18 LOS ANGELES BUSINESS JOURNAL THE LIST
Minority-owned businesses
OFFICE: Jules and
Associates, an equipment
leasing company, opened
an office in Irvine.
 Next week
The Highest Paid Executives in
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County companies ranked by 2012 revenue
Rank Company
THE PACESETTER: Apparel retailer Forever 21 Inc.
tops the list of the largest
minority-owned businesses
in Los Angeles County.
The L.A.-based company
had nearly $4 billion in
revenue for 2012. Forever
21 started in 1984 in 900
square feet of space on
Figueroa Street. Since then,
the company, co-founded
by South Korean emigrants
Do Won “Don” Chang and
his wife, Jin Sook Chang,
has grown exponentially.
Now, Forever 21 is
expanding with bigger
stores in new locations as
it grows from a boutique
retailer to a company that
can operate like a raditional
department store chain.
Some locations are larger
than 40,000 square feet. It
opened an 85,000-squarefoot store in Cerritos in
2010. The larger stores
have separate areas for
different clothing items
and brands. Those brands
include six that were
created by the company.
In addition to its Forever
21 brand, it has dedicated
lines for men, plus-size
women and a women’s
vintage brand.
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¥ name
Revenue1 Percent
Change
¥ 2012
¥ address
¥ 2011
Majority Ownership Type of Business
¥ 2011-2012
¥ website
15% Korean-American
clothing retailer
Profile
Top Executive
¥ year founded
¥ name
¥ employees (L.A./total)
¥ title
¥ locations (L.A./total)
¥ phone
1
Forever 21 Inc.
3880 N. Mission Road
Los Angeles 90031
forever21.com
$3,900.0
$3,390.0
2,800.0
2,700.0
4 Chinese-American
2
Newegg Inc.
16839 E. Gale Ave.
City of Industry 91745
newegg.com
2,247.0
2,406.0
-7 Chinese-American
3
America Chung Nam
1163 Fairway Drive
City of Industry 91789
acni.net
waste paper and scrap
plastics exporter
2,000.02
1,700.02
18 African-American
4
Act 1 Group Inc.
1999 W. 190th St.
Torrance 90504
act1group.com
contingent staffing,
workforce management and
technology, human resource
business services
1978 Janice Bryant Howroyd
NA/NA Chairwoman, CEO
8/187 (310) 750-3400
1,800.02
1,602.0
12 Chinese-American
seafood supplier
5
Red Chamber Group
1912 E. Vernon Ave.
Vernon 90058
redchamber.com
1973 Ming Bin Kou
NA/NA President
8/15 (323) 234-9000
Panda Restaurant Group
1683 Walnut Grove Ave.
Rosemead 91770
pandarg.com
1,785.0
1,570.8
14 Chinese-American
6
restaurant owner and
operator
1,000.02
1,200.02
-17 Chinese-American
7
ViewSonic Corp.
381 Brea Canyon Road
Walnut 91789
viewsonic.com
8
Markwins International Corp.
22067 Ferrero Parkway
City of Industry 91789
markwins.com
475.02
400.02
9
Superior Communications Inc.
5027 Irwindale Ave., Suite 900
Irwindale 91706
superiorcommunications.com
computer and consumer
electronics online retailer
1984 Do Won Chang
NA/NA CEO
NA/NA (213) 741-5100
2001 Fred Chang
861/2,561 Chairman, CEO
5/30 (626) 271-1420
1990 Peter Wang
150/350 CEO
1/5 (909) 839-8383
1973 Peggy Cherng/Andrew Cherng
NA/NA Co-Chairwoman/Co-Chairman
144/1,526 (626) 799-9898
desktop technology
manufacturer
1987 James Chu
NA/NA Chairman, CEO
1/26 (800) 888-8583
19 Asian-American
beauty products
1984 Eric Chen
NA/NA CEO
1/2 (909) 595-8898
394.0
409.0
-4 Chinese-American
manufacturer and
distributor of wireless phone
accessories
350.02
350.02
0 Iranian-American
grocery stores
10
K.V. Mart Co.
1245 E. Watson Center Road
Carson 90745
kvmart.com
223.0
221.0
1 Korean-American
seafood distributor
11
Pacific American Fish Co.
5525 S. Santa Fe Ave.
Vernon 90058
pafco.net
1977 Peter Huh
249/270 CEO, President
1/3 (323) 319-1515
189.9
179.8
6 Korean-American
12
JC Sales
2600 S. Soto St.
Los Angeles 90023
jcsales.net
general merchandise
wholesaler
1993 James H. Shim/Kenny K. Suh
235/235 Chairman/CEO, President
1/1 (323) 881-0099
137.9
109.1
26 Cuban-American
13
F. Gavina & Sons Inc.
2700 Fruitland Ave.
Vernon 90058
gavina.com
14
Telacu Industries
5400 E. Olympic Blvd., Third Floor
Los Angeles 90022
telacu.com
130.0
125.0
15
Koos Manufacturing Inc.
