Largest employers: ranked by number of employees in the San Fernando Valley.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY HEATH heath, tract of open land heath, tract of open land characterized by a few scattered trees, abundant moss cover, and numerous low shrubs, principally of the heath family (see heath, in botany). care and health-care related industries such as biotech bi·o·tech n. Informal Biotechnology. biotech Noun short for biotechnology Noun 1. , are among some of the Valley s biggest employers, snagging Snagging is a term used in the construction industry in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Snagging is the production of a list of quality defects at the end of a build process/phase/stage (a "Snag List" or "Snagging List"). eight of the top 15 spots on the Business Journal's 2005 list of the largest employers in the Valley. Of course, most people would assume that Thousand Oaks-based, Amgen, the world's largest biotech company would maintain a large presence in the Valley (7,000 local employees), but companies such as Oakland-based Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Permanente is an integrated managed care organization, based in Oakland, California, founded in 1945 by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and physician Sidney R. Garfield. employ 6,700 people locally, while Woodland Hills-based Health Net, Inc. has 2,200 employees in the area. The remaining five health care employers that made the top 15 were Glendale Adventist Medical Center Glendale Adventist Medical Center is located in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendale, California. It was founded in 1905. Glendale Adventist Medical Center is a sister institution of Loma Linda University Medical Center and is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist hospital system. (2,100 employees), Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a hospital in the Northridge town of Los Angeles, California, USA. It is currently operated by Catholic Healthcare West. History The hospital was founded in 1955 by Dr. (2,000 employees), Encino-Tarzana Regional Medical Center (1,730 employees), Los Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
--Jeff Weiss THE PACESETTER COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL Countrywide Financial Corporation (NYSE: CFC) is a diversified financial marketing and service holding company engaged primarily in residential mortgage banking and related businesses. CORP. CALABASAS-based financial behemoth behemoth (bē`hĭmŏth, bĭhē`–) [Heb.,=plural of beast], large, fanciful primeval monster, like Leviathan, evoking the hippopotamus mentioned in the Book of Job. Countrywide Financial Corp. held onto its top spot as the Valley's largest employer, adding 1,500 employees locally and 10,500 employees nationwide since last year, largely as a result of steep increases in its loan production. The growth brings the company's total number of Valley employees to 12,500, and the total nationally to 49,500. Countrywide coun·try·wide adv. & adj. Throughout a whole country; nationwide: launched a fundraising campaign countrywide; a countrywide search. Adj. 1. has nearly twice as many local employees as Amgen, the number two local employer, and looks to keep its spot as the Valley's top employer for some time to come. However, don't don't 1. Contraction of do not. 2. Nonstandard Contraction of does not. n. A statement of what should not be done: a list of the dos and don'ts. look for explosive explosive, substance that undergoes decomposition or combustion with great rapidity, evolving much heat and producing a large volume of gas. The reaction products fill a much greater volume than that occupied by the original material and exert an enormous pressure, growth locally in the coming years, as Countrywide Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Angelo Angelo externally austere but inwardly violent. [Br. Lit.: Measure for Measure] See : Hypocrisy Angelo asked by Isabella to cancel her brother’s death sentence, Angelo agrees if she will yield herself to him. [Br. Mozilo, has gone on the record saying that expansion will largely occur out of state, due to the high cost of doing business 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). . --Jeff Weiss
