Women-owned businesses: L.A. county-based; ranked by 2004 revenues.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A CT-1 Group and America America [for Amerigo Vespucci], the lands of the Western Hemisphere—North America, Central (or Middle) America, and South America. The world map published in 1507 by Martin Waldseemüller is the first known cartographic use of the name. Chung Chung may be:
Vietnam. NAM (US) n abbr (= National Association of Manufacturers) → nationaler Verband der verarbeitenden Industrie Inc. debuted at Nos. 1 and 3, respectively, on this year's list of the 50 largest women-owned businesses in L.A. County, bracketing A still camera technique for ensuring correct exposure. One picture is taken directly at, one slightly under and one slightly over the estimated exposure. See bracket. last year's No. 1 Panda Restaurant Group. Neither Act-1 ($500 million in 2003 revenues), nor America Chung Nam ($389.3 million in 2003 revenues) reported information for last year's survey. As a group, the 50 largest women-owned businesses reported $3.6 billion in 2004 revenues, up $476.5 million or 15.3 percent from the prior year. The top three companies each saw revenues increase by more than $100 million in 2004, accounting for the bulk of the increase. Only six companies reported lower revenues in 2004 compared with the previous year. Beverly Beverly, city (1990 pop. 38,195), Essex co., NE Mass., on Massachusetts Bay; inc. as a city 1894. Its chief manufactures are electronic and scientific equipment, consumer goods, and chemicals. Hills-based Levine Le·vine , James Lawrence Born 1943. American pianist and conductor. He began his career with the Metropolitan Opera as principal conductor in 1973 and has since served as both music and artistic director. Leichtman Capital Partners, No. 20 this year, fell eight spots after revenues decreased 14.3 percent to $41.8 million. No. 4 Morrow-Meadows Corp. fell one spot after revenues declined 10.4 percent, or 20.6 million, to $177.5 million. Thirty-two out of the Top 50 companies on the list were founded within the past 25 years and only seven companies are more than 50 years old. Overall, the 50 largest women-owned businesses in L.A. County employ 21,153 people, including 8,542 locally. --David Nusbaum Nusbaum is a village in the district Bitburg-Prüm in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, situated in the southern part of the Eifel. Links
THE PACESETTER ACT-1 GROUP THE Torrance-based temporary Staffing company tops this year's list of women-owned local companies with $622.7 million in 2004 revenues, up 19.5 percent from 2003. Founded in 1978 as a staffing agency for the entertainment industry, Act-1 employs more than 65,000 temporary workers, and has expanded to add background screening, graphic design, document management and travel units. Act-1 also operates 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). National University of Advanced Studies, a distance-learning program that offers degrees in business administration and engineering. Overall, the company has about 335 permanent employees in 80 offices. Janice Bryant Bry·ant , William Cullen 1794-1878. American poet, critic, and editor known especially for his early nature poems, such as "Thanatopsis" (1817) and "To a Waterfowl" (1821). Howroyd opened Act-1 in a small 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. office and has become one of the nation's leading minority-woman entrepreneurs. She serves on numerous boards, including the L.A. County Economic Development Corp., L.A. Urban League, Loyola Marymount University Marymount University is a coeducational, four-year Catholic university whose main campus is located in Arlington, Virginia. History Marymount was founded in 1950 by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary (RSHM) as Marymount College, a two-year women's school. and the Women's Leadership Board of the John F. Kennedy School of Government The John F. Kennedy School of Government, colloquially known as the Kennedy School of Government (KSG) or simply the Kennedy School, is a public policy school and one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. at Harvard University Harvard University, mainly at Cambridge, Mass., including Harvard College, the oldest American college. Harvard College Harvard College, originally for men, was founded in 1636 with a grant from the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. . She made a $10 million donation donation n. gift. If made to a qualified non-profit charitable, religious, educational or public service organization, it may be deductible as a contribution in calculating income tax. DONATION, contracts. to USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. College of Letters, Arts and Sciences in March and was named to the USC College Board of Councillors. Additionally, Bryant Howroyd chairs a $100 million capital campaign for her alma mater ma·ter n. Chiefly British Mother. [Latin m  ter; see m , North
Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N).