2741 Seminole Ave.
South Gate 90280
koos.com
1991 Solomon Chen
256/281 Chairman, CEO
3/5 (626) 856-6020
1977 Darioush Khaledi
NA/NA Chairman, CEO
20/25 (310) 816-0200
specialty coffee roaster and
wholesaler
1967 Pedro L. Gavina
NA/265 President
1/2 (323) 582-0671
4 Mexican-American
community development
corp., financial services,
development, construction
1968 Michael Lizarraga
400/600 CEO, President
18/28 (323) 721-1655
130.02
123.0
6 Korean-American
denim jeans manufacturer
1985 U Yul Ku
NA/NA President
1/1 (323) 564-2100
125.02
NA
NA Korean-American
seafood importer
16
Ocean Duke Corp.
3450 Fujita St.
Torrance 90505
oceanduke.com
1986 Duke Lin
NA/NA CEO, President
NA/NA (310) 326-3198
G&C Equipment Corp.
1875 W. Redondo Beach Blvd., Suite 102
Gardena 90247
gandccorp.com
110.0
100.0
10 African-American
17
distributor of construction
equipment, material and
supplies
1981 Gene Hale
25/30 CEO
3/3 (310) 515-6715
Cyberpower Inc.
730 Baldwin Park Blvd.
City of Industry 91746
cyberpowerpc.com
109.9
113.6
-3 Chinese-American
computer and parts seller
18
1998 Eric Cheung
133/133 CEO
1/1 (626) 813-7730
19
Jules and Associates Inc.
515 S. Figueroa St., Suite 1950
Los Angeles 90071
julesandassociates.com
103.4
101.9
1 Mexican-American/
Native American
85.0
77.1
10 Hispanic-American
20
LD Products Inc.
3700 Cover St.
Long Beach 90808
4inkjets.com
In millions.
Business Journal estimate.
NA - Not Available N/A - Not Applicable Note: The information on this list was supplied by
representatives of the companies themselves. Companies are ranked by 2012 revenue.
Numbers that appear to be tied have been rounded. To qualify for the list, a company must
at least 50 percent minority-owned, privately-held and headquartered in Los Angeles
County. Due to the right of privately-held businesses to withhold information, the Business
Journal makes no pretense of this being a complete list of the largest minority-owned
1
2
equipment leasing
online print cartridge retailer
1989 Jules Buenabenta
38/43 CEO, President
1/2 (213) 362-5600
2000 Aaron Leon
170/175 CEO
1/1 (888) 321-2552
businesses in L.A. County. 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. å©2013 Los Angeles
Business Journal. This list may not be reprinted in whole or in part without prior written
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ext. 100.
Researched by David Nusbaum
the list
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Rank Company
¥ name
Revenue1 Percent
¥ 2012
Change
¥ address
¥ 2011
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Majority Ownership Type of Business
¥ 2011-2012
¥ website
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
I.T. Source Corp.
3701 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 409
Los Angeles 90010
itsourcecorp.net
BankCard Services
21281 S. Western Ave.
Torrance 90501
e-bankcard.com
GST Inc.
13043 166th St.
Cerritos 90703
gstes.com
Beauchamp Distributing Co.
1911 S. Santa Fe Ave.
Compton 90221
N/A
Cacique Inc.
14940 Proctor Ave.
City of Industry 91746
caciqueusa.com
Columbus Technologies and Services Inc.
1960 E. Grand Ave., Suite 1000
El Segundo 90245
columbususa.com
Premio Inc.
918 Radecki Court
City of Industry 91748
premioinc.com
MW Polar
15203 Shoemaker Ave.
Norwalk 90650
mwpolar.com
Tower General Contractors
10923 Randall St., Suite E
Sun Valley 91352
towergeneralcontractors.com
RJT Compuquest Inc.
23440 Hawthorne Blvd., Suite 210
Torrance 90505
rjtcompuquest.com
In millions.
2
Business Journal estimate.
