Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce 125th Anniversary Book

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CONTENTS

125th Anniversary of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce

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A Bold Beginning

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History in the Making Bold in Traditions 8 A Woman Pioneer 12 There It Is, Take It 14 The Business of Show Business 16 • Bold Mobility 18 • A Friend Named Frank 20 • Bold Timeline of Success 22 • • • •

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By the Numbers

A Bold Vision for the Future

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Company Profiles: 125th Anniversary Campaign Supporters

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350 S. Bixel St. | Los Angeles, CA 90017 tel: 213.580.7500 | fax: 213.580.7511 lachamber.com

2013 Chair of the Board Alan Rothenberg 1st Century Bank

2014 Chair of the Board Noel Massie UPS

President & CEO Gary Toebben Executive Vice President & COO David Eads VP, Marketing & Communications Mandy Denaux Marketing & Communications Staff Shannon Cooper, Sareen Davidian, Monika Medina, Ani Okkasian and Katherine Wu Chamber Historian Richard M. Nordin Sales coaching and project management by

CHAMBER MARKETING PARTNERS

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President & CEO Ed Burzminski

Generating substantial non-dues revenues for chambers through publications. chambermarketingpartners.com 800.428.1798 ex101 Proud to be a member of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Editorial & Design Kim Lewis Creative Director, Creative by Design Chris Picknally Project Manager

Š2014 Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce. All rights reserved. Reproduction of any portion of this publication without written permission from the Chamber is forbidden.

The information in this directory is gathered and carefully compiled to ensure maximum accuracy. However, because the completeness and accuracy of the information cannot be guaranteed, the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce cannot accept responsibility for omissions or errors.

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LADWP SALUTES THE L.A. CHAMBER ON IT’S 125TH ANNIVERSARY The LADWP is proud of its longstanding membership and partnership with the LA Area Chamber of Commerce as we work together to ensure a healthy economic environment for the City and Southern California. We salute the programs and efforts of the Chamber in helping to make Los Angeles a prosperous and more sustainable city.

Visit our website at www.ladwp.com or call (800) DIAL DWP (800-342-5397) for information on our many water, energy conservation and economic development efforts to assist businesses of all sizes in the city of Los Angeles.

A BOLD

Beginning

In the mid 1880s the country was discovering Los Angeles. The population was climbing when tight credit and a collapsed real estate market caused the boom to become a bust. By 1888, 1,000 people were leaving L.A. each month.

Public leadership failed to respond, but three men — all recent immigrants to L.A. — stepped in and called a meeting in rooms above a stable at 1st and Broadway streets. At that meeting, Major Edward W. Jones was selected to chair the organizational meetings and became the first chair of what became the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.

The organization rapidly became the driving force in all things related to L.A., and was friends to Republican and Democratic officials alike — as long as they would support L.A. An early goal was to connect with Washington, D. C. — an even more distant national capital in those days — and lobby Congress to create a deep-water port. At the same time a promotional campaign was organized that reached an estimated 10 million people in the first 25 years. These activities, combined with the movies filming scenes in L.A. beginning in the early part of the 20th century made L.A. the most promoted city on the planet. By 1900, the population had climbed to 102,500, and by 1910 it had tripled to more than 300,000.

The Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, also known as the Southwest Building, located at 130 S. Broadway. The Chamber moved here in 1903 and stayed until Jan.31, 1925.

Parked along th e front are severa l bicycles, as well as a horsedrawn cart.

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Main Street near 3rd, looking north in 1885. Workers are laying double tracks down for the horsecar line, circa 1885. St. Vibiana’s Cathedral is seen in the distance.

(Above) A cabbage packing shed in Whittier on Magnolia Avenue south of Hadley Street in 1910. Numerous horses and wagons are lined up. The Whittier Brick Company is seen behind.

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“The vision to see, the faith to believe and the courage to do.”

Oranges and other agricultural products were a big focus for selling property, and as they said, “you buy the weather and health and we’ll throw in the property.”

Boosters made their goal a population of 2 million, but they needed a bigger and better source of water to support a population of that size. With that in mind, in the early 1900s the Chamber vigorously supported the L.A. Aqueduct, and the required legislation and bonds to fund it.

The Chamber also recognized the need for good manufacturing jobs and therefore mobilized a national effort to secure plants and factories in the region. This effort extended to building markets both nationally and abroad for local products. Aiming to fuel more trade through the Port of Los Angeles, the Chamber focused on securing a shipping canal in Central America. In 1914, the Panama Canal opened and further connected L.A. to the world.

By 1928, the framework for what we call Los Angeles was essentially laid out and the Chamber had made that happen. The City reached the booster’s goal of a population of 2 million around 1950, but L.A. County had long before exceeded that vision. As was said in earlier days, the Chamber had “the vision to see, the faith to believe and the courage to do.”

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Bold IN TRADITIONS Since 1888

the L.A. Area Chamber has been an integral part of the City of Los Angeles and a strong advocate for bringing jobs to the area. The Chamber is known for collaborating with industry leaders, promoting Southern California industries and advocating on behalf of businesses in our community. Our commitment to supporting and helping grow businesses is a long-standing tradition, one that still remains strong 125 years later. As we celebrate our 125th Anniversary, here’s a look back at some of our traditions.

Built in 1888, the five story VickreyBrunswig Building first housed the Eastside Bank. Less than 10 years later, it was purchased by the F. W. Braun Drug company for its wholesale pharmaceutical operations. In 1907, one of the company’s partners, Lucien Napoleon Brunswig, took over the structure and added his name to the top of the building. In 1930, the building was purchased by the County of Los Angeles and became an office building.

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ADVOCACY 1928 Water A view of the Mulholland Dam and Hollywood Reservoir, both designed and built by engineer William Mulholland. Three aqueducts totaling more than 1,000 miles in length were constructed with the Chamber’s help.

1930 Agriculture The Chamber hosted a “Los Angeles County” exhibit at the National Orange Show in San Bernardino.

Early on the Chamber focused on promoting the region’s abundance of opportunities in agriculture and international trade.

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Olympics Spectators packed the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to watch the closing ceremonies of the 1932 Olympic Games. The Chamber was a key player in bringing the games to L.A, which brought infrastructure improvements and financial benefits during the depression era.

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COLLABORATION 1932 Automobiles Chamber Chair Adolph Schleicher talks with Chrysler executives to persuade the company to locate a plant in L.A., as most auto manufacturers did during the 1930s. Chrysler ended up building a plant in L.A.

1934 Entertainment United Artists Board of Directors gather in 1934.

The film industry officially arrived in California with the establishment of Hollywood’s first film studio in 1911. The Chamber has supported efforts to keep film and TV production in Southern California.

1939 Oil Chamber Chair James L. Beebe meets with a group of oil industry leaders in the Chamber’s Board Room.

California’s production of excavated oil was on the rise during the early 20th century.

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INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRADE

Airport

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LeRoy M. Edwards, chair of the L.A. Chamber of Commerce, looks over a sketch of the proposed Los Angeles Airport. Since the early 1900s, the Chamber has championed the growth of the aviation industry and the Los Angeles International Airport.

Highways

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A group of touring officials from the State Highway Department and the Chamber is shown inspecting the Vermont Avenue bridge, part of the Hollywood freeway project. The Chamber supported building the highways needed to connect our region.

Trade Relations In 1926 the Chamber created World Trade Week to help create stronger connections and mutual benefits for a burgeoning worldwide business community. This photo was taken at a luncheon at American President Lines’ new terminal during Industrial Day tour of harbor, World Trade Week, May 1952.

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A WOMAN

Pioneer PAVING THE WAY

In the late 1800s women had limited options in life, but some women didn’t let the biases of the day stop them. Enter into the picture, Harriet William Russell Strong.

In July 1893, Strong, 49, became the first woman member of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.

Strong was the owner of El Ranchito del Fuerte – the former Pio Pico Property, she and her late husband bought in 1867. After his death in 1883, she became a prominent grower of walnuts. Strong was a global entrepreneur selling Pampas Plums and had the German Kaiser as a regular customer for his imperial guard.

Beyond farming, Strong was a club woman — as prominent women were called back in the day — helping create the Ebell Club in 1894 and becoming its first president.

It shouldn’t be surprising that she also designed dams and flood control concepts, which were on exhibit at the 1893 Worlds Columbian Exposition in Chicago. She held a patent for her ideas, but it was mistakenly found filed under culinary ware in the patent office.

Strong’s Chamber ties were strong. She was a Chamber member for 19 years and was the first woman delegate to the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, representing the Whittier and Los Angeles chambers.

Times have changed at the Chamber. In the last 15 years there have been four women who have chaired the Chamber’s Board of Directors, including 2012 Chair Karen Hathaway, president and managing partner, LAACO, LTD./Los Angeles Athletic Club. Hathaway’s great great grandfather, Frank Clarkson Garbutt was a founding member of the Chamber in 1888.

Strong may have been one of the first women Chamber members, but she was definitely not the last – hundreds of women have followed in her steps and today are a significant portion of the Chamber’s membership.

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THERE IT IS, TAKE IT: THE L.A. AQUEDUCT AND WILLIAM MULHOLLAND

During the Chamber’s early years, a glass of water in Los Angeles would have come from the L.A. River, but in November 1913 that changed.

In 1900 the City was growing at a rate that would cause the population to triple to 300,000 by 1910. In 1902, former Chamber Board member and former City of L.A. Mayor Fred Eaton went camping in the Sierras and came back with an idea – build an aqueduct to bring the Owens River water to L.A. Eaton believed this would assure the growth of the City – and a few bucks for himself. This came on the heals of City water returning to municipal control.

In 1904, the Chamber formed a committee to investigate the future water supply and in December of that year engineer William Mulholland announced that L.A.’s water supply could only support some 250,000 people – not the 1 million it was expected to see in the coming years.

Mulholland, who soon became a Chamber member, went on to say that unless they found a way to kill Frank Wiggins – the Chamber’s lead executive and the region’s population growth promoter – L.A. would run out of water.

The next year the Chamber supported a $1.5 million bond to purchase Owens valley land and water rights; and in 1906, they lobbied for the right of way across public land. They succeeded with President Roosevelt.

In 1907 the Chamber was a driver for the $23 million dollar bond to build the aqueduct – worth almost 10 percent of the City’s assessed value. It passed 10 to 1. Two years later, L.A.’s mayor appointed former Chamber Chair William D. Stephens – future congressman and governor – to be president of the Water Commission.

In 1913, the Chamber celebrated this victory as the aqueduct opened and Mulholland gave the shortest speech in L.A.’s history – “There it is. Take it.”

The Chamber water advocacy efforts continued as they lobbied for a bill protecting the water supply in desert lands, advocated for the bill to protect the Colorado River in 1914 and supported the other big water projects for the region.

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THE BUSINESS OF

Show BUSINESS

Hear the word Hollywood and you think of the glamorous movie business. In 1912, fledgling director Cecil B. Demille wired studio executive Jessie Lasky from a scouting trip saying, “Want authority to rent barn in place called Hollywood for $75 per month.” Lasky wired back “Authorize you to rent barn, but on a month to month basis. Don’t make any long commitments.”

Month to month or not, it didn’t take long for other cities to try to steal the movies from Hollywood. Only six years after Lasky and Demille exchanged telegrams, the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce learned San Francisco was using great inducements to lure studio executives to move north. The San Francisco plot fizzled out, but the problem of runaway production is real and the effort to keep key film and TV production in Southern California remains a priority today.

DeMille, the young movie director, became renowned for the flamboyant and showy movies like “The Greatest Show on Earth” and “The Ten Commandments.” He was one of the first big money-making directors, and while DeMille became a member of the Chamber, even he couldn’t foresee the rented barn becoming today’s $30 billion entertainment industry.

Movie characters and look-alikes, such as Laurel and Hardy, and Woody Woodpecker, pose under the Hollywood sign on the occasion of its sale to Universal Studios for advertising purposes.

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United Artists Theater night view in 1929, showing lighted marquee, foyer and box office during run of “Taming of the Shrew” with Mary Pickford and Doug Fairbanks.

Mary Pickford , co-founder of United Artists movie star, wa and famous s active with th e Chamber as volunteer.

