Rank
Company (Ranking in 2008)
Revenue1
Percent Change
• name
• 2008
• 2007-2008
• address
• 2007
Majority Ownership
Type of Business
• Web site
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Newegg Inc. (1)
16839 E. Gale Ave.
City of Industry 91745
newegg.com
Red Chamber Group (2)
1912 E. Vernon Ave.
Vernon 90058
redchamber.com
Forever 21 Inc. (4)
2001 S. Alameda St.
Los Angeles 90058
forever21.com
America Chung Nam Inc. (6)
1163 Fairway Drive
City of Industry 91789
acni.net
Panda Restaurant Group (5)
1683 Walnut Grove Ave.
Rosemead 91770
pandarg.com
ViewSonic Corp. (3)
381 Brea Canyon Road
Walnut 91789
viewsonic.com
Act-1 Group (7)
1999 W. 190th St.
Torrance 90504
act-1.com
Superior Communications (9)
5027 Irwindale Ave., Suite 900
Irwindale 91706
superiorcommunications.com
K.V. Mart Co. (10)
1245 E. Watson Center Road
Carson 90745
kvmart.com
Oversee.net (11)
515 S. Flower St.
Los Angeles 90071
oversee.net
RPS Inc. (12)
215 York Place
Claremont 91711
rps-regionalsteel.com
JC Sales (14)
2600 S. Soto St.
Los Angeles 90023
jcsales.biz
$2,100.0
$1,900.0
11% Chinese-American
1,786.02
1,786.0
0 Chinese-American
computer and consumer electronics online
retailer
seafood supplier
1,675.0
1,263.0
33 Korean-American
retailer
1,363.0
1,088.0
25 Chinese-American
waste paper and scrap plastics exporter
1,227.5
1,100.0
12 Chinese-American
owns and operates restaurants nationwide
1,000.0
1,600.0
-38 Chinese-American
desktop technology manufacturer
960.0
850.0
13 African-American
staffing, human resources, managed human
resources services
430.0
300.0
43 Chinese-American
manufacturer and distributor of wireless
phone accessories
245.2
232.6
5 Iranian-American
grocery stores
219.0
206.7
6 Chinese-American
domain name management services
166.02
166.0
0 Mexican-American
construction
153.8
141.5
9 Korean-American
general merchandise wholesaler
Profile
Top Executive
• year founded
• name
• employees (L.A./total)
• title
• offices (L.A./total)
• phone
2001 Tally Liu
750/1,900 chairman, ceo
5/16 (626) 271-1420
1973 Ming Bin Kou
NA/NA president
8/15 (323) 234-9000
1984 Do Won Chang
3,050/19,044 ceo
33/430 (213) 741-5100
1990 Peter Wang
150/200 ceo
1/5 (909) 839-8383
1973 Peggy Cherng
2,111/16,725 Andrew Cherng
121/1,112 co-chairwoman/co-chairman
(626) 799-9898
1987 James Chu
NA/NA chairman, ceo
1/26 (800) 888-8583
1978 Janice Bryant Howroyd
NA/1,607 ceo
8/80 (310) 750-3400
1991 Solomon Chen
299/324 ceo, president
3/5 (626) 856-6020
1977 Darioush Khaledi
1,250/1,500 chairman, ceo
15/18 (310) 816-0200
2000 Jeff Kupietzky
130/170 president
1/3 (213) 408-0080
1977 Dean Bubion
NA/NA ceo, president
1/7 (909) 625-4721
1993 James H. Shim
245/245 Kenny K. Suh
1/1 chairman/ceo, president
(323) 881-0099
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25
Telacu Industries (15)
5400 E. Olympic Blvd., Third Floor
Los Angeles 90022
telacu.com
Markwins International Corp. (8)
22067 Ferrero Parkway
City of Industry 91789
markwins.com
Platinum Wireless
10435 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles 90025
platinumwireless.com
Koos Manufacturing Inc. (17)
2741 Seminole Ave.
South Gate 90280
koos.com
F. Gaviña & Sons Inc. (20)
2700 Fruitland Ave.
Vernon 90058
gavina.com
Cyberpower Inc. (19)
5175 Commerce Drive
Baldwin Park 91706
cyberpowerpc.com
Premio Inc. (16)
918 Radecki Court
City of Industry 91748
premioinc.com
Beauchamp Distributing Co. (24)
1911 S. Santa Fe Ave.
Compton 90221
N/A
Dynamic Systems Inc. (23)
5261 W. Imperial Highway
Los Angeles 90045
dynamicsystemsinc.com
GST Inc. (22)
13043 166th St.