NA - Not Available N/A - Not Applicable
$84.5
$24.9
240% Korean-American
81.0
81.0
0 Korean-American
merchant credit card
processor
80.0
60.0
33 Chinese-American
technology solutions
provider
76.8
77.3
-1 African-American
beverage wholesaler
75.02
73.12
72.5
58.6
3 Hispanic
24 Asian Indian
62.6
62.6
0 Chinese-American
56.0
52.0
8 Chinese-American
53.2
51.0
4 Latino
49.6
51.9
-4 Indian-American
IT infrastructure support
Profile
Top Executive
¥ year founded
¥ name
¥ employees (L.A./total)
¥ title
¥ locations (L.A./total)
¥ phone
2002 Andy Kim/Chun Kim
NA/NA CEO/President
3/6 (213) 550-4482
1987 Patrick Hong
NA/230 CEO, President
3/14 (213) 365-1122
1984 JP Wang/Alice Wang
NA/85 CEO/President
1/4 (562) 345-8700
1971 Patrick Beauchamp
163/163 President
1/1 (310) 639-5320
dairy products manufacturer
systems engineering
contractor
1970 Gilbert de Cardenas
NA/200 CEO
NA/NA (626) 961-3399
2002 Ajay Handa
110/350 CEO
1/6 (310) 356-5600
hardware manufacturer,
education software
developer, contract
manufacturer
canned food/general
merchandise distributor
1989 Crystal Wu
NA/NA CEO, President
1/2 (800) 977-3646
construction
1985 Alex Guerrero
48/NA Managing Partner
2/3 (818) 768-3530
consulting, IT
Pr
Pro
$3
20
Re
So
1976 Frederick Chiu
NA/NA Executive V.P.
1/1 (562) 921-2800
1997 Amar Shokeen
100/235 CEO, President
1/5 (310) 378-6666
Ethnic Ownership
Breakdown of L.A. County’s
largest minority-owned
businesses, by ethnicity.
Mexican-American
Chinese-American
Hispanic
Korean-American
African-American
Indian-American
Cuban-American
Native-American
21
20
14
10
9
5
4
3
Source: Business Journal research
1
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Industry Type
L.A. County’s largest minorityowned businesses,
by see
category.
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Advertising/Media
Technology
Food
Retail
Staffing
Maintenance
Finance
17
16
12
12
11
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213
Applied Metering Tech Inc. 119
Clean Up America Inc.
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Impres Tech Solutions Inc. 78
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Rank Company
¥ name
Revenue1 Percent
Change
¥ 2012
¥ address
¥ 2011
JUNE 10, 2013
Majority Ownership Type of Business
¥ 2011-2012
¥ website
31
Fresh Fields Foods Inc.
14805 S. San Pedro Ave.
Los Angeles 90248
fieldfresh.com
32
MDB Family
855 Washington Blvd.
Montebello 90640
themdbfamily.com
48.0
42.3
NationalLink Inc.
2235 Auto Centre Drive
Glendora 91740
nationallink.com
45.6
47.3
33
Ethnic Ownership
Breakdown of L.A. County’s
largest minority-owned
businesses, by ethnicity.
Mexican-American
Chinese-American
Hispanic
Korean-American
African-American
Indian-American
Cuban-American
Native-American
21
20
14
10
9
5
4
3
Industry Type
L.A. County’s largest minorityowned businesses, by category.
Contractor
Advertising/Media
Technology
Food
Retail
Staffing
Maintenance
Finance
17
16
12
12
11
4
4
4
Fastest Growing
Ten fasting growing minorityowned businesses ranked by
year-over-year percentage
revenue growth.
Source: Business Journal research
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$44.0
Top Executive
¥ year founded
¥ name
¥ employees (L.A./total)
¥ title
¥ locations (L.A./total)
¥ phone
vegetable processor
13 Chinese-American
1994 Emelio E. Castaneda
NA/NA President
1/1 (310) 719-8422
Fund Managers
The number of companies
managing mutual funds in the
U.S.
manufacturer of baby and
children's
9,000
products
1990 Daniel Fong
NA/NA CEO, President
1/3 (323) 728-8988
furniture and
8,800
-4 Arab-American
34
35
Impres Technology Solutions Inc.
16700 Valley View Ave., Suite 270
La Mirada 90638
imprestechnology.com
automated teller machines
0 Mexican-American
43.5
$15
construction
8,200
and
environmental
1998 Ernesto Gutierrez
NA/NA CEO, President
2/8 (818) 781-2490
8,000
’08
Support Services of America Inc.
12440 Firestone Blvd., Suite 312
Norwalk 90650
supportservicesamerica.com
1992 Sam Kandah
48/46 CEO, President
1/1 (909) 670-1900
8,600
8,400
Climbing Higher
Net assets of U.S.43.5
mutual
funds. (in trillions)
Allied Industries Inc.
4570 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 308
Sherman Oaks 91403
alliedlead.com
36
11% Cuban-American
Profile
12
40.2
22.5
9
78 Chinese-American
40.0
38.0
5 Hispanic
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37
WebMetro
160 E. Via Verde Ave., Suite 100
San Dimas 91773
webmetro.com
35.0
34.3
2 Mexican-American
38
La Amapola Inc.
10020 Norwalk Blvd.
Santa Fe Springs 90670
amapolamarket.com
35.0
35.0
0 Mexican-American
39
La Reina
316 N. Ford Blvd.
Los Angeles 90022
lareinainc.com
manufacturer
The number of Mexican
overnight visitors
to L.A.