Exterior view of the Warner Bros. Beverly Hills Theatre, at 9404 Wilshire Blvd. in Beverly Hills, in 1935. “Warner Bros. Theatre, the pride of Beverly Hills” is visible on the side of the building.

The marquee features “Traveling Sales Lady” with Joan Blondell, and “Death Flies Easy” with Conrad Nagel. This structure was designed by B. Marcus Priteca and opened in 1931. It was demolished in 1988 and replaced with a parking lot.

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Bold MOBILITY Los Angeles’ growth from a small Spanish pueblo to the nation’s second largest city is a story of inspired leadership and vision. Much of the City’s growth is a direct result of business success … made possible by the actions of the Chamber and its members.

From the early days of horse-drawn carriages, to the container ships and airplanes of today, transportation and goods movement have been integral to the growth of Los Angeles.

At its inception, the Chamber saw a need for a deep-water harbor in Los Angeles, and in 1897 played a key role the passage of legislation that declared San Pedro as the official port of Los Angeles. As a result, the City of Los Angeles and the Harbor Area experienced unparalleled population growth in the years that followed. Soon fishing, canneries, oil drilling and shipbuilding industries began popping up in and around the Port, and with them came more jobs and commerce.

In 1910, the era of aviation and aerospace exploration took flight in Los Angeles when the Chamber helped bring the first international air meet in the United States to the city. The event attracted more than 225,000 attendees – spectators and pilots.

In the 1940s, recognizing industry’s growth potential and a growing population, the Chamber began discussing the need for freeways and pushed for funding necessary for construction. Over the years, projects like the Alameda Corridor and expansion of the Metro service to get cars and trucks off the roads were also priorities for the Chamber.

Because of these initiatives, L.A. was – and is – a city on the go.

Some critics believed L.A. sat in a distant corner of the country and would never amount to anything in the field of air transportation. The Chamber and others had a different vision for a site that was a bean field.

By 1956, a team of architects was selected and a grand plan was laid out for the core shape of what we now know as Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) – the separate terminal facilities around a horseshoe shaped road with two parallel runways. The only thing that was needed was the bond money and a charter amendment to provide for payment of the bonds. The Chamber weighed in strongly in support of both and by 1957 the airport was headed to becoming one of the finest in the world.

Today, the Chamber is a key organization in supporting the next generation LAX. LAX on Aug. 27, 1978 .

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Frank

A FRIEND NAMED

By Richard M. Nordin Historian, 125th Anniversary

I first met Frank Wiggins 88 years after his death. Despite the years between us, I now consider him a friend.

As the Chamber’s staff leader during its first 30 years, Frank made a difference in the life of our city and region. While certainly a notable Angeleno while he was alive, Frank left no individual monument after his death in 1924. He did not have a museum named after him like Chamber member and contemporary Henry Huntington; nor does a street bear his name like his friend William Mulholland. In reality, he left a bigger monument, the city he loved and helped build — Los Angeles.

Like many of his time, Frank came to L.A. in 1886 from the Midwest to either die from a disease or to regain his health. Fortunately for us, he beat the disease at age 36, and from 1890 to 1924 became what is considered the lead civic booster of our city. Mulholland said somewhat slyly in 1904 when warning about the potential shortage of water if the population exceeded 225,000, “one had to worry unless a way were found to kill Frank Wiggins — perennial civic booster and spokesman for the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.” This point is evidenced by the fact that the population of L.A. was 50,395 when Wiggins joined the Chamber staff, but exceeded 1 million in his final year at the organization.

In his efforts to tell people about L.A., Frank used all types of devices — promotional trains, prominent exhibits at fairs and expositions and lots of print material (10 million pieces of brochures, postcards, newspapers, etc.). Frank continued his Chamber work until the moment he died at 75, on the deck of a ship steaming home from a trip to Cuba.

The City was in shock at his unexpected death and it drew condolences from across the country and the world.

For most of us, true fame is elusive. If we could do as well as Frank, our heads might swell, but his didn’t. He maintained a modest persona and as his eulogist, the 1910 Chamber Board Chair Joseph Scott, said, “he has taught us that far beyond brick and stone, concrete steel and iron, no city can live and no community can exist and no government endure unless the hearts of the people are attune to the spirit of sacrifice and service such as he demonstrated his vocation to be.”

This statement is a good reminder to us as we seek to influence the next 125 years of the Chamber’s service to L.A.

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Chamber hires photographer Eyre Powell to help transform Los Angeles into a household name in America

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Chamber holds first meeting at livery stable at First and Broadway

Chamber aides the creation of Southern California Fruit Growers and its nonprofit organization Sunkist; Chamber staff member Frank Wiggins orders construction of famous walnut elephant for the Chicago World’s Fair

1913

San Fernando Valley Aqueduct opens after extensive lobby made by the Chamber

1880s

The Chamber presents a resolution to Congress in support of the development of a deepwater port in Los Angeles

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Chamber officials mobilize Los Angeles community to support federal wartime preparedness

1946

Chamber successfully fights for legislation to finance construction of freeways in Los Angeles

1956

Air Pollution Control District and the Chamber create “Share the Ride” campaign

1920s

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Stanley T. Olafson, Chamber staff member, initiates World Trade Week to increase community knowledge about the value of foreign trade

Conventions department of the Chamber secures National Education Association Convention, the first national convention held in Los Angeles

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Chamber organizes the first international Dominguez Air Meet at Dominguez Field

Chicago livestock entrepreneurs receive Chamber support in developing the Central Manufacturing District and the Los Angeles Junction Railway

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1932

A Women’s division of the Chamber organizes to assist with Olympic visitors and forms the Southern California Festival of Allied Arts

The Chamber’s Free Enterprise Committee becomes Free Enterprise Forum to help spotlight cases of federal interference in business and dangerous governmental practices

1958

Chamber attracts Dodgers to Los Angeles

TIMELINE OF SUCCESS 1971

2005

Los Angeles Convention Center opens through Chamber efforts

Chamber creates partnership with Southern California Leadership Network, which includes core programs Leadership Los Angeles and Leadership Southern California

2008

1984

Olympics return to Los Angeles through support of Chamber

1993

Chamber’s advocacy efforts result in passage of NAFTA

1994

Chamber coordinates with Red Cross, FEMA and other governmental agencies to provide earthquake victims relief

1980s

2011

The Chamber is selected to house the Los Angeles Regional Export Council, a collaborative effort to encourage and assist companies looking to begin or increase trade activity

Chamber acquires LA Youth at Work and partners with UNITE-LA to form new Education & Workforce Development division

2002

2010s

2006

2003

Chamber testifies before Congress on behalf of Metro Rail System

First Break Program for Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) students begins its inaugural year representing a partnership between the Chamber and LAUSD to place thousands of students in their first jobs

Chamber partners with United Way of Greater Los Angeles to release the Home for Good report on chronic homelessness; launched the L.A. Compact with 18 major L.A. institutions to support comprehensive reform in L.A.’s public schools; and achieved passage of open primary election proposition, which allows voters to choose any candidate regardless of political party preference.

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1973

2010

Chamber supports the fifth school bond issue to relieve overcrowding in LAUSD; co-sponsors Proposition 11, which creates a citizens commission to draw new legislative districts after each census; and successfully supports Measure R, a halfcent sales tax for Los Angeles County that would finance new transportation projects and programs

Chamber and L.A. County Metropolitan Transportation Agency create Mobility 21 to lobby for transportation solutions and funding; Chamber leads successful effort to defeat the secession of San Fernando Valley, San Pedro and Hollywood from the City of Los Angeles

Chamber cosponsors term limit reform for the L.A. City Council; Chamber and other business organizations support $40 billion in infrastructure improvements for California

2012

Proposition 28, cosponsored by the Chamber and the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, passed – reducing the total number of years a politician can serve in the state legislative from 14 to 12 years, but allowing all of the years to be served in either the Senate or Assembly.

2009

Chamber lobbies the Mayor and L.A. City Council to create an Office of Economic Analysis; and sponsors first Americas’ Business Forum for the Americas with UCLA and the U.S. Foreign and Commercial Service

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BY THE

NUMBERS IN 1888

3 PEOPLE CREATED THE CHAMBER*

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FIRST THREE MEMBERS IN 1888

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1888: Old Board of Trade at 1st and Broadway 1889: 1st Street 1890: Main Street between 1st and 2nd 1894: Broadway and 4th 1903: Broadway between 1st and 2nd 1924: 12th and Broadway 1955: 404 S. Bixel 1993: 350 S. Bixel 24 I

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COMMITTEES OR COUNCILS OF THE CHAMBER IN 2013

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IN 1888

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S.B. Lewis

NAME CHANGE SINCE 1888

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LARGEST EXPENDITURES OF THE YEAR 1888:

$30 to Times Mirror for Printing

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EMPLOYEES REPRESENTED IN L.A. COUNTY IN 2013

BOARD

CHAIRS SINCE 1888

OLDEST CHAMBER MEMBER:

CHAMBER MEMBERS FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS

WOODBURY UNIVERSITY

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AT&T

LARGEST MEMBERSHIP SECTORS IN 2014

19 10% %

of Chamber members are in business services in Professional Services

MEMBERSHIP

BY BUSINESS SIZE

Bank of America

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KPMG LLP

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57% 12%

Forest Lawn Memorial Park & Mortuaries Los Angeles Times O’Melveny & Myers LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

51-100

Ralphs Grocery Company

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Southern California Gas Company, a Sempra Energy Utility

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Southern California Edison Union Pacific Railroad Co.

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A Bold FUTURE For 125 years, the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce has championed the needs of the business community and the citizens of the Los Angeles region. Since then, this work has taken on many forms — from serving as the voice of the business community, promoting economic development and fostering collaboration throughout the community — all in an effort to ensure economic prosperity and quality of life.

As the Chamber celebrates its 125th anniversary, it is re-committing itself to an ambitious program fostering economic growth and opportunity. Founded in the depths of a severe depression, this Chamber saw the unlimited potential of Los Angeles and formed an incomparable organization of boosters in 1888. It was a year when Chamber leaders stood up to determine the destiny of the region. Today, the Chamber’s leadership continues to drive the growth of our region.

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Challenging times require bold plans.

Since 1888, the Chamber has led efforts to drive the potential of this world capital. Over the years, we’ve: • fostered the development of rail, the port and airport • grown entertainment and tourism as economic hallmarks • advanced the arts and health care, drawing people from throughout the world • nurtured the growth of aerospace and advanced technology • helped create the infrastructure (water, power, highways) to drive a great economy In the process, the Chamber not only found success in each of the activities it undertook, but also helped create the most broad-based, sustainable regional economy in the nation.

Today the potential of this region is unlimited. The best days of Los Angeles are still to come – if citizens, corporations, labor groups, elected officials and educators come together to achieve this potential.

ess, it embarks rates 125 years of succ leb ce r be am Ch e th As geles’ potential: ram to achieve Los An on a seven-point prog creation & start-ups • National leader in job ing tech • No. 1 place for emerg b • No. 1 global trade hu rld-class destinations • Gold standard for wo ess community • Most engaged busin siness • No. 1 advocate for bu d workforce • Most qualified & skille for economic L.A. region as a center e th e nc va ad to da This is an agen education, and a s, a superb system of job g yin pa od go th wi growth, and technologies. hotbed for new ideas

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FROM OUR 125TH ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS

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or 125 years, the Chamber’s work has taken on many forms…from serving as the voice of the business community in the halls of government, to promoting economic development and job growth, to fostering collaboration throughout the community – all in an effort to ensure economic prosperity and a high quality of life for all residents of the region.

While the Chamber’s rich past is important to acknowledge, we believe our focus and efforts should be on determining our collective future. Challenging times require bold plans. The best days of Los Angeles are still to come… if citizens, corporations, labor, elected officials, community leaders and educators come together to achieve this potential.

We were so honored to have served as co-chairs of the Chamber’s 125th Anniversary Committee, and we want to thank our lead investors for their commitment to the Chamber and the vitality of the Los Angeles region.

