The 25 largest chambers of commerce in Los Angeles County.The 25 largest chambers of commerce 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. County Ranked by 1987 budgets
Rank Chamber of commerce Budget Memberships
History
. names . 1987 (as of 6/6/88)
. year
. address budget . individual member
s founded
. institutional or
corporate members
1 Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce $3,500,000 2,800(1)
1888
404 South Bixel St. NA
Los Angeles 90017
2 Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce $3,600,000(2) 300E
1924
239 S Beverly Dr. 1,700E
Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. 90212
3 Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce $1,100,000 3,235(1)
1891
P.O. Box 690 1,750
Long Beach 90801-0690
4 Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce $782,178(2) 1,547(1)
1912
3400 Torrance Blvd. Suite 100 NA
Torrance Torrance, industrial and residential city (1990 pop. 133,107), Los Angeles co., SW Calif.; inc. 1921. It has large aircraft and electronics industries. Among its many manufactures are aircraft, electronics, communications equipment, aluminum products, steel, and 90503
5 Los Angeles Business Council $750,000 700(1)
1930
10880 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 1103 NA
Los Angeles 90024
6 Hollywood Chamber of Commerce $662,396 23
1923
6255 Sunset Blvd. Suite 911 1,900
Hollywood Hollywood. 1 Community within the city of Los Angeles, S Calif., on the slopes of the Santa Monica Mts.; inc. 1903, consolidated with Los Angeles 1910. 90028
7 Pasadena Chamber of Commerce $650,000 100
1888
117 E. Colorado Blvd. Suite 100 1,350
Pasadena Pasadena (păs'ədē`nə). 1 City (1990 pop. 131,591), Los Angeles co., S Calif., at the base of the San Gabriel Mts.; inc. 1866. 91105
8 Greater Van Nuys Area Chamber of Commerce $575,000 DNA
1911
14545 Victory Blvd. 950
Van Nuys 91411
9 Santa Monica Area Chamber of Commerce $430,000 NA
1923
1460 4th St. 1,100
Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. 90401
10 Santa Fe Springs Chamber of Commerce(6) $300,250 10
1922
11736 Telegraph Road 1,149
Santa Fe Springs Santa Fe Springs, city (1990 pop. 15,520), Los Angeles co., SW Calif., inc. 1957. The city lies in an oil and natural gas region and has diversified manufacturing. 90670
11 Covina Chamber of Commerce $300,000 NA
1900
101 N. Citrus Ave. 730
Covina Covina (kōvē`nə), city (1990 pop. 43,207), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1901. The area was settled in 1842, citrus crops were introduced in 1886, and the citrus industry reached its peak in the 1930s when Covina was one of the world's 91723
12 American Israel Chamber of Commerce $300,000 400
1954
6505 Wilshire Blvd Suite 201 NA
Los Angeles 90048
13 Brea Chamber of Commerce $270,000 25
1945
1 Civic Center Circle 900
Brea Brea (brā`ə), city (1990 pop. 32,873), Orange co., S Calif.; inc. 1917. It is an industrial, commercial, and residential community in an oil and citrus-fruit area some 30 mi (48 km) east of downtown Los Angeles. 92621
14 Culver City Chamber of Commerce $267,000 846
1922
4491 Sepulveda Blvd. 41
Culver City Culver City, city (1990 pop. 38,793), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1917. It is a center of the U.S. motion-picture industry, whose roots in the city date to c.1915. Its chief manufactures are rubber products and computers. 90232
15 Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce $250,000 960
1923
23920 Valencia Blvd. Suite 125 NA
Valencia Valencia, region, Spain Valencia (välān`thēä), autonomous region (1990 pop. 3,902,429) and former kingdom, E Spain, on the Mediterranean. It now comprises the provinces of Alicante, Castellón, and Valencia. 91355
16 Burbank Chamber of Commerce $240,000 NA
1920
200 W. Magnolia Blvd. 1,100
Burbank Burbank, city (1990 pop. 93,643), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1911. Tourism and the entertainment industry are central to its economy; several motion-picture studios and television headquarters are here. Burbank's aerospace industry collapsed with the end of the Cold War. 91502
17 North Hollywood Chamber of Commerce $230,000 NA
1914
5019 Lankershim Blvd 975
North Hollywood 91601
18 Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce $230,000 720
1907
1215 N. Catalina Ave. 135
Redondo Beach Redondo Beach (rĭdŏn`dō), city (1990 pop. 60,167), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1892. Once a commercial port for Los Angeles, it is a residential and resort city with a protected harbor and an excellent marina. 90277
19 Pomona Chamber of Commerce $212,286 900(1)
1888
260 S. Garey Ave. NA
Pomona Pomona, city, United States Pomona (pəmō`nə), city (1990 pop. 131,723), Los Angeles co., S Calif. at the foot of the San Gabriel Mts.; inc. 1888. 91769