Facts and FiguresArea, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. A&T State University, and pledged pledge n. 1. A solemn binding promise to do, give, or refrain from doing something: signed a pledge never to reveal the secret; a pledge of money to a charity. 2. a. $10 million to that campaign. Act-1 Group is the fourth largest black-owned industrial/service company in the country ranked by 2004 revenues, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Black Enterprise magazine. --David Nusbaum
Rank Company (Ranking in 2004) Companywide
Revenues
* name (millions)
* address * 2004
* 2003
1 Act-1 Group $622.7
1999 W. 190th St. $521.1
Torrance 90502
2 Panda Restaurant Group (1) 610.8
1683 Walnut Grove Ave. 496
Rosemead 91770
3 America Chung Nam Inc. 504.6
1163 Fairway Drive 389.3
City of Industry 91789
4 Morrow-Meadows Corporation (3) 177.5
231 Benton Court 198.1
City of Industry 91789
5 Moorefield Construction Inc. (4) 135
3415 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 550 124
Los Angeles 90034
6 Premio Computer Inc. (5) 108.7
918 Radecki Court 112.6
City of Industry 91748
7 Montrose Travel (6) 102.2
2349 Honolulu Ave. 101.6
Montrose 91020
8 Re/Max All Cities Realty (7) 87.1
400 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 100 82.7
Manhattan Beach 90266
9 Koos Manufacturing Inc. 80
2741 Seminole Ave. 87
South Gate 90280
10 Individual Group (8) 80
5496 Lingbergh Lane 70
Bell 90201
11 Diversified Maintenance Services Inc. 79.7
145 Pasadena Ave. 79.5
South Pasadena 91030
12 Chipton-Ross Inc. (9) 67.2
343 Main St. 62.2
El Segundo 90245
13 Pacific Pioneer Insurance Group (10) 62.7
16700 Valley View Ave., Penthouse 57.8
La Mirada 90638
14 Beauchamp Distribution Co. (11) 58.9
1911 S. Santa Fe Ave. 57.5
Compton 90221
15 Jacobson Group Inc. (14) 46.6
11835 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 1285 41.3
Los Angeles 90064
16 Elkins/Jones Insurance Agency Inc. (15) 45
12100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 300 41
Los Angeles 90025
17 La Reina Inc. 45
316 N. Ford Blvd. NA
Los Angeles 90022
18 Megatrux Inc. (13) 44
18725 San Jose Ave. 38
City of Industry 91748
19 Intelli-Tech 43.9
400 E. Arrow Highway 39.1
San Dimas 91773
20 Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (12) 41.8
335 N. Maple Drive., Suite 240 48.8
Beverly Hills 90210
21 Dynalink Systems Inc. (17) 41
11222 La Cienega Blvd., Suite 588 33
Inglewood 90304
22 K.T. Kitchens Inc. (18) 34.7
1065 E. Walnut St. 31.9
Carson 90746
23 Merrimac Energy Group (28) 31.6
1240 E. Wardlow Road 19.5
Long Beach 90807
24 O'Bryant Electric Inc. (22) 30.2
8749 Shirley Ave. 26.3
Northridge 91324
25 Red Peacock International Inc. 26.7
1945 Gardena Ave. 10.6
Glendale 91204
26 Young Systems Corp. (24) 26.6
13850-B Cerritos Corporate Drive 23.6
Cerritos 90703
27 Sheridan Group (23) 25
2045 Pontius Ave. 24
Los Angeles 90025
28 Corniche Travel. (21) 25
8721 Sunset Blvd. Suite 200 23
West Hollywood 90069
29 Kendall Frozen Fruits Inc. (26) 22.2
16133 Ventura Blvd., Suite 585 20.6
Encino 91436
30 Altour/Classic Cruise & Travel (25) 22
19720 Ventura Blvd. 20
Woodland Hills 91356
31 Innovative Solutions Insurance Services LLC (30) 21
200 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 900 19.3
El Segundo 90245
32 Willett Travel (31) 20.3
11969 Ventura Blvd., First Floor 17.3
Studio City 91604
33 Western Paving Contractors Inc. (27) 20
15533 E. Arrow Highway 20
Irwindale 91706
34 Taryn Rose International Inc. 20
127 E. Ninth St., Suite 900 16
Los Angeles 90015
35 CCS Presentation Systems Inc. (35) 20
5055 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 305 16.1
Los Angeles 90036
36 Giroux Glass Inc. (34) 16.2
850 W. Washington Blvd. 16.2
Los Angeles 90015
37 Jules Seltzer Associates (36) 15
8833 Beverly Blvd. 14.7
Los Angeles 90048
38 La Agencia de Orcf & Asociados (38) 14
11620 Wilshire Blvd., Sixth Floor 14.2
Los Angeles 90025
39 Maria's Italian Kitchen (42) 13.7
16535 Arminta St. 10.9
Van Nuys 91406
40 Exact Staff Inc. (39) 13.3
21031 Ventura Blvd., Suite 501 12.6
Woodland Hills 91364
41 RMCER Corp. (47) 12.2
13405 Artesia Blvd. 8.7
Cerritos 90703
42 Technical Connections Inc. (41) 12.1