County.and
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millions)
food
products
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34.0
31.2
9 Mexican-American
28
promotional
products and
marketing services
PromoShop Inc.
Pie Chart 5420 McConnell Ave.
40Newer
Old and
Los Angeles 90066
The largest minority-owned businesses by year founded.
promoshopinc.com
18%
26
40
16
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1980s
1990s
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33.9
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integrator and professional
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10 Hispanic
Bed Time
2001 Richard Fu
2/14 CEO, President
1/3 (562) 298-4030
1996 Alex E. Fortunati
NA/NA CEO, President
1/4 (562) 868-3550
1995 Carlos V. Ugalde
1000
90/95 CEO, President
2/3 (909) 599-8885
800
1961 Carlos B. Galvan
NA/NA President
600
4/4 (562) 944-9176
1958 Mauro Robles
400
NA/NA CEO
1/2 (323) 268-2791
200
1998 Guillermo "Memo" Kahan
55/82 CEO, President
2/9 (310) 821-1780
26
0
24
2000-present
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I.T. Source Corp.
240%
InterTrend Comm. Inc.
213
Applied Metering Tech Inc. 119
Clean Up America Inc.
99
Globus Inc.
92
Impres Tech Solutions Inc. 78
Source Logistics
78
Traffic Management Inc.
75
e-Stet
60
RateSpecial Interactive
55
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Rising Costs
Average annual premiums for
family coverage. (in thousands)
Funds of Funds
Net assets of mutual funds that
invest in other funds. (in billions)
$1,500
17
Biotech Dollars
U.S. biotechnology industry
revenue. (in billions)
1,200
16
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900
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Rank Company
¥ name
Revenue1 Percent
¥ 2012
Change
¥ address
¥ 2011
Majority Ownership Type of Business
¥ 2011-2012
¥ website
41
42
42
43
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
Source Logistics
812 Union St.
Montebello 90640
sourcelogistics.net
$32.0
$18.0
78% Mexican-American
213 TaiwaneseAmerican
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Profile
Top Executive
¥ year founded
¥ name
¥ employees (L.A./total)
¥ title
¥ locations (L.A./total)
¥ phone
logistics
1999 Marcelo Sada
70/166 CEO, President
1/8 (323) 887-3884
1991 Julia Y. Huang
63/63 President
2/2 (562) 733-1888
•
1994 Chris Spano
129/301 CEO
1/9 (800) 763-3999
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InterTrend Communications
purchased a building in
downtown Long Beach
known as the American Hotel
and is converting the
historical site into its
headquarters. It expects to
move in by the end of the
year.
STREETS: Traffic
Management, a company
specializing in traffic
control, helped coordinate
the move of Space Shuttle
Endeavour from LAX
through the streets of
Los Angeles.
InterTrend Communications Inc.
555 E. Ocean Blvd., Ninth Floor
Long Beach 90802
intertrend.com
Traffic Management Inc.
2435 Lemon Ave.
Signal Hill 90755
trafficmanagement.com
30.1
9.6
marketing communications
agency
28.0
16.0
75 Mexican-American
Young Systems Corp.
13125 Midway Place
Cerritos 90703
nuworldinc.com
Liberty Paper
5025 Hampton St.
Los Angeles 90058
libertypp.com
RateSpecial Interactive
234 E. Colorado Blvd., Suite 600
Pasadena 91101
ratespecial.com
Hurlen Corp.
941 Bell Ranch Drive
Santa Fe Springs 90670
hurlen.com
25.5
25.1
2 Korean-American
El Clasificado
11205 Imperial Highway
Norwalk 90650
elclasificado.com
Cordoba Corp.
1401 N. Broadway
Los Angeles 90012
cordobacorp.com
20.3
18.7
20.0
18.0
11 Latino
civil engineering, program
and construction
management for transit,
schools, water and energy
1983 George L. Pla
NA/NA CEO, President
2/5 (213) 895-0224
Endpak Packaging Inc.
9101 Perkins St.
Pico Rivera 90660
endpak.com
19.7
19.8
-0 Mexican-American
packaging manufacturer
1993 Edgar A. Garcia
NA/NA CEO
1/1 (562) 801-0281
traffic control
retailer and wholesaler of
office machines and
supplies
1985 Young H. Lee
50/50 President
1/1 (562) 921-2256
24.3
20.1
21 Asian Indian
office paper products
2001 Alex Ismail
15/15 CEO
1/1 (866) 507-2737
23.9
15.5
55 Chinese-American
advertising agency
2007 David Tam/Thomas McErlane
39/39 CEO/President
1/1 (626) 376-4702
22.6
34.0
-34 Mexican-American
9 Hispanic
aerospace metals distributor
media
1981 Jay Hurtado
NA/NA CEO
2/3 (562) 941-5330
1988 Martha de la Torre
125/173 Publisher, CEO
2/5 (323) 278-5310
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Rank Company
¥ name
Revenue1 Percent
¥ 2012
Change
¥ address
¥ 2011
Insurance Charts
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Majority Ownership Type of Business
¥ 2011-2012
¥ website
Ethnic Ownership
Breakdown of L.A. County’s
largest minority-owned
businesses, by ethnicity.