Sincerely, Fran Inman & David Fleming

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125TH ANNIVERSARY CAMPAIGN SPONSORS TRAILBLAZER • JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. TRENDSETTER • Los Angeles Department of Water & Power • Southern California Gas Company GUARDIAN • AC Martin Partners • Chevron Corporation • David Fleming • Kaiser Permanente • Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc. • UPS

CHAMPION • Bank of America • Cedars-Sinai Health System • Citibank N.A. • Majestic Realty Co. • Pacific Federal Insurance Company • Port of Los Angeles • Southern California Edison • Southwest Airlines

PATRON • AT&T SUPPORTER • California State University, Dominguez Hills • California State University, Northridge • Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc. • Long Beach City College • Pepperdine University

PARTNER • Providence Health & Services, California • Microsoft Corporation

125TH ANNIVERSARY CAMPAIGN LEADERSHIP ANNIVERSARY CO-CHAIRS • David Fleming • Fran Inman

PLANNING COMMITTEE MEMBERS • Sheldon Ausman • Maria Contreras-Sweet • Hal Dash

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COMPANY PROFILES

Thanks to the following companies for their support of the Chamber’s 125th Anniversary Campaign.

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Hollenbeck Replacement Police Station Los Angeles Police Department Boyle Heights – Los Angeles, CA

ood Design can transform communities and the way people live, learn, work and play. A Los Angelesbased Architecture, Planning, Interiors and Research firm, AC Martin has planned and designed places and spaces that have this transformative effect – sustainable, enduring landmarks that enrich the surrounding environment through the authenticity of our designs. Our designs are based on the fundamental principle that we as architects, must respond to the needs of the building occupants and the community at large, through societal, cultural, environmental and global prerequisites.

Center for the Arts Pasadena City College Pasadena, CA

Architecture has changed exponentially since the firm’s inception in 1906, and the ever-increasing pace of technology means that our industry is in a constant state of flux. While the same principle that guided us in creating historic Los Angeles landmarks still informs us on each and every project we undertake—to create enduring environments that affect people’s lives in a positive way—AC Martin’s approach is constantly evolving and growing.

Our priority is to be at the forefront with an approach that is technologically advanced, informed by research and pushes the boundaries of design.

We are a team with diverse strengths, wide ranging experiences, and passionate ideals. We encourage constant dialogue to promote continuous learning. Our hands-on leadership team engages in an ongoing exchange of ideas amongst all levels of staff creating a limitless potential for innovation. Collaboration is the key to our growth as individuals and strengthens our efforts as a collective whole.

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BANK OF AMERICA

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ank of America’s purpose is to help make financial lives better, through the power of every connection. We accomplish this by serving the core financial needs of people, companies and institutional investors and connecting our capabilities across the company. At Bank of America, we recognize that not only does our business have a significant impact on the U.S. economy, but that today, more than ever, the economic health of our communities has a significant impact on our business.

As the leading financial institution in California with more than $200 billion in retail deposits, Bank of America has unmatched capacity to deliver financial services, and an unparalleled commitment to serve our communities.

Through multiple lines of businesses, we service over half of the households in California, with a comprehensive suite of financial products and thousands of financial professionals that provide strength and stability for our customers and communities.

For many years, Bank of America has been partnering and investing in the creative entrepreneurs, innovative nonprofits, and dynamic industries of Los Angeles. We are not new to Los Angeles; we are long-time corporate citizens in the Southland, serving the diverse communities of Greater Los Angeles. Through our lending and investing, the company has set out to revitalize businesses and communities from the revitalization of downtown Los Angeles – to our work in the Atlantic Corridor of Long Beach. That revitalization can be seen from our support of entrepreneurs in the San Fernando Valley – to the ongoing transformation of Boyle Heights. Our partnerships with iconic LA institutions such as the Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the University of Southern California, and the Getty Museum are all a part of our commitment to spur economic opportunity and enrich the quality of life of all who live and work in Los Angeles.

In everything we do, we are committed to better, one connection at a time by making interactions easier, expertise that is more accessible, relationships that are more human, and success that is shared. For more information and stories on how partnering and investing in customers, communities, and the economy throughout Greater Los Angeles, please visit: www.bankofamerica.com/LA.

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CEDARS-SINAI One of Nation’s Best Hospitals edars-Sinai is world renowned for providing the highest-quality, most-advanced patient care available and is the largest nonprofit academic medical center in the western United States. Approximately 2,100 physicians, 2,800 nurses and thousands of other healthcare professionals and staff share a dedication to continually raising the bar on quality, safety and patient satisfaction. The medical center is a leader in creating innovative approaches to healthcare delivery. For more than 20 years, Los Angeles area residents have named Cedars-Sinai the “Most Preferred Hospital for All Health Needs” in National Research Corporation’s annual Market Insights survey. It is the only medical center in the Los Angeles area to win this award in 2013-14 for best overall healthcare quality, image, reputation, doctors and nurses.

As the sixth largest employer in Los Angeles County, Cedars-Sinai is a proud member of the community and deeply committed to strengthening the health and well-being of its residents. Last year, Cedars-Sinai contributed $653 million toward community benefit, including charity care and hundreds of free community education and medical screening/ immunization programs.

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CHASE

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hase Commercial Banking serves more than 23,000 corporate, state, municipal, financial institution and non-profit clients in the U.S with annual revenue generally ranging from $20 million to $2billion. The firm offers a comprehensive set of financial products and services, including credit, equipment finance, real estate finance, treasury services and provides clients with access to the investment services of J.P. Morgan.

Chase offers you the local delivery of global capabilities and specialized industry expertise. Your Chase banker is a part of Los Angeles and understands the unique needs of the businesses that operate here. With 413 locations, 1,437 ATMs and over 5,800 professionals working throughout Los Angeles County, Chase provides businesses with tailored financial solutions and first-class client service that will position you for success.

We are devoted to serving the unique needs of America’s military, veterans and their families. With other major employers, Chase launched the 100,000 Jobs Mission in early 2011 with the goal of collectively hiring at least 100,000 veterans by 2020. The coalition has grown to 123 companies that represent almost every industry in the American economy. Together, we have hired 92,869 veterans through the third quarter of 2013. Building on its early momentum, the 100,000 Jobs Mission announced a new commitment: hire 100,000 more U.S. military veterans. In total, participating companies plan to hire 200,000 by 2020.

We are dedicated to making a positive difference in the communities where we operate.

The firm’s philanthropic investments are directed toward four pillars of excellence: Affordable Housing, Economic Development, Financial Empowerment, and Workforce Readiness. Our philanthropic goal is simple – be a catalyst for meaningful, positive, and sustainable change within the highest need neighborhoods.

We believe Los Angeles, with our westerly facing port, is uniquely positioned to take advantage of the trends of globalization to create more jobs. In collaboration with the Brookings Institution, our continued investment in the Global Cities Initiative is helping Los Angeles, along with other cities, grow our local economies through global trade.

Chase takes pride in strengthening the communities we serve by helping local businesses thrive. Let us do the same for you.

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hevron is one of the world’s leading integrated energy companies, with subsidiaries that conduct business worldwide. The company’s success is driven by the ingenuity and commitment of its employees and their application of the most innovative technologies in the world. Chevron is involved in virtually every facet of the energy industry. The company explores for, produces and transports crude oil and natural gas; refines, markets and distributes transportation fuels and other energy products; manufactures and sells petrochemical products; generates power and produces geothermal energy; provides energy efficiency solutions; and develops the energy resources of the future, including biofuels.

Chevron is based in San Ramon, Calif. More information about Chevron is available at www.chevron.com.

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or over 200 years, Citi has been the world’s leading global bank. With approximately 200 million customer accounts and business relationships in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions, Citi brings the world together. Citi’s network of global retail banks consists of more than 4,600 branches across the world and holds deposits exceeding $300 billion. Our global presence allows us to be in the top global cities, therefore helping our individual customers and business clients make the world a smaller, more connected place.

We provide consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management. At Citi, we strive to create the best outcomes for our clients and customers with financial ingenuity that leads to solutions that are simple, creative and responsible.

In keeping with our dedication of innovation, Citi remains focused on providing customers with cutting edge access, excellent service, and products with real value.

Our award –winning digital efforts are just another way we are transforming the banking experience. For instance, CitiMobile, Citibank for iPad and Kindle, and Citibank Online make it easier for clients to manage their financial lives any time, any place, anywhere.

We are also investing in our branch network. In May 2013, Citi opened its fourth U.S. flagship branch in Los Angeles, on the corner of Wilshire and Westwood Boulevards - one of the busiest and most visible intersections in all of California. The large branch features interactive media walls, enhanced-image ATMs, Citibank Online terminals and a full suite of banking capabilities, including FX services and dedicated staff for retail, small business, commercial, personal wealth management and mortgage customers, as well as Citigold Relationship Banking. This flagship reaffirms Citi’s strong commitment to the Los Angeles market and the community.

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Citi is proud to partner with the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce because of its rich history and significant role in transforming Los Angeles into the economic powerhouse it is today. We consider it an honor and privilege to be a part of the Chamber’s leadership by serving on the board of directors as we’re able to play an integral role in supporting the Chamber’s mission to ensure the future economic prosperity and quality of life for all Angelenos. We are especially proud of our collaboration with the Chamber to help champion their advocacy for education reform and help sponsor programs that expand college access and success. It’s been an honor to assist the Chamber to empower families to build their financial capability and promote academic achievement for their college bound students. We look forward to many more years of serving the Los Angeles community alongside the Chamber.

Congratulations on celebrating 125 years and best of luck as you grow your vision for the next 125!

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DAVID W. FLEMING

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or most of his career, David Fleming has been a part of L.A.’s political and civic scene. Currently counsel at international law firm Latham & Watkins LLP, Fleming was an instigator of the charter reform movement in Los Angeles in 1997, which was approved by voters in 1999. He is also the principal creator and founding chair of the Los Angeles County Business Federation (BizFed).

Fleming has served on more than a dozen governmental boards and commissions and on more than 25 civic and charitable organizations, including the Los Angeles 2020 Commission – a commission that is advising the mayor and City Council on what needs to be done to make L.A. fiscally sound – and the Southern California Metropolitan Water District.

“I have lived in L.A. for more than half a century. What happens in our city affects us all,” Fleming said. “We all have a role to play to make L.A. a better place in which to live.”

Fleming’s career reflects his deep commitment to Los Angeles. The Fleming family has donated more than $6 million to several charities including Valley Presbyterian Hospital, California State University Northridge and UCLA Law School.

Fleming is a huge supporter of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce.

He was past chair of the L.A. Area Chamber Board in 2007 and has served on its Board and Executive committees for many years. He is co-chair of the Chamber’s 125th Anniversary Committee and is the recipient of the Chamber’s 2014 Civic Medal of Honor.

“I am grateful and humbled to be able to join the Chamber’s past Civic Medal of Honor recipients who have done so much for Los Angeles over the years,” said Fleming.

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unerals, Cremations, and Cemeteries Forest Lawn would like to congratulate the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce on its 125th Anniversary. We’re proud to be associated with an organization that, from its earliest days, “had the vision to see, the faith to believe, and the courage to do”. In many ways, that early motto could describe our founder, Dr. Hubert Eaton, who looked upon a plain little cemetery in Glendale and had an inspiration that would transform the industry.

History Forest Lawn was founded in 1906, and a few years later Dr. Eaton began to design and build a park that would be “as unlike other cemeteries as sunshine is unlike darkness.” He imagined that it would be “filled with towering trees, sweeping lawns, splashing fountains, beautiful statuary, and memorial architecture.”

Today, the majesty of Forest Lawn is known far and wide, with visitors coming from around the world to see and enjoy the spectacular results of his unique vision.

Leadership Besides changing the very definition of what a cemetery should be, Forest Lawn continues to play a leadership role in other aspects as well. By offering a more personal type of attention, a more professional level of service, a more elegant choice of churches and chapels — and most important —a wider range of price options, it raises standards in every way across the entire industry.

Commitment Forest Lawn is different for many reasons. But perhaps the most important is our oneto-one, start-to-finish commitment to every person who walks through our gates. We’re dedicated to serving the families of all faiths and cultures, and we care for their loved ones with respect, honor, and dignity every step of the way. This may be why, for more than 100 years, more people have chosen Forest Lawn than any other funeral home in the Southland.

