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2B 2014 Book of Lists Pacific Coast Business Times

From the editorThe Book of Lists you are reading is the most

valuable tool for business development in the tri-county region. Now in its 14th edition, the Book of Lists has been a signature production of the Business Times since it made its debut in our first year of publication.

The 2014 edition reflects a renewed emphasis on research at the Business Times, with several exciting initiatives that will be rolled out throughout the New Year.

In case you are reading the Book of Lists for the first time, it is provided free of charge to our subscribers at the end of December. It is available in digital for-mats for an additional charge of $169.99 via our website at www.pacbiztimes.com.

The Book of Lists is the capstone of our edi-torial calendar, containing valuable information about thousands of companies in the Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo county re-gion. Your paid subscription also includes:

• Access to our digital news offerings at www.pacbiztimes.com.

• Weekly print editions that are packed with breaking news, in-depth focus sections, sales leads, personal finance ideas and a lively, unbi-ased opinion page.

• Special reports including Dealmakers of the Year, Family Business Awards, Top 50 Women in Business, the 101 One Hundred/Hall of Fame, Region’s Richest, Champions of Health Care, Spirit of Small Business, 50 Fastest-Growing Companies, 40 Under 40 and our annual Tax & Financial Planning Guide.

• Who’s Who sections designed to give you a look at top players in commercial real estate, pro-

fessional services, agribusiness, clean technolo-gy, banking, health care and the nonprofit sector.

The Business Times has repeatedly been rec-ognized with national and regional awards for excellence in journalism. In 2013, Managing Ed-

itor Marlize van Romburgh was named one of “25 under 35” news industry lead-ers by Editor & Publisher magazine. In December, we were honored with the Ventura Chamber of Commerce’s 2013 Poinsettia Award in the medium-sized company category.

The Book of Lists would not be pos-sible without the support of our sponsors. Our gratitude goes out to gold sponsors Bartlett, Pringle & Wolf and Commu-

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Finally, this year’s Book of Lists marks the debut performance of Erika Martin, a UC Santa Barbara alumna who joined our staff as Special Reports/Research Editor just in time to take on this mammoth task. Well done, Erika!

Our iconic cover images depict, from left to right, the Santa Barbara harbor, Ventura harbor and Morro Bay in San Luis Obispo County.

• Contact Editor Henry Dubroff at hdubroff@pacbiztimes.com.

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From the research directorThis Book of Lists is the culmi-

nation of a year’s worth of research, digging and fact-checking to create what we believe is the most com-prehensive and quantitative guide to doing business in the Tri-Counties.

From January through De-cember, the Business Times collects data from thousands of companies and organizations in the region and digs through hundreds of public documents to create a book that we hope is truly useful, whether you’re looking for sales leads or busi-ness services.

The success of this year’s Book of Lists is largely thanks to Business Times’ Managing Editor Marlize van Romburgh and previous Re-search Director Dara Barney, who conducted surveys of hundreds of tri-county businesses and institutions prior to my arrival.

It is understandable that private companies are under no obligation to disclose their revenue and employee numbers, so I would like to thank the vast majority of firms that will-ingly offered up that information in the interest of creating this business resource.

If you want to know who the big names in tri-county business are, you’ll want to check out the Larg-est Private Employers list, Fastest-

Growing Companies list and Larg-est Public Companies list. We’ve had some interesting newcomers to those lists this year, including Pen-nyMac Financial Services, which has

emerged as one of Ventura County’s largest employers in the space of a few years.

But, of course, bigger isn’t always better. We also take pride in producing various niche lists, including the Woman-Owned Busi-nesses list, Hispanic-Owned Businesses list and Family-Owned Businesses list.

Some go-to resources if you’re looking for business services are highlighted in the first chapter of this book, where you’ll find lists of the largest law firms in the region, mov-ing and storage companies, staffing services firms and software and IT firms.

I am excited to embark on my role as research director for the Business Times and hope to expand the scope of our lists even further. If you have suggestions for other new list cat-egories you’d like to see or know of a business that should be considered for a list, please get in touch.

Here’s to a prosperous 2014!

• Contact Research Director Erika Martin at emartin@pacbiztimes.com.

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Chambers of CommerceRanked by number of members

Rank

Ranklastyear

NameAddressCity, ZIP

PhoneFaxWebsite

Members Annual dues (minimum) Administrator/CEO Chairperson Year est.