20 Norwalk Chamber of Commerce $210,800 18
1928
12040 Foster Rd. 382
Norwalk Norwalk (nôr`wôk'). 1 City (1990 pop. 94,279), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; settled in the 1850s, inc. 1957. With the arrival (1875) of the Southern Pacific RR, it became a center for the dairy and logging industries, but 90650
21 Monrovia Chamber of Commerce $205,000 650
1905
620 S. Mytle Ave. 300
Monrovia Monrovia, city, Liberia Monrovia (mənrō`vēə), city (1986 est. pop. 465,000), capital of the Republic of Liberia, NW Liberia, a port on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the St. Paul River. 91016
22 Arcadia Chamber of Commerce $200,000 750(1)
1903
388 W. Huntington Dr. NA
Arcadia Arcadia, region of ancient Greece Arcadia (ärkā`dēə), region of ancient Greece, in the middle of the Peloponnesus, without a seaboard, and surrounded and dissected by mountains. 91006
23 Huntington Park Chamber of Commerce $200,000 550
1906
2650 Zoe Ave. 2nd fl. 100
Huntington Park Huntington Park, city (1990 pop. 56,065), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential and industrial suburb of Los Angeles; founded 1856, inc. 1906. Its varied manufactures include metal, glass and rubber products and industrial equipment. 90255
24 Century City of Chamber of Commerce $200,000 425
1969
2020 Avenue of the Stars 425
Los Angeles 90067
25 Downey Chamber of Commerce $198,483 550(1)
1903
11131 Brookshire Ave. NA
Downey Downey, city (1990 pop. 91,444), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential and industrial suburb between Los Angeles and Long Beach; inc. 1957. Its many manufactures include metal products, rubber goods, communications equipment, and dairy products. 90241
Publications Activities
. partial list of . partial list of
chamber publications special events or projects
Dimensions of A World Class Market, centennial celebration,
Leading Employers, Leading Minority Tournament of Roses float,
Businesses business-to-business expo
city telephone directory, visitors guide Diamond Jubilee, Finland Holiday
Pageant, Tournament of Roses float
Membership Referral Guide, seminars, Sacramento and
Destination Tomorrow, Long Beach Washington trips, Super Dome mixer,
Business, Newcomer Guide Table Top Trade Show
Quarterly Torrance Magazine, Visitors street fair, wine festival, armed
Guide, monthly newsletter, forces day parade, golf tournament
membership directory
Now Report, membership Directory & beautification awards,
Buyer's Guide, new large format installation dinner dance,
directory planned for early 1989 woman of the year award
Membership Director, Hollywood Walk of Fame restoration, annual
Magazine, Hollywood Street Map, dinner/dance, holiday decorations
Hollywood Walk of Fame Fan Club program, Christmas parade
business directory, resource book, city/chamber workshop, EXPO'88,
map, newsletter, Profile mayor's service club luncheon, armed
forces day breakfast, golf tournamen
t
newsletter, business guide, map, sports fun day, business to business
resource directory for schools, expo, airport expo '89
program of action, brochures business briefs-member newsletter & career exploration & job faire, mid-month update, yearly, member 2 art shows, community health fair, directory, map/guide speakers guide 3 seminars Santa Fe Springs Business & Industry 23rd golf classic tourn., 4th golf News, Santa Fe Springs Industrial scramble tourn., business/residentia l Directory citizens of year, trade show The Covinan business expo '88 newsletter, Journal of Economic trade award dinner Achievement, trade directory, membership directory
Communique newsletter, business golf tournament, casino night,
directory, map, economic profile business expo, seminar series
bi-monthly & map, 2 business golf tournament, Miss Culver City
directories pageant, small business seminar,
business expo
Community Directory, Map, Teacher Tribute, S.C.V. Oak Tree Fal
l
Industrial Roster, Economic Profile, Classic Golf Tournament, business
Business Spotlight expo
Burbank Business Industrial trade show, membership drive,
Directory, Clubs, & Organizations annual installation/dinner dance
Book, Industry to Industry
monthly newsletter, member's dir. & 2 business expos, charitable
buyer's guide, street map, coffeetable foundation festival, sporting &
book on history of community, lists entertainment fundraising events
newsletter update Superbowl Sunday, wine expo,
treasurer's auction, spring fest,
frontier days
Monthly Newsletter and Pomona Pomona Leadership Program, golf
Business Guide tournament, silent auction,
Las Vegas night
Norwalk Community News (Circ. Miss Norwalk pageant, bus. & educ.