Cerritos 90703
gstes.com
BankCard Services (26)
3055 Wilshire Blvd., Third Floor
Los Angeles 90010
e-bankcard.com
Tower General Contractors (25)
10923 Randall St., Suite E
Sun Valley 91352
towergeneralcontractors.com
Eforcity Corp. (38)
12339 Denholm Drive
El Monte 91732
eforcity.com
130.0
130.0
0 Mexican-American
community development corp., financial
services, development, construction
1968 Michael D. Lizarraga
400/600 ceo, president
18/28 (323) 721-1655
127.03
411.0
-69 Asian-American
beauty products
1984 Eric Chen
90/99 ceo
1/2 (909) 595-8898
104.9
139.0
-25 Iranian-American
telecommunications
1997 Jeff Javidzad
60/68 ceo, president
3/5 (310) 474-7800
100.9
88.0
15 Korean
80.02
80.0
0 Cuban-American
79.1
83.8
-6 Chinese-American
78.4
91.8
-15 Chinese-American
72.0
63.7
13 African-American
68.0
66.0
3 Mexican-American
65.0
75.0
-13 Chinese-American
62.9
51.9
21 Korean-American
55.3
54.3
39.6
27.3
2 Latino
45 Chinese-American
denim jeans manufacturer
1985 U. Yul Ku
NA/NA president
1/1 (323) 564-2100
specialty coffee roaster and wholesaler
1967 Pedro L. Gaviña
NA/NA president
1/2 (323) 582-0671
computer and parts seller
1998 Stanley Ho
93/93 ceo, president
1/1 (626) 813-7730
hardware manufacturer, education software
developer, contract manufacturer
1989 Crystal Wu
100/150 ceo
1/3 (800) 977-3646
beverage wholesaler
1971 Patrick Beauchamp
170/170 Stacee Beauchamp
1/1 ceo/president
(310) 639-5320
1991 Mardi Norman
NA/NA ceo, president
1/7 (310) 337-4400
IT solutions provider
computer solutions provider
merchant credit card processing
construction
retail
1984 JP Wang
NA/NA Alice Wang
1/4 ceo/president
(562) 345-5700
1987 Patrick Hong
114/177 ceo, president
1/11 (213) 365-1122
1986 Alex Guerrero
50/50 managing partner, exec. v.p.
2/3 (818) 768-3530
2002 Jack Sheng
70/200 ceo
1/3 (626) 442-3168
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Team One Employment Specialists LLC
2999 Overland Ave., Suite 116
Los Angeles 90064
teamone.la
RJT Compuquest Inc.
23440 Hawthorne Blvd., Suite 210
Torrance 90505
rjtcompuquest.com
DNP International Co. Inc.
12802 Leffingwell Ave., Building E
Santa Fe Springs 90670
dnpint.com
Fresh Fields Foods Inc. (33)
14805 S. San Pedro Ave.
Los Angeles 90248
fieldfresh.com
PromoShop Inc. (32)
5420 McConnell Ave.
Los Angeles 90066
promoshopinc.com
Bonanza Foods and Provisions Inc. (34)
2716 E. Vernon Ave.
Vernon 90058
bonanzafoods.com
Radarworks Inc.
5100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1500
Los Angeles 90048
radar-works.com
Superior Tank Co. Inc. (40)
9500 Lucas Ranch Road
Rancho Cucamonga 91730
superiortank.com
WWCOT (35)
3130 Wilshire Blvd., Sixth Floor
Santa Monica 90403
wwcot.com
Red Peacock International Inc. (44)
19859 Nordhoff St.
Northridge 91324
redpeacock.com
Support Services of America Inc.
12440 Firestone Blvd., Suite 312
Norwalk 90650
supportservicesamerica.com
Young Systems Corp. (42)