Mexican-American
Chinese-American
Hispanic
Korean-American
African-American
Indian-American
Cuban-American
Native-American
21
20
14
10
9
5
4
3
Industry Type
L.A. County’s largest minorityowned businesses, by category.
Contractor
Advertising/Media
Technology
Food
Retail
Staffing
Maintenance
Finance
17
16
12
12
11
4
4
4
Fastest Growing
Ten fasting growing minorityowned businesses ranked by
year-over-year percentage
revenue growth.
I.T. Source Corp.
240%
InterTrend Comm. Inc.
213
Applied Metering Tech Inc. 119
Clean Up America Inc.
99
Globus Inc.
92
Impres Tech Solutions Inc. 78
Source Logistics
78
Traffic Management Inc.
75
e-Stet
60
RateSpecial Interactive
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Profile
Top Executive
¥ year founded
¥ name
¥ employees (L.A./total)
¥ title
¥ locations (L.A./total)
¥ phone
Climbing
Up
LEDtronics
Inc.
$16.6
9% Asian, Southern
manufacturer of LED energy
1983
23105 Kashiwa Court
$15.2
Region
efficient lamps and displays
35/220
Nationwide
premiums
earned
by
the
property/casualty
insurance
sector.
(in
51 Torrance 90505
1/4
ledtronics.com
billions)
iSpace
Inc. 388
16.5
-16 Asian-Indian
staffing
and 433
business 335*
2000
$348
413 418 436
439
438 422 ITprocess
420outsourcing
2381 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 110
19.7
NA/130
52 El Segundo
1/2
200290245
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
ispace.com
Ignify
15.9
0 Asian Indian
e-commerce for mid-market
1999
200Property
Pine Ave., FourthIncome
Floor
15.9
and enterprise business
NA/NA
53 Long Beach 90802
customers
Property/casualty insurance industry net income after
taxes. (in billions) 1/7
ignify.com
$3Engineering
29.9Inc. 36
43
63.7
61.9
3
28.7 general
34.7
-19.2 27*
Athena
15.8
-10 Latino
construction,
1984
4562002
E. Foothill 2003
Blvd.
17.5
mechanical
HVAC,
building
25/40
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009automation
2010systems
2011 2012
54 San Dimas 91773
1/1
athenaengineering.com
Results for the first three quarters through Sept. 30, 2012.
AceSource:
Fence Co. Insurance Information
14.9
19 Chinese-American
fencing contractor
1988
Institute
15135 Salt Lake Ave.
12.5
75/75
55 City of Industry 91746
2/2
acefencecompany.com
United Pumping Service Inc.
14.3
1 Mexican-American hazardous waste/
1970
14000 E. Valley Blvd.
14.1
environmental remediation
100/99
56 City of Industry 91746
contractor
1/1
unitedpumping.com
Niner Bikes
13.7
38 Japanese-American mountain bike manufacturer
2005
3904 Del Amo Blvd., Suite 802
10.0
8/30
57 Torrance 90503
1/3
ninerbikes.com
Johnson-Peltier
12.6
4 Native American
industrial and commercial
1957
12021 Shoemaker Ave.
12.1
electrical contractor
14/65
58 Santa Fe Springs 90670
1/1
johnson-peltier.com
Sensis
12.3
-13 Hispanic-American Fund
advertising
1998
Managers
The number of companies
811 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2050
14.1
33/40
59 Los Angeles 90017
managing mutual funds in the
1/3
U.S.
sensisagency.com
9,000
Adesso Inc.
12.0
0 Chinese-American
electronic accessories
1994
160 Commerce Way
12.0
retailer
NA/NA
8,800
60 Walnut 91789
1/3
adesso.com
8,600
ProtoType Industries Inc.
11.4
29 Greek
technical publishing
1991
8,400
725 Arizona Ave., Suite 202
28/30
Climbing Higher8.9
61 Santa Monica 90401
Net assets of U.S. mutual
1/1
8,200
funds. (in trillions)
prototypeindustries.com
$15
Carob Valley Electric Inc.
11.2
47 Mexican-American 8,000
testing and technical
2003
’08 ’09
’10 utilities
’11 ’12
12035 Slauson Ave., Suite G
7.6
services
for public
9/47
12
62 Santa Fe Springs 90670
1/1
carobvalley.com
9
Acento Advertising
10.5
-3 Mexican-American Hispanic advertising,
1983
Plan Participants
6
Wilshire Blvd., Suite 600
10.8
promotions
and public
58/NA
The number
of largest meeting
63 2001
Santa Monica 90403
relations
1/1
and banquet spaces across
3
Los Angeles County:
acento.com
Downtown
13
0
Grandall Distributing Co. Inc.