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Services From its first location in Glendale, Forest Lawn has now expanded to nine other convenient locations, serving the communities of Los Angeles, Riverside, Orange County, and the Coachella Valley. We offer traditional funeral services, respectful cremations, and some of the most beautiful cemetery property anywhere. Yet, what surprises people the most is that, even though Forest Lawn is the leader in the field, it has some of the lowest prices in Southern California. See for yourself. When you compare Forest Lawn with any other funeral home, you’ll find there’s really no comparison.

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MB and the Chamber– Greening the Los Angeles Landscape For over three decades JMB Realty has proudly shared the Los Angeles skyline that the chamber has spent the last 125 years envisioning and refining. Today the chamber continues to look forward, working with the business community to secure the continued long-term prosperity for Los Angeles.

For the last several years, Los Angeles has become a leader in green initiatives and, along with the chamber, has focused on supporting/ promoting investments that are sustainable, transit-oriented and green.

“JMB, as a company, has long believed, we have a core responsibility to both preserve and protect the environment, our shared resources, and to make a difference in the community we serve,” said Sarah Shaw, Vice President of Development and Operations. “That’s why we are proud to take a leadership role in investing in new sustainability initiatives from solar panels to fuel cells at our Constellation Place building to our proposed LEED Platinum high-rise called Century City Center.”

Currently in the hearing and approvals process, Century City Center would be the very first new build high-rise in Los Angeles designed to achieve the LEED Platinum distinction. Its groundbreaking green design includes one of the largest double skin facades in the country, to maximize daylight, minimize heat, and reduce air-conditioning usage, and a high-performance central plant that produces ice at night to melt during the day to provide efficient cooling.

Located at the corner of Constellation Boulevard and Avenue of the Stars, Century City Center will be designed with a ready connection to the future Westside subway extension. In addition, the project will invest millions of dollars in traffic and transit solutions today including investing in a Mobility Hub with transportation services for all Century City employees and residents, as well as funding a mobile app for smart phones to link Century City and the Westside to carpool partners.

JMB Realty is making a game changing investment in Los Angeles with Century City Center. Working with the chamber, JMB hopes to set a new green standard that other businesses will follow.

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KAISER PERMANENTE Healthy Workforce Results in a Healthier Bottom Line for Employers oday’s businesses are demanding health plans that provide high-quality, affordable employee care and improved productivity for their firms. Employers recognize that a healthy workforce directly contributes to a company’s healthier bottom line, better employee morale and productivity, and the economic prosperity of their community.

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Kaiser Permanente is America’s largest not-for-profit health plan and Los Angeles County’s largest private sector employer with 41,000 of our more than 61,000 Southern California employees working in the county.

Our employees partner with the Southern California Permanente Medical Group’s 6,000 physicians to meet the health needs of 3.7 million members. We have 14 medical centers and more than 200 medical offices throughout the southland – seven of those hospitals and their associated medical offices serve L.A. County. Besides contributing to the region’s economic health through direct employment, we also provide a “multiplier benefit” in the thousands of jobs created from the goods and services purchased by our organization and our people.

Despite our size and economic impact, we are addressing the same health and productivity challenges as our customers; but, we are using our knowledge and resources to help our business customers find a better way to highquality, affordable care, and productivity.

Improved workforce health and productivity result from our integrated model of care which includes: • Best-in-class care and prevention services backed with world class research and state-of-the-art facilities.

• Access to an electronic health records system that offers health care, lab results, and medical prescription histories.

• Partnership empowerment among organizations and their employees to more effectively help employees with their illnesses or get ahead of an illness through prevention.

Our grants, in-kind donations, and work with community groups improve the health of residents in underserved neighborhoods by expanding access to fresh, nutritious food, safe places for exercise, and health care and information. We share best practices and our expertise with other providers and physicians who support the health care safety net. We do this and more to help create a system where everyone has access to health care and our communities have better health and greater productivity.

More than 500 international organizations and governments use Kaiser Permanente as their model for innovative, cost-effective health care.

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For information about creating a better way for your workforce health and productivity needs, please visit http://kp.org/choosebetter.

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or over 65 years Majestic Realty Co. has been successfully developing and owning strategically planned business and industrial centers. My father started this company in 1948 with little more than a dream and a good head for businesses. But he was a very hard worker, and he always kept his promises. Today we own more than 70 million square feet of development in a diversified real estate portfolio.

And more importantly, my father’s integrity and work ethic are at the core of Majestic Realty today. Trust is the foundation on which our company was built, and I believe that is represented in our longstanding business and community partnerships today.

Like my father, I have always believed in the importance of investing in, and being active members of, every community in which Majestic is located. This core philosophy remains an integral value, impacting how we do business. Our business model of maintaining ownership of all our properties creates a vested interest for us that each one is a long term success and it also requires that we help build sustainable communities. Likewise we build long term relationships with our tenants and financial partners, helping our tenants address their real estate needs as their businesses expand across the nation.

Beyond building environmentally friendly projects which create jobs close to our population centers and generating revenue for their cities, our Majestic Realty Foundation works closely with local organizations to help improve the quality of life for the at risk and underserved.

Yet I truly believe that Majestic’s greatest assets are the commitment and passion of our team. Regardless of the specific talents, we work together as a team of dedicated professionals, sharing a vision – not just to make a deal, but to make a difference.

We believe that the actions we take every day help shape a future that we will all be proud.

Edward P. Roski, Jr. President and Chairman of the Board Majestic Realty Co.

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acific Federal Insurance Corporation (Pacific Federal) is one of California’s largest privately owned employee benefits companies. Its subsidiaries include PacFed Benefit Administrators, a licensed third-party administrator and PacFed Insurance Services, a licensed group insurance agency. Pacific Federal specializes in the administration and service of fully insured Taft-Hartley Plans, corporate ERISA plans and Private Health Insurance Exchanges.

Keeping a step ahead of changes in the health care insurance industry is challenging.

However, Pacific Federal is here to help. Its leadership team has extensive background in administration, consulting, claims and underwriting. They offer complete member services, including field and online enrollment; enrollment and eligibility verification; premium billing and collection; claims processing and monitoring; and Affordable Care Act compliance.

“The health insurance exchange is a centerpiece of the Affordable Care Act,” said Pacific Federal President James Garrison. “Private Exchanges and Taft-Hartley Plans use group purchasing power to provide employers access to competitive and high quality health benefits plans, plus dental, vision and life coverage. Compliance, regulatory and fiduciary burdens are shifted to the Private Exchanges and Taft-Hartley Plans.”

Pacific Federal assists clients in a wide range of industries, including public sector, transportation, sanitation, nonprofits and entertainment. “The entertainment industry is a major contributor to the region’s economy,” Garrison said. “The California Entertainment Industry Plan currently provides coverage to more than 70 television production and post-production companies. When it comes to our clients’ health and wellness, employee benefits are what we do best!”

For more information, call 800.753.0222 or visit pacfed.com.

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merica’s busiest port and Southern California’s gateway to international commerce, the Port of Los Angeles is strongly committed to the development of innovative and sustainable operations that benefit the economy, environment and quality of life for the region and nation it serves. A critical economic engine globally recognized for its environmental stewardship, the Port generates approximately 830,000 regional jobs and $35 billion in annual wages and tax revenues. The Port is in the midst of a five year, $1.2 billion dollars capital improvements program that will create about 20,000 construction jobs and ensure Port competitiveness well into the future.

The Port of L.A. encompasses 7,500 acres of land and water along 43 miles of waterfront. It features 24 passenger and cargo terminals and warehouse facilities that handle billions of dollars’ worth of cargo each year. A self-funded department of the City of Los Angeles that does not receive taxpayer dollars, the Port is directed by a five-member Board of Harbor Commissioners appointed by the Mayor and approved by the Los Angeles City Council. The Port derives its revenues from shipping and other services and is considered a landlord port, leasing property to tenants who, in turn, operate their own facilities and businesses.

Complementing its busy terminal operations with green alternatives, the Port of Los Angeles remains committed to managing resources and conducting developments and operations in both an environmentally and fiscally responsible manner. With an exceptional credit record, the Port maintains an AA bond rating, the highest rating attainable for self-funded ports.

Discover the LA Waterfront!

Against the backdrop of international trade and the iconic Vincent Thomas Bridge, America’s Port is also home to the World Cruise Center and Catalina Express cruise ship and ferry terminals and has its own 1.5-mile Waterfront Red Car Line. The LA Waterfront at the Port of Los Angeles boasts a growing number of attractions and features that include popular Ports O’ Call Village and the new CRAFTED at the Port of Los Angeles weekend artisan marketplace; Battleship IOWA, Banning Museum, LA Maritime Museum and many other historical attractions; galleries, great restaurants and eclectic shops in the historic downtown San Pedro business district; the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium; and miles of parks, waterfront promenades, bike paths, recreational marinas and beaches.

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON Powering Southern California for 125+ Years lectricity powers our homes, our businesses and our communities. At Southern California Edison, we’re committed to delivering safe, reliable, affordable electricity – just as we have for more than 125 years.

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Guided by our core values of integrity, excellence, respect, continuous improvement, and teamwork, we’re powering the present and preparing for the future.

Smart Energy for Today and Tomorrow As one of the nation’s largest electric utilities, we deliver power to more than 14 million people. Our 50,000 square-mile area spans central, coastal and Southern California, excluding the City of Los Angeles and some other cities. Just like the communities around us, we’re interested in conserving energy, doing our part to protect the environment and giving back.

Giving Back & Building Stronger Communities When our communities thrive, everyone benefits. That’s why we invest millions of dollars and lots of volunteer manpower in local non-profits.

In 2013, we gave $19.7 million to community programs that make a difference in our areas of focus: education, the environment, public safety & preparedness and civic engagement.

By the Numbers Who We Serve - We delivered more than 87 billion kWh of electricity in 2013 and powered a total of • 14 million people • 180 incorporated cities • 15 counties • 50,000 square miles of service area • 5,000 large businesses • 280,000 small businesses

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How We Do It - To deliver power safely, reliably and affordably, we monitor and maintain a vast electricity system: • 12,782 miles of transmission lines • 90,401 miles of distribution lines • 1,433,336 electric poles • 720,800 distribution transformers • 2,959 substation transformers

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY: PART OF THE FABRIC OF LOS ANGELES Rooted in Los Angeles Southern California Gas Company, the nation’s largest natural gas distribution company, has a rich history in the city of Los Angeles. We have been delivering safe, reliable natural gas to residents and businesses in the “City of Angels” for more than 140 years.

Founded in 1886 in San Francisco as Pacific Lighting Co., Southern California Gas Company’s early beginning can be traced to leasing gas lamps to illuminate Los Angeles city streets in 1867. Several gas distribution systems were acquired in Southern California and eventually consolidated into today’s Southern California Gas Company – or SoCalGas, as we are commonly known.

Today, SoCalGas serves more than 20.9 million consumers in 12 counties, and it is Los Angeles that it calls home.

Here – in the largest city in our service territory – is where we maintain our headquarters at 555 W. Fifth Street. And, not only is our headquarters in Los Angeles, we operate 25 service and field operations facilities throughout the city.

Corporate giving SoCalGas believes it can help make a difference in the communities it serves. Since 2009, SoCalGas and its parent company, Sempra Energy, contributed more than $9.8 million to 432 community organizations in Los Angeles. Funding supported environmental and educational grants and programs for underserved populations.

Supporting Los Angeles customers As part of our commitment to exceptional service, SoCalGas offers energy-efficiency programs and services to help customers save energy and reduce their energy bills. These energy-saving programs and services include rebates and incentives for the installation of energy-efficient equipment and processes. During 2013, customers in Los Angeles received rebates and incentives totaling $2.6 million.

We also offer customer assistance programs, including a 20 percent bill discount for income-qualified customers and no-cost energy-saving home improvements. Last year, 353,000 Los Angeles residents received the bill discount, while more than 163,000 received home improvements.

Employees in the community With more than 8,000 employees – over a quarter of whom either live or work within the city of Los Angeles – SoCalGas is proud of the commitment to the community our employees show every day, on and off the job. Our employees are active in their communities, sharing their time, skills and energy as volunteers in the neighborhoods and communities where they live and work.

