoring the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) theatrical cartoons, including those starring Tom and Jerry, , division vice president. It seems to have worked. It started the year trading in the teens, and its share price is now at about $30 a share. Before starting up its operational changes -- such as better customer service and more high-tech high-tech also hi-tech adj. Informal Of, relating to, or resembling high technology. high-tech Adjective same as hi-tech Adj. 1. equipment -- Waste Management was primarily geared toward acquiring companies and growing the business, Bradley said. |
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