9.9
-4 Cuban-American
Hispanic
health and beauty
1967
’08 ’09 ’10
Westside
10
321 El Bonito Ave.
10.3 ’11 ’12
aids distributor
30/30
64 Glendale 91204
1/1
South Bay
7
grandall.com
San Fernando Valley
7
San Gabriel
6
VNSM
9.9
8 Chinese-American
commercial
sheetValley
metal
1991
6421 Alondra Blvd.
9.1
subcontractor
60/60
Airport
5
65 Paramount 90723
1/1
Hollywood
1
vnsm.net
Commerce
1
Uniserve Facilities Services Corp.
9.3
0 Asian-American
facilities services provider
1966
Bed Time
2363 S. Atlantic Blvd.
9.3
NA/NA
The
number
of
overnight
visitors
66 Commerce 90040
5/7
to L.A. County. (in millions)
uniservecorp.com
30
Fine Grade Equipment Inc.
9.0
29 Native American
grading contractor
1989
28
P.O. Box 2798
7.0
25/35
67 Lancaster 93539
Pie Chart
1/1
26
Old and Newer
finegradeinc.com
The largest minority-owned businesses by year founded.
18%
26
40
16
Lee & Ro Inc.
8.5
-20 Korean-American
water
1979
24 infrastructure
1979 or earlier
1980s Road1990s
2000-present
1199 S. Fullerton
10.6
engineering
51/68
68 City of Industry 91748
22
1/4
Source: Business Journal research
lee-ro.com
20
IW Group Inc.
8.0
-20 Japanese-American advertising
1990
’08 agency/public
’09 ’10 ’11 ’12
Source: U.S. Department
of Commerce
8687 Melrose
Ave., Suite
G540
10.0
relations
NA/NA
69 West Hollywood 90069
1/3
Source: California Association of Realtors
iwgroupinc.com
Rising Costs
Funds of Funds
annual integration
premiums for
Net assets
of mutual funds that
Network Solutions
Provider
8.0
31 African-American Average
technology
2007
family coverage. (in thousands)
other Floor
funds. (in billions)
400 Continentalinvest
Blvd.,inSixth
6.1
8/23
70 El Segundo $1,500
17
90245
2/5
Biotech Dollars
networksolutionsprovider.com
U.S. biotechnology industry
16
Pervaiz Lodhie
President
(310) 534-1505
Suresh Kothapalli
CEO
(310) 563-3800
Sandeep Walia
CEO
(888) 446-4395
Jane Chiera
President
(909) 599-0947
America Tang
CEO
(626) 333-0727
Eduardo Perry Jr.
President
(626) 961-9326
Chris Sugai
President
(877) 646-3792
Kevin D. Peltier
President
(562) 944-3408
Jose Villa
CEO, President
(213) 341-0171
Allen Ku
CEO
(909) 839-2929
Irene Grigoriadis
CEO, President
(310) 255-9987
Edward Chavez
President
(562) 907-2105
Roberto Orci
CEO, President
(310) 943-8300
Jose M. Granda
President
1000
(800) 344-2422
Lilly Y Chang 800
Owner
(562) 663-8900
600
Sam M. Hwang
CEO
400
(213) 533-1000
NA
200
NA
(661) 949-8788
0
M. Steve Ro
CEO, President
(626) 667-5310
Nita Song
President, COO
(310) 289-5500
Phillip Walker
CEO
(888) 763-9679
1,200
1
revenue. (in billions)
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’08
’09
’10
’11
’12
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280
260
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240
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220
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businesses, by ethnicity.
the list
JUNE 10, 2013
Rank Company
¥ name
Revenue1 Percent
Change
¥ 2012
¥ address
¥ 2011
Majority Ownership Type of Business
¥ 2011-2012
¥ website
71
Cystems Logic
9420 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Suite 208
Chatsworth 91311
cystemslogic.com
7.5
6.4
18 Filipino-American
72
ForensisGroup
301 N. Lake Ave., Suite 420
Pasadena 91101
forensisgroup.com
HSG Professional Window Cleaners Inc.
4845 Exposition Blvd.
Los Angeles 90016
hsg-inc.com
Alameda Construction Services Inc.
2528 E. 125th St.
Compton 90222
alamedaconstruction.com
7.4
6.4
16 Mexican-American
7.1
8.6
-18 African-American
AccessoryGeeks.com
18430 E. San Jose Ave., Suite B
City of Industry 91748
accessorygeeks.com
Sapphos Environmental Inc.