Investing in Los Angeles SoCalGas plays a major role in the economic development of our communities.

In 2013, SoCalGas purchased goods and services from 217 businesses in the city of Los Angeles, which represents an investment of more than $91 million. Of that, nearly $61 million, or 67 percent, was spent on purchases with diverse businesses, such as women, minority and service- disabled veteran-owned businesses.

We also created 600 new jobs and contributed approximately $93 million to the city in fees and taxes.

Over the past year, SoCalGas employees volunteered thousands of hours to Los Angeles-area organizations, including churches, schools, parks, youth programs, shelters and food banks. And through 2013 payroll deductions, employees donated nearly $175,000 to schools and non-profit organizations in Los Angeles.

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UV at First Flight: Our History Based in Dallas, Texas, our first flight took off in 1971. Back then we only served three cities (Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio) with just four aircraft, and we called it the Texas Triangle. The idea was to get people out of their cars by offering friendly, affordable, low fare air travel.

Today, you might be surprised to know that Southwest is the nation’s largest carrier in terms of originating domestic passengers boarded. We’ve grown and evolved over the years, like all great Company’s do, but we never lost our personality.

Where the Rubber Meets the Runway: In an industry that has cumulatively lost more than it has earned, Southwest has been profitable for 40 consecutive years – a feat unheard of in the airline industry.

Our Company is consistently ranked as one of FORTUNE’s most admired companies as well as one of The Best Companies to Work For in the United States.

According to the Department of Transportation, Southwest Airlines has consistently received the lowest ratio of complaints per passengers boarded of all Major U.S. carriers since September 1987, when the DOT began tracking Customer Satisfaction statistics and publishing its Air Travel Consumer Report.

And, in the last 43 years, unlike many of our competitors, we have never furloughed an Employee.

Our People-centric formula is really quite simple: If we have happy Employees, they will make happy Customers. And happy Customers mean happy Shareholders.

Giving Back From the Heart: At Southwest, we live by the Golden Rule—it’s at the heart of everything we do. Southwest has always stood for Community, and today that commitment is as strong as ever.

Additionally, we never stop looking for ways to improve the Customer Experience. We look for products and services that offer value and choice, not take them away.

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t Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. (TMS), Inc., we take pride in what the Toyota name represents — innovation, quality and reliability. From our associates and dealers to our suppliers and customers, our devotion to constant improvement results in an exceptional line of cars and trucks.

Formed on Oct. 31, 1957, Toyota established its headquarters in a former Rambler dealership in Hollywood, California. Sales began in 1958 and totaled a modest 288 vehicles -- 287 Toyopet Crown sedans and one Land Cruiser.

During the 1970s, Toyota launched some of its most memorable marketing campaigns, using tag lines that included “You Asked For It/You Got It!” and the hit “Oh What A Feeling!” campaign that included the popular “Toyota Jump.”

In 1989, Toyota branched out by establishing a luxury line of vehicles with the debut of the Lexus LS 400 and the ES 250. Highly acclaimed cars and exceptional customer service quickly became the hallmark of Lexus.

Over the past 50 years, we’ve built more than 25 million cars and trucks in North America, where we operate 14 manufacturing plants and directly employ nearly 40,000 people. Today, Toyota is the world’s top automaker and creator of the Prius, and is committed to building vehicles for the way people live through our Toyota, Lexus and Scion brands. Our 1,800 North American dealerships sold more than 2.3 million cars and trucks in 2012 – and about 80 percent of all Toyotas sold over the past 20 years are still on the road today.

Toyota strives to assist the communities where we live and work by supporting national organizations focused on the areas of environment, education, and safety. To date, Toyota has contributed more than $700 million to American nonprofit groups.

In addition, we engage with diverse communities and support initiatives in other areas of need, such as food, housing, and the arts, that enrich and enhance the lives of the people who live there. In the Los Angeles area, Toyota has contributed to such charities as Cedars Sinai Hospital, Cesar Chavez Foundation, Children’s Cancer Research Fund, Educating Young Minds, Japanese American National Museum, Jewish Federation, Junior Achievement of LA, Los Angeles Bio Medical Research Institute, Los Angeles Urban League and Torrance Memorial Medical Center.

For more information about Toyota’s contributions in the U.S., visit www. toyotainaction.com.

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e understand that our customers want the best carrier, the best customer service and the best results. UPS brings over 106 years of experience to our customers. To remain successful over time, we had to earn the respect and loyalty of those who do business with us. Since our inception in 1907, UPS has grown into a $55 billion corporation by meeting our customers’ requirements, building an unrivaled global infrastructure, and rapidly advancing our technological capabilities. UPS has a proven history of serving our customers in ever-changing environments because we embrace innovation.

Today, UPS has become a global leader of synchronized commerce by building supply chain capabilities that extend our reach into finance, logistics, customs brokerage, freight and electronic commerce. UPS offers not only ground and air transportation, but ocean, rail and over-the-road freight products; consulting and supply chain design; e-commerce solutions; logistics and distribution capabilities; and a variety of financial services related to the supply chain.

The foundation of our business is our reputation for operational excellence. UPS has built a fully integrated air and ground delivery network that is the backbone of our company.

We initially grew by concentrating on package delivery in the United States and then in Canada, expanding to reach every address in the 50 states and all 10 Canadian provinces.

We built an airline from the ground up and undertook a global expansion that brought service to more than 220 countries and territories.

UPS has leveraged decades of experience and growth, strategic acquisitions and invested significantly in information technology in the past 15 years to best serve our customers’ global business needs. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, UPS’s stock (UPS) trades on the New York Stock Exchange.

UPS provides a broad foundation of expertise, infrastructure and technology to manage commerce—synchronizing the flow of goods, information and funds for our customers.

Our reputation for operational excellence has built a powerful UPS brand that symbolizes integrity, precision, high quality and commitment to customer satisfaction.

The company can be found on the web at ups.com and its corporate blog can be found at blog.ups.com.

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Adriana’s Insurance, Inc. - Corporate Office

11:11 Global Exporters

Adroit Business Solutions, LLC

1st Century Bank

Advanced Computing Institute

1ST Consulting, Inc. 1-Stop Translation USA, LLC 213 Ventures

Advantage CDC

3Plus Logistics Co.

Advantage Professional

3shades design

Advantage, Inc.

4WT Media

Adwest Mailers, Inc.

7-Eleven/76

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A+ Healthcare A-1 Textiles & Hospitality Products

Affirmed First Aid & Safety Supplies AFLAC Insurance Products

AAA T.L.C. Health Care, Inc.

Afriat Consulting Group, The

AAMCOM Call Center

AGF Media Services

AbilityFirst

AIG

Abram Friedman Occupational Center

AIMCO

ABS by Allen Schwartz

AIMS360

AC Martin Partners

Air Hollywood, Inc.

Academic Savvy

AIRBUS AMERICAS, INC.

Academy of Dance and Choreography

Airlines for America

ACC Plastics Division

Ajilon Office/Finance

ACC10 Silicon Valley-Government of Catalonia

AKA Beverly Hills

ACCO Engineered Systems, Inc. Accounting Principals

Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority Alaska Airlines Albright, Yee & Schmit, LLP

Accurate Staging, Inc.

ALC and Company, LLC

ACN - Ashley Moore

Alexander Henry Fabrics, Inc.

ACN - Jeremy Jones

Alexandria Care Center, LLC

Act 1 Group of Companies, The

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Acura of Glendale

All City Employees Benefits Service Association (ACEBSA)

Ad Ops Consulting Services

All Management Corporation

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MEMBERS All Nippon Airways

American Relocation & Logistics, Inc.

All Things Grey, LLC

American Rena International Corp

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP

American Research Bureau

Alliance Vendor Management Solutions

American Society for Training & Development - L.A.

Alliant Insurance Services - Patricia Moore

American United International Group

Alliant Supplies Corporation Allison & Partners AltaMed Health Services Corporation Alternative Petroleum Technologies Alteva Alvarado Family Dental Center AlvaradoSmith AM/PM Maintenance Personnel, Inc. Amazing America Travel

Anastasia Beverly Hills Angel Accounting & Finance Angelenos Against Gridlock Angeles Vista Hospice Ann Allard-Robinett Antea Group - Long Beach Aon Risk Insurance Services West, Inc.

AMEC America Chinese Volunteer Group American Airlines

Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles Apumac, LLC

American Apparel, Inc. American Breathmobile Association American Business Bank American Cancer Society American Diabetes Association

Aquarian Associates, Inc. Arc ARC Arcadis

American Direct Mail

Archdiocesan Youth Employment Services of Catholic

American Export Lines

Archer Norris

American Fidelity Assurance Co.

Arden Group/Gelson’s Market

American Fish & Seafood Company

Arent Fox LLP

American Fruits and Flavors dba American Fruit Processors & Fruit Flavors

Argos Engineers, Inc.

American Heart Association American Honda Motor Co., Inc. American Love Affair, LLC American Red Cross Blood Services American Red Cross of Greater Los Angeles I

AMG Consulting Group, Inc.

Anthem Blue Cross

AMD Industrial

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Alston & Bird LLP

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Argosy University Arnie Berghoff & Associates Arquitectonica Arrive Alive Arthritis Foundation Greater L.A. Office Artisan Creative

Artoy Trading, LLC

Athena Parking, Incorporated

Arts For LA

Audit Prep Services, LLC

ARUP

Australian Trade Commission

Asian Real Estate Association of America - Greater

Auto Club Speedway

Asiana Airlines

Autry National Center of the American West

Associated General Contractors of California

Automobile Club of Southern California

Avery Dennison Corp.

Associated Ready Mixed Concrete, Inc.

AVETTA, Inc.

Associated Television International

Avidian Systems LLC

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Aviva Family & Children’s Services Avym Corporation

B BA, Inc. AT&T

Bain & Company, Inc. Baker Commodities, Incorporated

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MEMBERS Balcony Media, Inc.

Baxter BioScience

Banc of California

BBCN Bank

Banerjee & Associates

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Be Structured Technology Group, Inc. Beacon Economics Beacon Management Group

Bank of America

Beau Monde Mgmt, Inc. a NV Corporation Bedrock Strategies

Bank of the West Bank of Tokyo - Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., The Bank SinoPac Los Angeles Branch Bannockburn Global Forex LLC Barbara Rocha and Associates Bardi Co. LLC

Bee Catchers BeeKeeper Productions Bellevue Media Group Belmont Community Adult School Benchmark Merchant Solutions Benver Group

Barlow Respiratory Hospital Barragan’s Mexican Restaurant Barry’s Tickets Services

Bergelectric Corporation Berkhemer/Clayton Incorporated Best Buddies, CA

Basic Fibres, Incorporated

Best Label Company, Incorporated BestOcean Worldwide Logistics, Inc.

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Better Business Bureau of the Southland, Incorporated Beverly Hills Greater Los Angeles Association of REALTORS Beverly Hilton Beverly’s Laundromat Bezaire, Ledwitz & Borncamp, APC BGreen Lighting Co. BH Cosmetics Inc. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles Bilderberg Media Bingham McCutchen LLP Bio Ionic, Inc. BioHygiene Environmental Birdi & Associates BK Trade Group

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Black Halo Productions, Inc.

Brookfield Office Properties

Black Tie Studios, LLC

Brooks Kushman PC

Blakely Legal Group Blend Artists Management LLC. Blue Shield of California Blue Square Technologies, Inc.

Brown White & Newhouse, LLP Bryan Cave LLP BTI Communications Group, LTD

Bluefeet LLC BLUEist Training BMI - Beacon Management, Inc. BNSF Railway Company BNY Mellon Bob Burke & Associates Bobrick Washroom Equipment, Incorporated Boeing Company, The Bombardier Transportation BookEnds Boston Educational Services Boys & Girls Clubs of America Brain Injury Association of California Brandow & Johnston, Inc. Brasco Enterprises, LLC BRC Advisors - Headquarters/DowntownLA

Bank of America is honored to support the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Like individuals, businesses are members of the community. The most extraordinary enterprises take this connection to heart, investing important resources to help their neighborhoods grow.

Bank of America is honored to support the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce for active community involvement and playing a vital role in advancing the public good.