11400 Olympic Blvd., Suite 700 11.4
Los Angeles 90064
43 Along Came Mary Productions (44) 10.6
5265 W. Pico Blvd. 9
Los Angeles 90019
44 First Call Staffing Services 9.6
3511 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite E 9.2
Torrance 90505
45 Giuliano's Delicatessen & Bakery (45) 9.1
1117 E. Walnut St. 9
Carson 90746
46 Cowelco Steel Contractors (46) 8.9
1634 W. 14th St. 9.4
Long Beach 90813
47 Pro-Tem Solutions Inc. (48) 8.3
249 E. Ocean Blvd., Suite 912 7.8
Long Beach 90802
48 Par Avion Travel Inc. 8.2
6033 W. Century Blvd., Suite 780 6.1
Los Angeles 90045
49 Environmental Lighting for Architecture Inc. 8.1 (1)
17891 Arenth Ave. 6.2 (1)
City of Industry 91748
50 Fraser Communications 7.8
2811 Wilshire Blvd. 6.1
Santa Monica 90403
Rank Employees Percentage Description
* L.A. County Women-Owned
* companywide
1 100 100% human resources agency
335
2 2,400 50 Chinese quick-service
12,000 restaurants
3 95 50 waste paper and pulp exporter
106
4 478 59 electrical/data communications
1,029 contractors and engineers
5 38 100 general contractor
62
6 184 77.1 hardware manufacturer, software
210 developer, contract
manufacturer
7 152 66.6 travel agency
same
8 70 100 commercial and residential
77 sales and leasing
9 800 50 jean products
same
10 200 100 food service distributor
205
11 850 52 janitorial, engineering,
2,500 landscape maintenance and
window cleaning/metal care
services
12 25 100 contractor labor services,
same technical consulting services
13 74 100 holding company for insurance
96 underwriter of commercial and
personal lines
14 153 63 beverage distributor
same
15 12 100% entertainment financial
12 services
16 30 51 commercial insurance brokerage
32
17 250 50 manufacturer of Mexican food
400 products
18 55 100 global logistics and
65 transportation services
19 32 51 computer and information
same technology reseller
20 21 50 private investment firm
22
21 38 50 licensed international
40 transportation and logistics
22 225 100 manufacturer of frozen pizza
same products and bottled salad
dressings
23 225 100 petroleum supply and
same distribution
24 244 63 union electrical contractor for
same tenant improvement, commercial
and industrial construction
25 9 50 portable electronics
11 distributor
26 50 50 retailer and wholesaler of
same office machines
27 27 100 office furniture dealer
same
28 38 51 corporate and leisure travel
same management, meetings management
and event planning
29 6 100 frozen fruit, juice concentrate
12 and dried fruit broker
30 12 50 travel agency specializing in
70 cruises and tours
31 35 100 national brokerage agency
same
32 55 100 travel agency
same
33 66 100 asphalt paving contractor
same
34 24 51 designer and wholesale/
33 retail footwear
35 43 51 audio-visual dealer
57 specializing in projection
systems, integrated solutions
and professional broadcast
applications
36 70 100 construction subcontractor
130 specializing in glass, glazing
and architectural metals in
commercial, high-end residen-
tial and design-build projects
37 24 50 furniture dealership
same
38 115 52.6 Hispanic marketing and
125 communications agency
39 400 100 Italian restaurant
450
40 26 100 human capital management pro-
30 vider to legal, administrative,
accounting, call center, e-
commerce, entertainment and
medical/dental industries
41 105 100 residential, commercial and
120 industrial real estate sales,
land development, escrow and
financial services
42 77 70 retained, contingency and
87 temporary placement
specializing in information
technology and software
development
43 250 100 catering, special events
same production
44 298 100 office support, light
same industrial
45 122 100 manufacturing, distribution,
same wholesale and retail sale of
Italian deli and bakery
products
46 60 92 steel contractors
same
47 29 99 staffing firm
105
48 13 100 travel agency
same
49 47 51 manufacturer of decorative
48 interior and exterior lighting,
historical restoration
50 20 100 advertising, marketing, market
same research
Rank Profile Tap Local Executive
* year founded * name
* locations (county/total) * title
* Web site * phone number
1 1978 Janice Bryant Howroyd
8/80 ceo
act-1.com (310) 750-3400
2 1973 Peggy Cheung