LARGEST EMPLOYERS
Ranked by number of employees in the San Fernando Valley
Rank Company S.F. Valley
* name Employees
* current
1 Countrywide Financial Corp. 12,500
4500 Park Granada
Calabasas 91302
2 Amgen 7,000
One Amgen Center Drive
Thousand Oaks 91320
3 Kaiser Permanente 6,700
13652 Cantara St.
Panorama City 91402
4 California State University, Northridge 4,000
18111 Nordhoff St.
Northridge 91330
5 Providence Health System 3,683
501 S. Buena Vista Street
Burbank 91505
6 Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne 2,500
6633 Canoga Ave. P0. Box 7922
Canoga Park 91309
7 Health Net, Inc. 2,200
21650 Oxnard St.
Woodland Hills 91367
8 Glendale Adventist Medical Center 2,100
1509 Wilson Terrace
Glendale 91206
9 Northridge Hospital Medical Center 2,000
18300 Roscoe Blvd.
Northridge 91328
10 Encino-Tarzana Regional Medical Center 1,730
18321 Clark St.
Tarzana 91356
11 The Cheesecake Factory Inc. 1,700
26950 Agoura Rd.
Calabasas Hills 91301
12 21st Century Insurance Company 1,700
6301 Owensmouth Ave.
Woodland Hills 91367
13 Los Robles Regional Medical Center 1,400
215 W. Janss Rd.
Thousand Oaks 91360
14 Superior Industries International, Inc. 1,200
7800 Woodley Ave.
Van Nuys 91406
15 Galpin Ford (1) 1,100
15505 Roscoe Blvd.
North Hills 91345
16 Valley Presbyterian Hospital (1) 1,100
15107 Vanowen St.
Van Nuys 91405
17 Public Storage, Inc. 600
701 Western Ave.
Glendale 91201
18 The Help Group 548
13130 Burbank Blvd.
Sherman Oaks 91401
19 Homestore, Inc. 500
30700 Russell Ranch Rd.
Westlake Village 91362
20 Micro Solutions Enterprises 400
8201 Woodley Avenue
Van Nuys 91406
21 Hilton Los Angeles/ Universal City 390
555 Universal Hollywood Dr.
Universal City 91608
22 Hilton Los Angeles North/Glendale & Executive 350
Meeting Center
100 West Glenoaks Blvd.
Glendale 91202
Rank Companywide
Employees Core Business
* current
1 49,500 Diverse Financial Services
2 14,400 Biotech
3 156,750 Health Plan Services
4 4,000 Education
5 33,000 Health Care Services
6 3,000 Propulsion and Power
7 9,000 Health Plan Services
8 2,100 General Acute Care Hospital
9 2,000 General Acute Care Hospital
10 1,730 Acute Care Hospital Services
11 24,000 Restaurant
12 2,800 Insurance
13 1,400 Acute Care Hospital
14 8,000 Automobile Components Manufacturer
15 1,100 New and Used Vehicle Sales and Services
16 1,100 Hospital/ Health care
17 4,220 Self-Storage
18 721 Special Education
19 1,450 Media & Technology
Solutions for Real Estate Industry
20 500 Manufacturing
21 390 Hotel and Restaurant
22 NA Hospitality
Rank Parent Top Local Executive
* company * name
* headquarters * title
* phone
1 Countrywide Financial Corp. Angelo R. Mozilo
Calabasas Chairman, CEO
(818) 225-3000
2 Amgen Kevin Sharer
Thousand Oaks Chairman, CEO
(805) 447-1000
3 Kaiser Foundabon Health Jane Finley
Plan, Inc. Dir. of Hosp.
Oakland Ops. & Interim Svc. Area Mgr.
(818) 375-2347
4 University of California Jolene Koester
Sacramento President
(818) 677-2121
5 Providence Arnold R. Schaffer
Health System chief operating officer
Seattle, WA (818) 843-5111
6 United Technologies Corp. Byron Wood
Hartford, CT President
(818) 586-1000
7 Health Net, Inc. Jay Gellert
Woodland Hills President, CEO
(818) 676-6000
8 Adventist Health Scott Reiner
Roseville, CA President, CEO
(818) 409-8300
9 Catholic Healthcare Michael L. Wall
West President, CEO
San Francisco (818) 885-8500
10 Tenet Health System Dale Surowitz
Dallas CEO
(818) 708-5140
11 The Cheesecake Factory David Overton
Calabasas Hills Chairman, President, CEO
(818) 871-3000
12 21st Century Insurance Bruce M. Marlow
Industries president and ceo
Woodland Hills (800) 211-SAVE
13 HCA Corporation Jim Sherman
Nashville President, CEO
(805) 497-2727
14 Superior Industries Steven J. Borick
International, Inc. Chairman, CEO
Van Nuys (818) 902-2700
15 Galpin Motors Inc. H.F (Bert) Boeckmann II
North Hills Owner
(816) 787-3800
16 Valley Presbyterian Hospital Robert C. Bills
Van Nuys President, Vice-Chairman
(818) 782-6600
17 Public Storage, Inc.Glendale Ronald L. Havner Jr.
Vice President of the Board, CEO
(818) 244-8080
18 The Help Group Dr. Barbara Firestone
Sherman Oaks CEO, President
(818) 779-5218
19 Homestore, Inc. Mike Long
Westlake Village CEO
(805) 557-2300
20 MSE- Micro Solutions Yoel and Avi Wazana
Chatsworth President, CEO
(818) 407-7500
21 Universal Paragon Corp. Juan Aquinde
San Francisco Vice President, General Manager
(818) 509-2018
22 Hilton Corp. Linda Norman
Beverly Hills General Manager
(818) 956-5466
(1) Galpin Ford and Valley Presbyterian Hospital were listed
alphabetically since they both employ the same number of workers.
Information for this list was provided by the companies.
The Walt Disney Company was not included in the ranking because the
company was unable to provide the total number of Valley-based
employees. Disney employs 129,000 people worldwide.
Tutor-Saliba was not included in the ranking because officials did not
respond to numerous attempts to gather data on the number of employees
at the company.To the best of our knowledge, this information is
accurate as of press time. While every effort is made to ensure the
accuracy and thoroughness of the list, omissions and typographical
errors sometimes occur. Please send corrections or additions on company
letterhead to the Research Department, San Fernando Business Journal,
21600 Oxnard St., Suite 250, Woodland Hills 91367.
[c] 2005 San Fernando Valley Business Journal. This list may not be
reprinted in whole or in part without prior written permission from the
editor. Reprints are available from Wright's Reprints, (877) 652-5295
ext. 104 or e-mail jmartinC@wrightsreprints.com.
Researched by Jeff Weiss
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