Bread Crumbs Catering BreastfeedLA Breathe California of Los Angeles County (BREATHE LA) BreitBurn Management Company, LLC

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BridgeArc Bright Now! Dental Bristol Farms British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles

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MEMBERS Building Owners & Managers Association Greater Los Angeles

California Society of Certified Public Accountants

Burckle, Ann

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Burnham Nationwide, Inc. Burns & Bouchard

California State University, Dominguez Hills

Business & Entrepreneurship Center

California State University, Los Angeles

Butterfield Communications, Inc.

California State University, Northridge

BYD Motors, Inc.

California Strategies, LLC California Teachers Association

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Camarillo Premium Outlets

C. Sanders Emblems, L.P.

Camino Nuevo Charter Academy

C.H.O.S.E.N/ Leadership Institute, Inc.

Campaign for College Opportunity, The

C.W. Cole & Company, Inc.

Canada California Business Council, Inc.

C2 Education Brentwood Center

Cangene Plasma Resources California

Caine & Weiner Company, Inc.

Canon Business Solutions

California Apartment Association

Canvas LA

California Bank & Trust

Capital Grille, The

California Cartage Company

Capital Group Companies Inc., The

California Center for Sustainable Energy

Cappuccine, Inc.

California Charter Schools Association

Car2go N.A., LLC

California Children’s Academy

CareerBuilder.com

California Community Colleges

CareMore - Union Ave. Care Center

California Community Foundation

Carey National Limousine, LA

California Costume Collections, Incorporated

Cargo Maritime, Inc.

California Endowment, The California Fashion Association California Forward California Hospital Medical Center California Institute of Technology California Long-Term Care Education Center (CLTCEC) California Manufacturing Technology ConsultingÂŽ (CMTC)

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California Pizza Kitchen

Cavalry Productions, The

California Restaurant Association

CBIZ MHM, LLC

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MEMBERS CBS Outdoor

Century Housing Corporation

CBSRadio

CEO Training Academy

CCS Presentation Systems, Incorporated

Cerrell Associates, Inc.

CDM Smith

Cessna Aircraft Company

Cedars-Sinai Health System

CFSA

Celebrations Event Productions

CH2M Hill, Inc.

Centennial Founders, LLC

Chadwick, The

Center for International Trade Development-El Camino College

Chamber Explorations

Center for Powerful Public Schools

Chamber Marketing Partners, Inc.

Center of Luxury

Champions - Before & After School Program

Center Theatre Group Ahmanson Theatre Mark Taper

Chandler & Shechet, LLP

Central San Gabriel Valley Work Source Center

Charlie Chan Printing, Incorporated

Century 21 - Jay Diederich

Changing.Edu

Chavez Cellular Chaya Downtown, The CheapAirportParking.org Chef Robert Motion Picture & Television Catering

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Chevron Corporation Chick-fil-A, Inc. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Children’s Institute, Inc. Chilean Trade Bureau-ProChile Los Angeles Chinatown WorkSource Center Chraft PR Chrysalis Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Cirque du Soleil Group Sales

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Citibank N.A.

Community Financial Resource Center

City Club Los Angeles

Community Partners

City Constructors, Inc.

CommunityLeader, Inc.

City Fare, Inc.

Compelling Systems, Inc.

City Kitchen

Compete Consulting Group

City National Bank City National Security

Computer Consulting Operations Specialists, Inc.

City of Hope - Medical Center

Computer Solutions Group, Inc.

City of Los Angeles - Bureau of Sanitation

Comren, Inc.

City Year Los Angeles

Conference Interpreters, Inc., The

CJ America

Conner Freight

Clarett Group, The

Connolly Counseling and Assessment

Clark Construction Group - California, LP Clark Robinson Capital Clean Spirited Clean Street Food

Consensus Inc. Constant Contact Constitutional Rights Foundation

Clear Channel Airports Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc. Clu Club Deportivo Chivas USA Coca Cola Refreshments Cogent Communications CohnReznick LLP Coldwell Banker - Florence Mattar College Bridge College Summit Southern California Color OnDemand Columbia West College

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MEMBERS Consulate General of Argentina

Cox Castle & Nicholson

Consulate General of Bangladesh

CPEhr

Consulate General of Brazil-Los Angeles

Crain & Associates

Consulate General of Bulgaria

Creative Vision Studio, LLC

Consulate General of Canada

Credit Management Association

Consulate General of Ethiopia

Cresa

Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles

CRG, LLC

Consulate General of Malaysia

Crimson Pipeline LP

Consulate General of New Zealand

Crowne Plaza Hotel at Commerce Casino

Consulate General of Paraguay

CRS Consulting

Consulate General of Sri Lanka

CSH Los Angeles

Consulate General of the Netherlands

CSULA - College of Extended Studies & International

Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China Consulate General of the Republic of Kenya Consulate General of United Arab Emirates

Continental Development Corporation Control Chief

CustomerBliss

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COPE Health Solutions Coppersmith, Incorporated Corinthian Colleges (Everest, Heald, Wyo-Tech)

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Daily Grill

Cooler Email, Inc.

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CTBC Bank (USA)

CVS CAREMARK

Continental Colorcraft

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CSULA-Career Development Center

Dakota Communications Daktronics, Inc. Dale Carnegie International

Corner Bakery Cafe - Downtown L.A.

David Nahai Consulting Services, LLC

Cornerstone Records Management, LLC

Davidson & Company, LLC

Coro Southern California

Davis Colors

Corporate Cinema Creative

Day Star Networks, Inc.

Corporate Jets, LLC - Van Nuys

Day Translations, Inc.

Corporate Storyteller, The

DB Schenker USA

Corporate Translations, Inc.

Decor Interior Design, Inc.

Coryell Group, The

Dedicated Developers, LLC

COTW Holding LLC

Deloitte LLP

Courage Group, The

Delta Air Lines

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Denis Colomb Lifestyle

DT Travel, Inc.

Dentons US LLP

Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp.

Design Theory, Inc.

DVDesign

Devcon Security

Dykema Gossett, LLP

DeVry Institute of Technology

Dynamic Doingness, Inc.

Dexheimer-Erickson Corp., The DFS North America

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DHL Express Dick James & Associates, LLC

East Los Angeles College - Office of Workforce Education

Dickerson Employee Benefits, Inc.

East West Bank

Dieterich Post Company

ECC California, Inc.

Dignity Health

ECO Plant America, Inc.

Dinadan International Trading

EcoBizCheck

Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Show

ECOLA Termite & Pest Management

Direct Payment Solutions

Econ One Research, Inc.

District Export Council of Southern California

Edelman

Dixon Merchant Solutions, Inc. Dixon Recovery Institute DNAM Apparel Ind. LLC/ High Fashion Collection/ JR Document Systems DocuSource Dollar Fashion

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Dolphin Group, The Domain Technology & Economy Development, Inc.

Metropolitan congratulates the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce on 125 years.

Dorger Consulting DOT LA Marketing DoubleLine Capital LP

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Downtown L.A. CADA a.k.a. Los Angeles Centers for Alcohol & Drug Abuse

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Dream Design Construct, LLC/BC Professional Drafting Dreamentia Dress for Success Worldwide- West Drucker School - Claremont Graduate University, The l a ch a m b er. co m

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MEMBERS Edison Fire Protection Co.

Energy Coalition

Educate California

Englander Knabe & Allen

EE Business Solutions & Insurance Services, LLC

EnLink Geoenergy Energy Services, Inc.

Ek & Ek, LLC

Enterprise Rent-A-Car ENVIRON International Corporation

El Cholo El Pollo Loco

Environmental Compliance Solutions, Inc. (ECS)

El Taurino Restaurant, Incorporated

EOS Consulting

Electrolizing, Incorporated

EQUINOX

Elevate My Brand, LLC

Equity Residential

Elite Realty Services Group

Erika Leon Plascencia

Ellens Silkscreening

Ernst & Young, LLP

ELYI Capital

Escobar & Company, Inc.

Emerson & Associates

Etihad Airways

Emirates Airlines

Eudora International

Emmis Communications

Euro VAT Refund, Inc.

Empire Packaging and Displays

European Business Council (EBC), The

Employers Group

Evans Community Adult School

Encore Tax Consulting Group, Inc.

Evike.com Inc.

Encore Travel Planning

Evolve Discovery

EnCorps Teacher Program

Executive Charters - Limo & Bus Service Executive Communication Solutions Executive Leadership Consulting

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Expense Reduction Analysts Exquisite Family Mortuary ExxonMobil EZ Event Productions

F Facing History and Ourselves FactoryMade Ventures Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates, Inc. Falcon WaterFree Technologies Fallingwater Consulting Group LLC Families In Schools

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Farber Consulting Group

Found Animals Foundation

Farmers Daughter Hotel

Foundation for Special People

Farmers Insurance - The Moultrie Financial Group

Four Corners Insurance Services / Allstate

Farmers Insurance Group of Companies

Fouts Ventures, LLC

Fashion Institute Design & Merchandising/FIDM, The

FranklinCovey

Fast Lane Billing Service, LLC. FCC Group International (USA), Inc. FedEx Office FedEx Trade Networks Feld Entertainment, Inc. Fellman & Associates Fendi

Fraser Communications Fraser Firm, P.C., The Freebirds at USC aka Tavistock Freeman Freeport McMoRan Oil & Gas Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Markets Fresh Nation

Fifteen Group Land & Development, LLC

Friends of Levitt Pavilion - Greater Los Angeles

FilmL.A., Inc.

FTI Consulting - LA

Fiona Hutton & Associates First 5 LA First Financial Bancorp First Republic Securities Fisher & Phillips, LLP Fixabit, Inc. Fixing Angelenos Stuck in Traffic Flanders Investment & Trade Flemings Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar FML Logistics

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MEMBERS Fund My Business, Inc.

Global Marketing Partners, Inc.

FuturePorts

Glotzer & Sweat LLP Go Green Gardeners

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GO! Goldman Organization

G Fiori Floral Design, LLC

Goals Soccer Centers

G&M Compliance, Inc.

Goldberg, Lowenstein & Weatherwax, LLP

G3 Translate

Golden Eagle Hospitality - CSULA/ University Auxiliary Service

GABA German American Business Association of California GAGUA

Goldline International

Galaxy Tour Inc.

Goldman Sachs & Co.

Galperin, The Law Offices of Ron S. Galperin

Gold’s Gym Downtown LA

Gamboa & Associates

Good Samaritan Hospital

Gateway Group One Gateway Science & Engineering, Inc. Gateway to L.A.

Google, Inc.

GEI Consultants, Inc.

Gourmet Celebrations

General Motors Corporation Genesis Consultants Genessy Management & Development, LLC

Gourmet Coffee Service Inc. Grand Central Square, L.P. Grand Destinations

Gensler

Grand Vision Foundation

GEO Group, Inc. - MARVIN GARDENS CENTER, The

Grandpoint Bank

German American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. Giant Union Co., Inc.

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Gathers Strategies, Inc.

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Greater L.A. Cote D’ivoire America Chamber of Commerce

Gilmore Bank

Green Dot Public Schools

Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles

Green Hasson Janks, LLP

Glaser Weil LLP

Green World Realty

GlaxoSmithKline

Greenbar Distillery

Global Business Screening, LLC

Greif & Company

Global Connect Group

Grifols Inc.

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Guru Denim, Inc. dba True Religion Brand Jeans

Highline Studios

GWEAT USA Enterprises dba Great Wall Travel Gwynne Pugh Urban Studio

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Holthouse Carlin & Van Trigt LLP ( HCVT), Long Beach Home Depot, The Homeboy Industries Honeywell Hong Kong Trade Development Council

HMSHost Corporation

Hooters of Downtown L.A.

HNTB Holiday Inn Express Downtown West Holiday Inn Express West LA

Hornblower Cruises & Events - Marina del Rey

Holland Development

Hospital Association of Southern California

Holliday Rock

Hospitality Training Academy (HTA) Hotel Normandie

Hollywood Locations Hollywood WorkSource/Managed Career Solutions, Inc.