152/740 co-chairwoman, ceo
pandarg.com (626) 799-9898
3 1990 Yan Cherng
1/2 president
acni.net (909) 839-8383
4 1964 Karen V. Price
1/6 president
morrow-meadows.com (909) 598-7700
5 1957 Ann Moorefield
1/2 secretary, treasurer
moorefieldconstruction.com (310) 390-9400
6 1989 Crystal Wu
1/8 ceo
premiopc.com (800) 977-3646
7 1956 Joe McClure
6/same president
montrosetravel.com (800) 666-8767
8 1982 Kelli Amundson
12/14 president
realestatelosangeles.com (310) 376-2225
9 1985 U. Yul Ku
1/same president
koos.com (323) 564-2100
10 1926 Steven Supowitz
1/2 president
NA (323) 981-2800
11 1967 Richard E. Dotts
2/5 president
dms-services.com (323) 254-4464
12 1983 Sharon M. King
1/same president
chiptonross.com (310) 414-7800
13 1980 Lin W. Lan
3/8 ceo, president
pacpioneer.com (714) 228-7800
14 1971 Patrick Beauchamp
1/same president
NA (310) 639-5320
15 1990 Marcia Jacobson
1/same president
jacobsongrp.com (310) 444-5255
16 1996 Janet C. Jones
1/2 president
elkinsjones.com (310) 207-9796
17 1958 Mauro Robles
2/3 ceo
lareinafamilybrands.com (323) 268-2791
18 1986 Karen A. Pelle
3/11 ceo, president
megatrux.com (800) 544-8831
19 1992 Cynthia Johnson
1/same ceo
intelli-tech.com (909) 394-5188
20 1985 Lauren B. Leichtman
1/2 founding principal
llpc.com (310) 275-5335
21 1992 Jack Chen
2/same ceo, president
dynalinksystems.com (310) 216-6881
22 1987 Kathy Taggares
1/same president, owner
NA (310) 764-0850
23 1988 Mary Hazelrigg
1/same president
merrimacenergy.net (562) 427-6565
24 1978 Cathy O'Bryant
1/same president
obryantelectric.com (818) 407-1986
25 1997 John Lalwani
1/2 v.p., sales
redpeacock.com (818) 265-7722
26 1985 Young H. Lee
1/same president
nuworldinc.com (562) 921-2256
27 1984 Dannine Sheridan
2/same president
sheridaninc.com (310) 575-0664
28 1987 Anastasia Mann
5/8 chairwoman
corniche.com (310) 854-6000
29 1978 Susan Kendall
1/2 president
kendallfruit.com (818) 380-0433
30 1989 P. Entin/S. Reder
6/12 ceo/president
altour.com (818) 936-2000
31 1998 Lynne Rosenberg Kidd
1/same president
isislife.com (310) 851-8222
32 1943 Tama Taylor Holve
1/same owner
willetttravel.com (818) 762-0676
33 1992 Dorna Seanez
1/same ceo, president
westernpaving.com (626) 338-7889
34 1998 Taryn Rose
2/5 ceo
tarynrose.com (213) 623-4389
35 1996 Gina M. Riberi
1/5 president
ccsprojects.com (323) 954-7754
36 1946 Anne-Merelie Murrell
1/2 ceo, president
girouxglass.com (213) 747-7406
37 1937 Linda Seltzer
2/same president
julesseltzer.com (310) 274-7243
38 1986 Hector Orei
1/3 ceo
laagencia.com (310) 444-7300
39 1985 Madelyn Alfano
10/11 president, owner
mariasitaliankitchen.com (818) 786-4866
40 1996 Karenjo Goodwin
4/6 founder, ceo
exactstaff.com (818) 348-1100
41 1985 Grace Hu
6/8 president
NA (562) 802-5822
42 1984 Helen MacKinnon
2/same president
tci-la.com (310) 479-8830
43 1975 Mary L. Micucci
1/same founder
alongcamemary.com (323) 931-9082
44 1990 Marcia Allen
3/same owner
firstcallstaff.com (310) 539-2884
45 1952 Nancy Ritmire Giuliano
4/same ceo
giulianos.com (310) 537-7700
46 1947 Nancy E. McCrabb
1/same president, general manager
cowelco.com (562) 432-5766
47 1994 Phyllis C. Nickelsen
1/same ceo, president
pro-temsolutions.com (562) 216-6400
48 1984 Toby Brenner
1/same ceo, president
paravion-inc.com (310) 670-2970
49 1929 Elsie Dahlin
1/same ceo, president
ela-lighting.com (800 423-6561
50 1992 Renee Fraser
1/same president
frasercommunications.com (310) 319-3737
(1) Fiscal year ended June 30, 2005.
Note: Information for this list was provided by representatives of
the companies themselves. Businesses are ranked by 2004 and 2003
revenues, respectively. To qualify for the list, companies must be at
least 50 percent women-owned. Due to the right of privately held
companies to withhold information, the Business Journal makes no
pretense of this being a complete list of all women-owned businesses
in L.A. County. Numbers have been rounded.
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, Los Angeles Business Journal, 5700 Wilshire
Blvd., Suite 170, Los Angeles 90036. [c]2005 Los Angeles 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.
Researched by David Nusbaum
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