13850-B Cerritos Corporate Drive
Cerritos 90703
nuworldinc.com
Johnson-Peltier
12021 Shoemaker Ave.
Santa Fe Springs 90670
johnson-peltier.com
38.0
39.3
37.0
36.1
-3 Mexican-American
3 Eastern Indian - American
temporary and full-time staffing services
consulting
nutritional raw material distributor
1987 Frank Moran
525/2,500 ceo, president
2/7 (310) 841-4100
1997 Amar Shokeen
83/230 ceo
1/5 (310) 278-6666
35.0
30.0
17 Chinese-American
33.0
32.0
3 Cuban-American
fresh cut vegetable processor
31.3
30.3
3 Mexican-American
promotional products
1998 Guillermo "Memo" Kahan
48/76 ceo, president
1/7 (310) 821-1780
31.0
28.0
11 Mexican-American
food service wholesale
2002 Hilario A. Navarro
38/38 president
1/1 (323) 582-5513
30.8
28.0
10 Hispanic
marketing and advertising
30.0
26.0
15 Mexican-American
manufacturing
29.0
28.0
4 Latino
architecture, interiors, planning, forensics
28.32
28.3
0 Asian Indian
distributor of portable electronics
26.0
31.0
25.3
25.1
23.0
13.4
-16 Hispanic
1 Korean-American
71 Native American
janitorial, landscaping, maintenance and
security services
1994 David Ji
25/75 president
1/4 (562) 207-9770
1994 Emelio E. Castaneda
415/415 president
1/1 (310) 719-8422
1995 Liza Pigram
NA/NA president
1/2 (323) 965-5091
1984 J.E. Marquez
45/80 president
1/3 (909) 912-0580
1964 Adrian O. Cohen
83/150 Andrea Cohen Gehring
1/5 partners
(310) 828-0040
1997 Ruby Mansukhani
NA/NA John Lalwani
1/2 president/v.p., sales
(818) 407-8822
1996 Alex Fortunati
NA/NA ceo, president
1/4 (562) 868-3550
retail and wholesale of office machines and
their supplies
1985 Young H. Lee
50/50 president
1/1 (562) 921-2256
industrial and commercial electrical
contractor
1957 Howard Peltier
50/75 president
1/1 (562) 944-3408
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49
50
Western Paving Contractors Inc. (46)
15533 E. Arrow Highway
Irwindale 91706
westernpaving.com
Prosum Technology Services (47)
2321 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 4225
El Segundo 90245
prosum.com
Allied Industries Inc.
4570 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 308
Sherman Oaks 91403
alliedlead.com
Athena Engineering Inc. (50)
456 E. Foothill Blvd.
San Dimas 91773
athenaengineering.net
iSpace Inc.
2141 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 5175
El Segundo 90245
iSpace.com
Endpak Packaging Inc.
7343 Paramount Blvd.
Pico Rivera 90660
endpak.com
United Pumping Service Inc.
14000 E. Valley Blvd.
City of Industry 91746
unitedpumping.com
LEDtronics Inc.
23105 Kashiwa Court
Torrance 90505
ledtronics.com
Lee & Ro Inc.
1199 S. Fullerton Road
City of Industry 91748
lee-ro.com
Onestop
6800 Owensmouth Ave., Suite 220
Canoga Park 91303
callonestop.com
Ace Fence Co.
15135 Salt Lake Ave.
City of Industry 91746
acefencecompany.com
Technical Works Inc.
13181 Crossroads Parkway North, Suite 430
City of Industry 91746
technicalworksinc.com
1
22.82
22.8
0 Asian Pacific
1992 Dorna Seanez
NA/NA ceo, president
1/1 (626) 338-7889
19.9
21.8
-9 Indian-American
information technology services
1996 Ravi Chatwani
87/114 ceo
1/3 (310) 426-0600
19.5
9.9
97 Mexican-American
construction and environmental
1998 Ernesto Gutierrez
150/225 ceo, president
1/3 (818) 781-2490
18.1
16.5
10 Latino
general construction, mechanical HVAC,
building automation systems
17.4
15.0
16 Asian-Indian
IT staffing and business process
outsourcing
2000 Suresh Kothapalli
130/130 ceo
1/1 (310) 563-3800
1993 Edgar Garcia
NA/NA Carlos A. Garcia
1/1 ceo/president
(562) 801-0281
1970 Eduardo T. Perry
100/100 president
1/1 (626) 961-9326
17.2
15.8
9 Mexican-American
packaging manufacturer
16.4
15.3
8 Mexican-American
hazardous waste/environmental remediation
contractor
14.9
16.0
14.2
13.2
13.0
14.6
-7 Asian, Southern Region
8 Korean-American
-11 Latino
manufacturer of LED energy efficient lamps
and displays
1984 Jannie Chiera
25/38 president
1/1 (909) 599-0947
1983 Pervaiz Lodhie
120/250 president
1/5 (310) 534-1505
civil and environmental consulting
engineers
1979 M. Steve Ro
65/85 ceo, president
1/4 (626) 912-3391
computer supplies, office consumables
1998 Marx E. Acosta-Rubio
25/25 ceo
1/1 (800) 365-9545
13.0
10.6
22 Chinese-American
fencing contractor
1988 Peter Ng
85/85 president
2/2 (626) 333-0727
12.5
9.3
34 Latino
staffing firm
1999 Ingrid Arciniaga
15/24 ceo, president
1/3 (562) 908-1041
In millions.
Information from 2007 is most recent available.
3
Domestic revenues only.
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 2008 revenues. Numbers that appear to be tied have been
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asphalt paving
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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.
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Researched by David Nusbaum