House of Health/Casa de Salud Housing Authority City of Los Angeles HREngage HSBC Bank USA, National Association Hudson Group Hughes Hubbard & Reed, LLP Human Potential Consultants, LLC Hurrell Cantrall, LLP HussarCavDesigns Hyatt Regency Century Plaza

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Jack Nadel International Jackson Lewis LLP Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

InfraConsult LLC

Janel Group of Los Angeles, Inc., The

Infusionsoft

Jarrow Formulas

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Jay Marks Group, The

Innovative Productions

JBS Group, Inc.

Insomniac

JC Party Rentals Inc.

Insperity

JCL Barricade Company

Insperity - Tracy Burr

JDJ Distributers, Inc.

Institute of Heating & Air Conditioning Industry

JElena Group

Integrated Capital, LLC

Jenkins/Gales & Martinez, Inc. Jensen + Partners

InterLOGIC Inc. - Worldwide Transportation & Logistics

Jerry’s Motel

International Beauty Care Co. AKA CIDA Corp

JetBlue Airways

JESTAR Group

International Checkout, Inc.

JETRO Los Angeles

International Education Research Foundation, Inc.

Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles

International Pharmaceutical Distribution DBA Amph

Jewish Vocational Services

International Trade Education Programs (ITEP)

JM Fiber Optics, Inc.

JLM Staffing Solutions

IntuiShip

JMB Realty Corporation - Century City Center

InveServe, Inc.

Jocott Brands, Inc.

Iron Mountain

Johnson Controls

Isidore Electronics Recycling

Johnson Fain Partners

ISU - ARMAC Insurance Services

Johnson, William A.

IT Compliance Consulting, Inc. (ITCC)

Jones Lang LaSalle

Italian Trade Commission

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

IVEX USA, Inc. (IVEX-California)

JS Global, Inc. Judith Steele, Ph.D., Consultant Services

J J & W International Group

Jumpstart for Young Children - Southern California

J. McCaleb CPA Firm

Junior Achievement of Southern California

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KT America, Inc.

K1 Speed, Inc.

KTBC Management Kumo Technology LLC

Kaiser Permanente

KW3 Consulting LLC

Kapstone Technologies Karoon Investment Company Kate Bartolo & Associates Katherman Company/Grumpy Old Men LLC

Kaufman Legal Group

L.A. Taxi Cooperative, Inc. dba Yellow Cab Co. L.A.’s Largest Mixer LA BEST BABIES NETWORK

Kelly Services Key Information Systems Kid’s Dream

LA Computer Fix LA Dental Day Spa LA Fashion District

Kilroy Realty Corporation

LA Hotel Downtown

Kindel Gagan Kinecta Federal Credit Union King Taco Catering

La Peer Health Systems LA Works LA36

Kinkisharyo International, LLC Kirschner Creative Artists

LA84 Foundation Labor Management Services, Inc.

KKMedia, Inc.

Lakeside Virtual Family Office, LLC

Kleinfelder

Lalea & Black, LTD

Kneafsey & Friend LLP

Lamar Advertising of Los Angeles

Knit Creations, Inc.

Landa’s Painting Co.

Koenig Mediation Kogi Group Corporation

LAPD - Police Activities League-Newton Station

Konica Minolta Business Solutions

Large Marge Sustainables

Korea Business Development Center - LA

Latham & Watkins LLP

Korean Air

Latino Educational Fund Laub Biochemicals Corporation

Korn/Ferry International KOTRA-Korea Business Center, Los Angeles

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Longo Toyota

Le Pain Quotidien

Longwood Management Corporation

League of California Cities, Los Angeles County Division

Los Angeles Air Cargo Association

LEDtronics, Inc.

Los Angeles Airport Marriott Hotel

Lee Andrews Group, Inc.

Los Angeles Apartments for Rent Magazine

Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl

Los Angeles Athletic Club, The

LegalShield - David Hernandez Legends of Hollywood Tours, LLC

Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor - UCLA Medical Center

Lend Lease

Los Angeles Business Journal

Lentini Design

Los Angeles Center Studios

Les Noces Du Figaro

Los Angeles City Cab

Letra Nova Communications

Los Angeles City College / 10,000 Small Businesses

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, The Levine/Seegel Associates

Los Angeles City College Foundation

Liberty Hill Foundation

Southern California Edison (SCE), an Edison International company, is one of the nation’s largest investor-owned utilities.

Liberty Mutual Insurance Group - Joseph L. Norflee Lighthouse Trade, Inc. Lincoln Property Company

SCE’s service territory includes about 430 cities and communities with a total customer base of about 4.9 million residential and business accounts. The company serves nearly 14 million people in a 50,000-square-mile service area within Central, Coastal and Southern California. SCE is regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. SCE maintains more than 115,000 miles of transmission lines.

SCE’s service territory contains approximately 1.5 million electricity poles.

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Linda Volkmar Ministries, Inc./House of Peace (H.O.P.E.) Linear City Development, LLC Liner LLP Live Nation Merchandise LiveViewGPS, Inc.

In order to continue powering California’s growing population and economy, SCE plans to invest up to $20.4 billion over the next four years expanding and strengthening its electric system infrastructure.

Livewell Home Care, Inc. LMI Local Celebrity Lockton Insurance Brokers, LLC Loclville.com Loews Hollywood Hotel Lofts at The Security Building, The

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Los Angeles River Revitalization Corporation Los Angeles Self Storage Los Angeles Sparks Los Angeles Sports Council HLONG STANDING MEMBERH

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Los Angeles County Disposal Association aka LACDA Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board Los Angeles Trade Technical College

Los Angeles County Medical Association

Los Angeles Unified School District

Los Angeles County Office of Education

Los Angeles Universal Preschool

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power

Los Angeles Urban League

Los Angeles Dodgers Incorporated Los Angeles Downtown News Los Angeles DUI Experts, The Los Angeles Educational Partnership Los Angeles Federal Credit UnionHeadquarters Los Angeles Film School, The Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce

Los Angeles Ventura Workforce Service Division EDD Los Angeles World Airports Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens AKA GLAZA Louroe Electronics, Inc. Lowe Enterprises, Inc. Loyola Marymount University Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP Luna & Glushon

Los Angeles Junction Railway Company

Lunarpages Internet Solutions

Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce

Lutron Electronics

Los Angeles Lakers

LVX Group, Inc.

Luxe Worldwide Hotels

Los Angeles LDC, Inc.

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Los Angeles ORT College

Macero Tax - Las Vegas

Los Angeles Police Protective League

Macias Government Relations

Los Angeles Public Library

Mack Urban, LLC

Los Angeles Regional Food Bank

Macy’s

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McConnell Government Relations

Magellan Storage, Downtown L.A.

McCormick & Schmicks

Maginnis Knechtel & McIntyre LLP

McDonalds - Laddaran Management Corp.

Majestic Hospitality Group Majestic Realty Company Manas Technology LLC Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP Mancuso Media

Mani Brothers Real Estate Investment Manpower Manuel’s Original El Tepeyac Cafe Marathon Communications, Inc. March of Dimes Maria’s Italian Kitchen Downtown Marsh Risk & Insurance Services Marsha D. Lewin Associates Marshall Consultants, Inc. Martha Spelman - Marketing Consultant Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital

McTigue

Medici Apartments Megatoys MELIN Consulting, Inc. Melissa’s/World Variety Produce, Inc. MelroseMAC MemorialCare Health System Menchaca & Company LLP Mental Health America of Los Angeles Merchant Factors, Corp.

Mercury Air Group, Inc. Mercury Public Affairs Meridian Pacific, Inc.

Martin Project Management, LLC

Metro

Marubeni America Corporation

Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority

Marvin C. Lee Chiropractic Massage Therapy Center

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Manhattan Stitching Co.

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Meair Associates

Manhattan Data, Inc.

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Metrolink

Masters Limousine, Inc.

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

Mather Consulting Group, Inc.

Microsoft Corp

Matt Construction

Midlink Group

Mattel, Inc.

Midnight Mission, The

Maureen Martinez Insurance Agency, Inc.

Milken Institute

May Queen, Inc.

Millennium Biltmore Hotel

Mayer Brown LLP

Millennium Partners/Argent Ventures

MB Diversified Energy Solutions, LLC

Miller Ward & Company

MBSG

Mil-Tek, USA

MC Cargo Group, Inc.

MIND Research Institute

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Ming International Travel Service, Inc.

Morley Builders

Mission Community Hospital

Morning Bridge International, Inc.

Mitra IT

Morton’s The Steakhouse

Mitsui & Company United States of America Incorporated

Moss Adams

MKD Dentistry

Motion Pictures Association of America CA Group

Mockingbird Communications

Mount St. Mary’s College

Modern American Muscle Cars.com

Move LA

Modern Postcard

MoZaic Real Estate, Inc.

Mom Corps

MSC Industrial Supply

Moondance Events & Entertainment, Inc.

Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP

Moore, Walter P.

Music Center, The

Morgan Stanley

Musick Peeler & Garrett

Morgner Construction Management

MWH Americas, Inc.

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N.C. Systems

Network Public Affairs

N.S.A. International, Inc.

New Century Financial

Nastec International, Inc.

New Directions, Inc.

National Association of Industrial & Office Proper

New Futuro

National Association of Women Business Owners National Inspection Testing & Certification Corp.

National MS Society-Southern California Chapter Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

New Horizons Computer Learning Centers of Southern New Image Emergency Shelter for the Homeless, Inc. New West Partners, Inc. New York Life-Tassycia McFarlane Newhall Land Newleaf Training & Development

Naviron

Next Century Associates, LLC

NBCUniversal

Nextiva, Inc.

Nederlander of California, Inc.

NIC, Inc.

Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County

Nicker Mgmt, Inc.

Nesly’s Floral Design & Events

Nippon Express United States of America Incorporated

Nestle` USA, Inc.

Nono Cosmetics Inc.

Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship

North American Production Sharing, Inc. North American Representative Office of Shenzhen North Highland

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Northridge Toyota Northrop Grumman Corporation Northwest Capital Recovery Group

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Nova Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg LLP Novel Remodeling Novotech Nutraceuticals, DBA Novotech Nutrition Now Property Solutions NRG Energy Nubar Cosmetic Products Numberscribe

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P2S Engineering, Inc.

Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.

Pacific Asian Consortium In Employment

Oakwood Temporary Housing

Pacific Coast Regional Small Business Development

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

Oday&Sons, LLC Office Depot

Pacific Eurotex Corp.

Pacific Federal Insurance Corporation

Olive Crest OLIX International, Inc. Omega Graphics Printing, Inc. O’Melveny & Myers LLP Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza One World Apparel, LLC One World Education System One World Trader, LLC OneClick Cleaners OneLegacy OneWest Bank N.A. OnGreen, Inc. Ontario Intl. Marketing Centre/ Ontario, Canada Operation Hope OPI Products, Inc. Opportunity Green Optimis Corp.

Option A SEO Orantes Law Firm, P.C. Organic Communications Orthopaedic Institute for Children Oschin Partners, Inc. Our Weekly Los Angeles and Antelope Valley Out of the Box Events Owens & Minor Distribution Inc. l a ch a m b er. co m

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Pepsi Beverages Company

Palatin Remodeling

Pet Project

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Packard Lofts

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People Project Person, The

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Palmer, Lombardi & Donohue LLP

Petal Princes Int’l Group Corporation

Pan American Bank

Petersen Automotive Museum

Pan American International Travel, Inc.

Pettit Kohn Ingrassia & Lutz PC

PANFA Solutions

Peyman & Rahnama, Law Office of

Para Los Ninos

Pfizer

Paragon Business Solutions, LLC

PGA Tour - Northern Trust Open

Paramount Express International

PHD Marketing, Inc.

Paramount Pictures

Phelps Group, The

Parenting Advocates F1rst, Inc.

Philip Simon Dev., aka Ed Hardy Shoes

Pareto Point Industries

Philippine Trade & Investment Center

Park & Velayos LLP

Phillips 66

Parking Spot, The

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc.

Pink Lotus Breast Center

Parsons Corporation

Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.

Pass Protection 103, Inc.

Planet Aid, Inc.

Passionfruit Incorporated

Planet Social Sports

Pathfinder Renewable Wind Energy, LLC

Planned Parenthood Los Angeles

Patina Restaurant Group

Playa Vista

Patrick S. Cole Capital & Interlink Capital Strate

Playworks Southern California

Paychex, Inc. - Tristan Tilma

PMCS-Professional Micro-Computer Service, Inc.