430 N. Halstead St.
Pasadena 91107
sapphosenvironmental.com
7.0
6.3
12 Korean-American
6.4
7.7
-17 Mexican-American
Radarworks Inc.
6100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1500
Los Angeles 90048
radarworks.com
Art Lewin & Co. Executive Clothiers
112 W. Ninth St., Showroom 626
Los Angeles 90015
losangelescustomsuits.com
5.8
4.8
5.6
5.1
United Storm Water Inc.
14000 E. Valley Blvd., Suite B
City of Industry 91746
unitedstormwater.com
Heateflex Corp.
405 E. Santa Clara St.
Arcadia 91006
heateflex.com
5.3
8.2
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
Mexican-American
21
Chinese-American
20
Hispanic
14
Korean-American
10
African-American
9
Indian-American
5
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Cuban-American
Native-American
3
$7.5
$7.5
5.3
8.3
0% Asian Indian
software development and
consulting services
Profile
Top Executive
¥ year founded
¥ name
¥ employees (L.A./total)
¥ title
¥ locations (L.A./total)
¥ phone
2006 Radhika Mondal
NA/NA CEO
1/2 (323) 482 1785
expert and consulting
services
service - exterior window
cleaning for high-rises
1980 Hector Garcia
85/118 President
1/2 (323) 733-8552
construction
environmental consulting
1992 Marie C. Campbell
NA/NA President
1/1 (626) 683-3547
21 Hispanic
marketing and advertising
1995 Liza Pigram
24/61 President
1/2 (323) 965-5091
10 Chilean
custom tailors, shirt makers
17
16
12
12
11
4
4
4
Fastest Growing
Ten fasting growing minorityowned businesses ranked by
year-over-year percentage
revenue growth.
1997 Kevin D. Ramsey
40/55 President
1/1 (310) 635-3277
2003 David Byun
NA/NA President
1/1 (626) 363-8500
-36 Mexican-American
Contractor
Advertising/Media
Technology
Food
Retail
Staffing
Maintenance
Finance
1991 Mercy T. Steenwyk
17/17 CEO, President
1/1 (626) 795-5000
online retailer
-35 Mexican-American
Industry Type
L.A. County’s largest minorityowned businesses, by category.
manufacturer of industrial
heaters, filters and heat
exchangers
40%
1990s
26%
1980s
300
1999 Eduardo Perry Jr.
26/25 President
1/2 (877) 717-8676
280
260
18%
1979 or
earlier
1998 Jorge Ramirez
34/34 President
2/2 (626) 599-8566
16%
2000present
Source: Business Journal research
1
In millions.
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I.T. Source Corp.
240%
InterTrend Comm. Inc.
213
Applied Metering Tech Inc. 119
Clean Up America Inc.
99
Globus Inc.
92
Impres Tech Solutions Inc. 78
Source Logistics
78
Traffic Management Inc.
75
Olde-Stet
and Newer
60
The largest minority-owned
RateSpecial Interactive
55
businesses by year founded.
1997 Art Lewin
NA/NA President
2/4 (213) 785-2400
storm water solutions
contractor
Pie Chart
Old and Newer
The largest minority
18%
26
1979 or earlier
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the list
Rank Company
¥ name
Revenue1 Percent
¥ 2012
Change
¥ address
¥ 2011
JUNE 10, 2013
Majority Ownership Type of Business
¥ 2011-2012
¥ website
81
82
SEARCH: SuperbTech,
an executive search firm,
expanded by hiring two
recruiters in Texas.
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
FAMILY: Tony Servera
Co. Inc. was established
in 1957 and transitioned
to its third generation of
family ownership in May
2012.
98
99
100
The1stMovement
1010 E. Union St., Suite 120
Pasadena 91106
the1stmovement.com
M&M Floor Covering Inc.
15010 S. Main St.
Gardena 90248
mmfloorcovering.com
SuperbTech Inc.
5800 Hannum Ave., Suite 150
Culver City 90230
superbtechinc.com
Applied Metering Technologies Inc.
9244 Bermudez St.
Pico Rivera 90660
appliedmetering.com
e-Stet
550 S. Hope St.
Los Angeles 90071
e-stet.com
Globus Inc.
4005 Verdugo Road
Los Angeles 90065
globusinc.net
RL Public Relations + Marketing Inc.
11835 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 1155E
Los Angeles 90064
rlpublicrelations.com
Avum Inc.
23838 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 488
Malibu 90265
avum.com
Clean Up America Inc.
2900 E. Lugo St.
Los Angeles 90023
cleanup-america.com
Quality Material Handling Inc.
900 W. Foothill Blvd.
Azusa 91702
qmhinc.com
Sotomayor & Associates LLP
540 S. Marengo Ave.
Pasadena 91101
sotomayorcpa.com
Lagrant Communications
600 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1520
Los Angeles 90017
lagrantcommunications.com
Lin Consulting Inc.