7,000) Monthly Newspaper Working Together program (free
computer training), chili cookoff
city map, membership dir., industrial 3-day planning session, spring & fal
l
dir, monthly chamber newsletter, sports days, business expo,
INSIDER Monrovia Factbook networking breakfasts
newsletter, map & directory several
Chamber News Christmas Lane parade, celebrity
open golf tournament, Cinco de Mayo
Fiesta days, business & education
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events and projects
Downey Business, Industrial Christmas parade, business expo,
Directory, Organization Directory, career fair, monthly mixers
Business and Industrial Directory
President Top paid
. name staff member
. business . name
. daytime phone . title
. phone number
Charles D. Miller Ray Remy
Avery International president
(818) 304-2160 (213) 629-0625
Carl B. Shurz Rita Bates(4)
Carl B. Shurz Realty office manager
(213) 275-0146 (213) 271-8126
Joseph Prevratil(3) Brent Hunter
Port of Long Beach president
(213) 437-0041 (213) 436-1251
Robert W. Lewis Daniel McClain
Temcor v.p., gen. mgr.
(213) 540-5858 (213) 540-5858
Bernard Krakower(3) Dori Pye
Krakower Finnegan Assoc. president
(213) 337-1633 (213) 475-4574
Bill Welsh(5) Edward N. Lewis
KTTV Fox Television coo, exec. v.p.
(213) 469-8311 (213) 469-8311
Don Pollard Bruce D. Ackerman
Pollard Ralston Assoc. Inc. exec. v.p., gen. mgr.
(818) 795-0700 (818) 795-3355
Flip Smith Albert A. Correia
Globe Tire Co. ceo, exec. v.p.
(818) 786-8686 (818) 989-0300
Walter McHendry Dave W. Paradis
PaperMate Mfg. Co. exec. v.p.
(213) 315-2363 (213) 393-9825
Roger Fowler Lou Booker
Pacific Mechanical Supply Co, exec. mgr.
(213) 921-0575 (213) 868-6736
Jim Decker Randy Gordon
Crippen Ambulance exec. director
(818) 967-5191 (818) 967-4191
Erwin Goldenberg Lee Greenberg
Goldenberg Plywood & Lumber exec. v.p.
(213) 658-7910 (213) 852-1234
Ed Seal Norm Wasserman
Brea-Olinda Unified School Dist. exec. director (714) 990-7800 (714) 529-4938 Mike Miller Steven J. Rose Mike Miller Toyota exec. v.p. (213) 559-3777 (213) 397-2626 Louis A. Garasi Viki Rudolph Gruber Systems exec. v.p. (805) 257-4060 (805) 259-4787 Gary W. Olson Stuart J. Orbach Forest Lawn Memorial Parks ceo (213) 254-3131 (818) 846-3111 Nancy Schmidt Jeff Olin American Pacific State Bank exec. v.p. (818) 760-7200 (818) 508-5155 Bob Woskoski Ernie O'Dell Bob's Auto Service exec. director (213) 675-3539 (213) 376-6911 Richard Yochum Karl Cayford Pomona Valley Comm. Hospital exec. v.p. (714) 865-9500 (714) 622-1256 Guy Churchouse, Esq. Fred Sica Law Offices of Guy Churchouse exec. director (213) 863-6759 (213) 864-7785 Howard Crawford Janice G. Marugg California State Bank ceo, exec. v.p. (818) 967-2411 (818) 358-1159 Joseph Ciraulo Kelvin Mason Your Office Genie exec. v.p. (818) 477-2159 (818) 477-2159 Rudy Griego Dante D'Eramo Americo Int'l Immigration Svcs. exec. mgr. (213) 582-8107 (213) 585-1155 Michael F. Strle Joel A. Baker Century City Shopping Center exec. v.p. (213) 533-5300 (213) 553-4062 Robert J. Verderber William B. Cole mgmt. consultant gen. mgr. (213) 869-3971 (213) 923-2191 (1)Combined individual and institutional or corporate membership. (2)Includes approx. $500,000 (1988 budget) visitors' bureau operated by Chamber, and approx. $1,600,000 special budget for Diamond Jubilee Noun 1. diamond jubilee - an anniversary celebrating the passage of 60 years jubilee - a special anniversary (or the celebration of it) . (3)Chairman of the Chamber board. (4)New executive vice president to be named at a later date. (5)Chamber ceo; also fulltime paid Chamber president. (6)Full name Santa Fe Springs Chamber of Commerce & Industrial League, Inc. E - Estimate. DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. - Does not apply. NA - Not available. WND WND Wind WND World Net Daily WND Waarnemend WND Wilson Disease Gene (genetic medicine) WND Will Not Disclose WND Waving Not Drowning WND Why Not Design (Citrus Heights, CA) - Would not disclose. Note: The information in this list was supplied by the chambers themselves, surveyed from a base list taken from the Directory of Five-County Chambers of Commerce (Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, 1988). Chambers are ranked by 1987 budget. Survey complied during the week of August 21, 1988. 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 typographical error - (typo) An error while inputting text via keyboard, made despite the fact that the user knows exactly what to type in. This usually results from the operator's inexperience at keyboarding, rushing, not paying attention, or carelessness. Compare: mouso, thinko. sometimes occur. Please send corrections or additions on company letterhead to Kate n. 1. (Zool.) The brambling finch. Seago, research dir., Los Angeles Business Journal, 3345 Wilshire Not to be confused with Wiltshire. Wilshire may refer to:
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