Payden & Rygel

Polaris Group, The

PBF Photography

Polsinelli LLP

Pearl Transportation Services

Popular Community Bank - Anaheim

Peck Law Group, The

Port of Long Beach

Pelican Products, Inc.

Port of Los Angeles

Penners Bergen A Law Corporation

Poseidon Seafood, Inc.

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PurpleJack Technologies, LLC PVJOBS-Playa Vista Job Opportunities and Business

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Professional Development Center of Glendale Community College

Qdoba Mexican Grill - Downtown L.A.

Profitable Solutions Institute, Inc.

Quality Sheds, Inc.

Progressive Management Associates, Inc.

Quallion LLC

Promenade Towers, Grand Promenade & Museum Tower

Quantum Realtors

Promexico

QuickITPros, Inc.

Property ID

Qvantage

Quebec Government Office of Los Angeles

ProTechBS Proven Inc - L.A. Office

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Providence Health & Services, California

R and S International Trading Corp.

PSOMAS

R&C Consulting Group, Inc.

PUENTE Learning Center

Rabaso Financial Services

PureSource Technologies, LLC

Rabbit Air

Purolator International

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Raytheon Company

RAI Services Company

RBF Consulting, a Company of Michael Baker Corporation

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RBZ, LLP RCK International Real Pros-Real Estate Group

Ralphs Grocery Company

Reason Foundation Red Camel L.L.C.

RAND Corporation Randstad Finance & Accounting Randy Fuhrman Events/Catering Rapid Response City of L.A. Economic & Workforce Development Department

REDF (The Roberts Enterprises Development Fund) Reed & Davidson, LLP Regent Properties Regus - LAX

Rapt Studio

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Company

Raw Inspiration

Repro-Graphic Supply

Raymond Realty Group

Republic Services Resource Solution of California Resources Global Professionals Rest Assured Nursing Inc.

Mile Feed s of Aqu educ Cham ing L. t A could ber boost . its W ers re not s ater of co up

RGB Projects Inc. Rich Schmitt Photography Richardson Buchanan, a Professional Corporation

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Ritmo Mundo USA, LLC Ritz Properties, Inc. Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles and JW Marriott Los Angeles Rivalry Sports Bar & Grill RMG Networks RN Associates LLC (RNA) RNL Robert Group, The Rocky Peak Enterprises, LLC Rodeway Inn & Suites Rodi Pollock Pettker Christian & Pramov Rodriguez, Law Offices of Claudia

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Seasons 52 - Los Angeles

Rogers & Associates

Secretariat International

Rogers Finn Partners

Securitech Security Services, Inc.

Roll Global LLC Roosevelt Lofts RootSky Books Rosa Mexicano Restaurants - LA Live Rose & Kindel

See’s Candy Shops, Incorporated Selling Method, The SEO Networker DBA Servcorp

Rotary Club of Los Angeles Roxbury Insurance Service Roxbury Properties Incorporated

It’s not just about cars.

RSG Financial & Insurance Services, LLC. RT Marketing, Inc. RTKL Associates, Inc. Rubalcava, Law Offices of Dominick W. Ruiz Strategies

S SA Recycling, LLC Sabnaz International Trading Corporation Sacks & Zolonz, LLP Salem Partners Salvation Army, Los Angeles Area Command, The Samaritan Dental Arts San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino Sandberg Design Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County Santa Fe Lofts Santa Monica College SBE CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS Scarlett Hospitality Group Schafer Communications Schwarcz, Page, Boyd & Rader, LLP

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SmartSource Computer & AV Rentals

Shaklee US, LLC

Smith Asbury Inc.

Shanghai Foreign Investment Development

SMS Transportation Services

Shangri-La Construction, LP Shasa USA, LLC

Snak King Corporation Snell & Wilmer LLP

Shell Oil Company

Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Council of Los Angeles

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Soda Mountain Solar, LLC

Sheppard, The

Soleimanian, Law Offices of Amir

Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown Hotel

Solutionz Conferencing, Inc.

Sherel’s Hats & Accessories - Design by Flora, Eur

Sonic.net

Shilla-ARI Retail Inc.

Sony Pictures Entertainment Sony Store at Beverly Center

Shomer & Associates

SOOFI | Legal Counsel

Shoring Engineers

Sotomayor Law

Shrine Auditorium

Soul Cups Cupcakes

Sidley Austin LLP Siemens Corporation

South African Consulate General-Los Angeles

Silverado Senior Living-Beverly Place

South Bay Family Health Care

Silverline, LLP

South Coast Air Quality Management District

Silvia Manukian - Financial Educator Simon Property Group / Brea Mall

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Sims Recycling Solutions Sinai Marketing, Inc. Singer Lewak, LLP

Southern California Edison

Sion Research Associates, Inc. SITA World Tours

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Sitrick And Company Situation Interactive Six Flags Magic Mountain Sizzler USA Skanska

Southern California Gas Company, a Sempra Energy utility

Skid Row Housing Trust Skyline Exhibits

Southern California Indian Center, Inc.

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Southern California Logistics Airport Southern California Tennis Association (SCTA) Southland Credit Union Southwest Airlines Co. SpaceX SpareParts HardWear Specialty’s Speedpro Imaging-LA Sports 1 Marketing

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Spotlight Cinema Networks Springer & Daly, Inc. Sprint Stacy Miller Public Affairs StandardVision, LLC Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. Staples Copy & Print Shop - Store 5323 Starbucks Coffee Company Starlight Sleep Center Starside Security & Investigation, Inc. State Bank of India State Farm Insurance Companies State of California, Department of Rehabilitation

Strategic Government Affairs Strategic Shift Stuart M. Ketchum Downtown YMCA Studio Bert Forma Studley STV, Incorporated Success Alliances

Stein Shostak Shostak Pollack & O’Hara, LLP

Suffolk Construction Company, Inc.

Stephen Gould Corporation Steps Into Action

Sunbelt International Business Corporation

Sterling Transportation

Sunistics

Steward Realty Management Co.

SunPower Corporation - Andrew Fish

Sticky Web Media, Inc. Stirling Airports International Stoneledge Furniture LLC - DBA Ashley Furniture Homestore

Sullivan International, Inc.

Sunrider International Sunshine Industries Supermedia, LLC SuperShuttle Los Angeles

StorQuest

Supnik Law Office

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Table Media, LLC

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Taglyan Cultural Complex

Svensen-Rodriguez Group (USA), Ltd., The

Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in Los Angeles

Sweet Apple Travel

Takami Sushi & Robata/ Elevate Lounge

Sweetener Products Company

talkTech Target Corporation

Swinerton & Walberg

Taya International, Inc.

Syncis

TBE Bus and Tour

Synergy Academies Synergy Corporate Housing Synhergy Marketing

TCH Carriers, LLC Teach For America - Los Angeles Team AMVETS Tech Erase Inc. Teka Corporation TELACU Industries Tel-Us Call Center, Inc. TENTEN Wilshire, LLC Teresa Peters Executive Realtors, Inc. Terra-Petra Tesoro Refining & Marketing, Los Angeles Refinery Tetra Tech, Inc.

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Torrey Pines Bank

UAW-Labor Employment and Training Corporation

Town Hall Los Angeles TownSpot, Inc.

UCLA Anderson School of Management

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UCLA Conference at Center - Lake Arrowhead

Trade & Investment Oueensland The Americas

UCLA Extension

Trade Commission of Peru Trade Commission of Spain Trade Division, Consulate General of Pakistan - L.A.

UGM Enterprises, Inc. Ultimate Care Hospice UltraGlas, Inc. UMDS

Trade Office of Ecuador in Los Angeles

Umeya Rice Cake Company

Traditional Equitation School

Unico Logistics USA Inc.

Translation Space, The

Unified Grocers, Inc.

TransPerfect Translations Incorporated

Unified Protective Services, Inc.

Trash for Teaching

Union Bank

Trinity Distribution, Inc.

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Unite Los Angeles

Turner Construction Company

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Turning Point Communications

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Twelve Ten Studio, Inc. dba BIYA

United States Discount Center Corporation

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University of California Los Angeles UCLA

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University of Phoenix University of Southern California University of Southern California, Supplier Diversity Services Univision Communications, Inc.

US New Epoch Inc. US Promotions, Inc.

V Val Wright Consulting LLC

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Valley Campus Pharmacy, Inc dba TNH Pharmacy 2

Unleashed by Petco

Valley Hospice Services

UPS

Valley Presbyterian Hospital

Urban Solutions, LLC UrbanX Tavern

Value Optimization Process EnterpriseENTVOP

Urgo & Associates

Van Nuys Airport Industrial Center

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Robert L. Gordon, Bank of America, N.T. & S.A. Paul E. Iverson, Iverson and Hogoboom Daniel P. Bryant, Bekins Van & Storage Co. F. Marion Banks, Southern California Gas Co. Oscar T. Lawler, Security First National Bank F.R. Wilcox, Sunkist Growers Stephen C. Bilheimer, Silverwood’s H.C. McClellan, Old Colony Paint and Chemical Company James S. Cantilen, Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company J.E. Fishburn Jr., Bank of America, N.T. & S.A. George B. Gose, Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co. Charles E. Ducommun, Ducommun Metals & Supply Co. Arnold O. Beckman, Beckman Instruments, Inc. Carl P. Miller, The Wall Street Journal – Pac. Coast Edition Charles Detoy, Coldwell, Banker & Co., Realtors

Vanir Construction Management, Inc.

Viva Concepts

Vectis Strategies

Vizant Technologies

VELA

Volt Information Sciences, Inc.

Venstar Exchange (Holding), Inc.

Vons, a Safeway Company

Verizon - Southern California

Vox Network Solutions

Vermont Slauson Economic Development Corporation

Vox Pop Films

Veronica Perez & Associates Vertigo USA VezTek USA Virgin America Virtuoso Ventures

Vulcan Materials Company, West Region

W WAC Business Technologies Wakunaga of America Co., Ltd.

Visa Inc.

Walden Family Services, A Foster & Adoption Agency

Vision To Learn

Walden House, Inc.

VisionQwest Accountancy Group

Walgreens

Visualnet

WallyPark

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Earle V. Grover, Apex Steel Corp., Ltd B.O. Miller, W.I. Hollingsworth and Co., Realtors Clarence S. Beesemyer, General Petroleum Corporation James E. Shelton, Security-First National Bank LeRoy M. Edwards, Pacific Lighting Corporation W.C. Mullendore, Southern California Edison Co. Frank P. Doherty, Attorney at Law Carleton B. Tibbetts, LA Steel Casting Company J.A. Hartley, The Braun Corporation J.L. Van Norman, Van Norman & Morrison James L. Beebe, Attorney W. S. Rosecrans, Byron C. Hanna, Fredericks, Hanna & Morton R.L. McCourt, Calnevar Shirt Co. Walter J. Braunschweiger, Bank of America Harry L. Harper William A. Simpson A. Schleicher, US Rubber Company’s Western Business J.A. H. Kerr, Cashier Security National Bank John C. Austin, Architect Shannon Crandall, Security First National Trust and Savings Bank George L. Eastman, Security Materials Co. DF McGarry, McGarry Realty Company Arthur S. Bent, Bent Brothers Incorporated RW Pridham, R.W. Pridham Company William Lacy, Pacific Clay Products Inc.

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Women’s Foundation of California

Warner Brothers Incorporated

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Woodbury University

Water Grill Water Replenishment District of Southern California

Woodcraft Rangers

Watson Land Company

Woodward & McDowell

Watts Village Theater Company

World Class Logistics Consulting, Inc.

WBT Industries, Inc.

World Financial Group - Mira Ladva

Webcor Builders

World Vision-US Programs

Weingart Center Association

WRA, Inc.

Weisman Hamlin Public Relations

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Wells Fargo

Wright Way Polo

Woodland Farms

West Basin Municipal Water District West Coast University

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Western Exterminator Company

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WilmerHale - Jessica Kurzban

Zealyx, Inc.

Wilson & Associates, LLC

Zebra Entertainment and Events

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

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