21660 E. Copley Drive, Suite 270
Diamond Bar 91765
linconsulting.com
Printing Connection
6825 Valjean Ave.
Van Nuys 91406
printcnx.com
Kar Wing Trading Co. Inc.
1923 Frank Stiles St.
South El Monte 91733
karwing.com
VPE Public Relations
1605 Hope St., Suite 250
South Pasadena 91030
vpepr.com
Unique Image Inc.
19365 Business Center Drive, Unit 4
Northridge 91324
uniqueimageinc.com
Tony Servera Co. Inc.
11871 Sheldon St., Unit C
Sun Valley 91352
tonyservera.com
Allied Protection Services
5757 W. Century Blvd., Suite 700
Los Angeles 90045
allliedprotection.com
Knickerbockerglory
2107 Grant Ave., Suite 3
Los Angeles 90027
kbglory.com
Profile
Top Executive
¥ year founded
¥ name
¥ employees (L.A./total)
¥ title
¥ locations (L.A./total)
¥ phone
$5.0
$5.3
-6% Chinese-American
advertising agency
2006 Ming Chan
15/NA CEO
1/3 (626) 689-4993
4.4
6.0
-27 Hispanic-American
commercial flooring
contractor
1975 Viola Maldonado
NA/35 President
1/2 (310) 515-9007
3.9
3.6
6 African-American
contract and permanent
placement staffing
1998 Jan A. Davis
8/10 President
1/2 (310) 645-1199
3.5
1.6
119 Mexican-American
electric meter installation
and testing
1997 Mario Natividad
7/21 President
1/2 (562) 801-5688
2007 Salim Elkhou
15/17 CEO
1/3 (213) 744-1414
3.4
2.1
60 Moroccan
legal technology
3.3
1.7
92 Cuban
technology service provider
3.1
3.7
-17 ArgentinianAmerican
public relations and
marketing
1996 Roxana Lissa
12/17 CEO
1/2 (310) 473-4422
3.0
2.7
11 Hispanic-American
advanced systems
engineering and software
development
1992 Randall P. Mora
10/28 CEO, President
1/4 (310) 457-8263
3.0
1.5
99 African-American
waste recycling
2007 NA
20/20 NA
1/1 (323) 980-9930
2.7
2.2
24 Mexican-American,
Latino
manufacturer and
distributor of material
handling products
1991 Hector Pinto/Brenda E. Pinto
20/20 President/Vice President
1/1 (626) 812-9722
2.1
1.6
29 Hispanic
certified public accountants
1992 Ivan J. Sotomayor
NA/NA Managing Partner
1/1 (626) 397-4900
2.0
3.3
-37 African American
advertising, marketing and
public relations
1990 Kim L. Hunter
7/NA CEO, President
1/3 (323) 469-8680
1.8
1.6
12 TaiwaneseAmerican
traffic, civil, and electrical
engineering
1997 Denwun Lin
13/19 President
1/3 (909) 396-6850
1.7
1.5
13 Hispanic
printing
1983 Henry Steenackers
15/15 President
1/1 (800) 786-5490
1.5
2.0
-24 Chinese-American
1987 Georgiana Wing-Yee Lai
7/7 CEO, President
1/1 (626) 350-8138
1.5
1.4
4 Mexican-American
importer/distributor of
uniform shoes, work boots,
utility shoes, tennis shoes,
insoles, shoe laces
public relations
1988 Michael Napal
NA/NA Chairman, CEO
1/2 (323) 257-8300
1988 John Echeveste/
14/15 Patricia Perez
1/1 Partners
(626) 403-3200
1997 Wafa Kanan
17/17 President
2/2 (818) 727-7785
1.2
1.5
-20 Asian
boutique advertising agency
1.0
2.4
-57 Mexican-American
concrete contractors
1987 Anthony M. Servera
16/16 CEO, President
1/1 (818) 765-1003
0.6
0.5
38 African-American
security guard and patrol
services
1999 Leon Brooks Sr.
48/79 CEO, President
1/2 (310) 330-8314
0.6
0.5
20 Mexican-American
commercial production
company
2009 Cyn M. Guzman
5/5 President
2/2 (310) 301-6100
1
In millions.
NA - Not Available N/A - Not Applicable Note: The information on this list was supplied by
representatives of the companies themselves. Companies are ranked by 2012 revenue.
Numbers that appear to be tied have been rounded. To qualify for the list, a company must
at least 50 percent minority-owned, privately-held and headquartered in Los Angeles
County. Due to the right of privately-held businesses to withhold information, the Business
Journal makes no pretense of this being a complete list of the largest minority-owned
businesses in L.A. County. 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. ©2013 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 the YGS Group, (800) 290-5460 ext. 100.
Researched by David Nusbaum