11 San Luis Obispo

1039 Chorro St.

San Luis Obispo, 93401

(805) 781-2670

(805) 543-1255

www.slochamber.org

1,408 $235 Ermina Karim Kris Yetter 1905

23 Santa Barbara Region

924 Anacapa St., Ste. 1

Santa Barbara, 93101

(805) 965-3023

(805) 966-5954

www.sbchamber.org

1,200 $300 Ken Oplinger Scott Hadley 1899

31 Greater Conejo Valley

600 Hampshire Road, Ste. 200

Westlake Village, 91361

(805) 370-0035

(805) 370-1083

www.conejochamber.org

1,150 $235 Jill Lederer Kristen Davis 1939

44 Santa Maria Valley

614 S. Broadway

Santa Maria, 93454

(805) 925-2403

(805) 928-7559

www.santamaria.com

1,050 $210 Robert Hatch Donna Randolph, Tim Ritchie 1906

55 Paso Robles

1225 Park St.

Paso Robles, 93446

(805) 238-0506

(805) 238-0527

www.pasorobleschamber.com

1,000 $260 Zoe J. Taylor Debbie Belmore 1920

67 Simi Valley

40 W. Cochran St., Ste. 100

Simi Valley, 93065

(805) 526-3900

(805) 526-6234

www.simivalleychamber.org

750 $325 Leigh Nixon Mike Nolan 1952

76 Ventura

505 Poli St., Second Floor

Ventura, 93001

(805) 643-7222

(805) 650-1414

www.venturachamber.com

650 $350 Ed Summers Jim Duran 1899

88 Oxnard

400 E. Esplanade Drive, Ste. 302

Oxnard, 93036

(805) 983-6118

(805) 604-7331

www.oxnardchamber.org

550 $330 Nancy Lindholm Nancy Kierstyn Schreiner 1908

89 Camarillo

2400 E. Ventura Blvd.

Camarillo, 93010

(805) 484-4383

(805) 484-1395

www.camarillochamber.org

550 $325 Jennifer Wells Don Tillquist 1940

1010 Morro Bay

845 Embarcadero Road, Ste. D

Morro Bay, 93442

(805) 772-4467

(805) 772-6038

www.morrobay.org

500 $137 Craig Schmidt Susan Stewart 1955

1010 Atascadero

6904 El Camino Real

Atascadero, 93422

(805) 466-2044

(805) 466-9218

www.atascaderochamber.org

500 $195 Linda Hendy Grigger Jones 1956

1013 Arroyo Grande & Grover Beach

800 A W. Branch St.

Arroyo Grande, 93420

(805) 489-1488

(805) 489-2239

www.aggbchamber.com

500 $190 Judith Bean Russ Pereira 1961

1313 Goleta Valley

5662 Calle Real, Ste. 204

Goleta, 93117

(805) 967-2500

n/a

www.goletavalleychamber.com

450 $299 Kristen Miller Tony Vallejo 1947

1412 Lompoc Valley

111 S. I St.

Lompoc, 93436

(805) 736-4567

(805) 737-0453

www.lompoc.com

432 $155 Ken Ostini Michelle Hodapp 1903

1515 Cambria

767 Main St.

Cambria, 93428

(805) 927-3624

(805) 927-9426

www.cambriachamber.org

360 $150 Mary Ann Carson Mel McColloch 1945

1616 Carpinteria Valley

1056 Eugenia Place, Ste. B

Carpinteria, 93013

(805) 684-5479

(805) 684-3477

www.carpinteriachamber.org

350 $190 Lynda Lang Terry Hickey Banks 1912

1717 Solvang

P.O. Box 465

Solvang, 93464

(805) 688-0701

n/a

www.solvangcc.com

300 $175 Sue Moualim Susan Williams 1921

1717 Ojai Valley

P.O. Box 1134

Ojai, 93024

(805) 646-8126

(805) 646-9762

www.ojaichamber.org

300 $285 Dave Brubaker Emily Sandefur 1956

1920 Santa Barbara Hispanic

P.O. Box 6592

Santa Barbara, 93160

(805) 233-3690

(805) 233-3690

www.sbhcc.org

248 $135 Lauro Ortiz Luis Villegas 1995

2021 Santa Paula

200 N. Tenth St.

Santa Paula, 93060

(805) 525-5561

(805) 525-8950

www.santapaulachamber.com

240 $190 Ken Brooks John Chamberlain 1915

2119 Moorpark

18 E. High St.

Moorpark, 93021

(805) 529-0322

(805) 529-5304

www.moorparkchamber.com

220 $250 Abigail Sichmeller Linda McCarthy 1915

2222 Los Osos/Baywood Park

781 Los Osos Valley Road

Los Osos, 93402

(805) 528-4884

(805) 528-8401

www.lobpchamber.com

200 $125 Stephanie Spencer Jim Stanfill 1949

2223 Buellton

597 Avenue of the Flags, Ste. 101

Buellton, 93427

(805) 688-7829

(805) 688-5399

www.buellton.org

200 $150 Kathy Vreeland Ron Anderson 1956

2424 Port Hueneme

220 N. Market St.

Port Hueneme, 93041

(805) 488-2023

(805) 488-6993

www.huenemechamber.com

160 $105 Tracy Sisson Phillips Chuck Morgan 1940

Sources: Phone and email surveys, Internet research. Notes: Dues vary by number of employees; the minimum is based on annual dues for small businesses. In the case of ties, chambers were listed alphabetically; duplicate numbers in the rankcolumn indicate a tie. nr = not ranked. n/a = not available. This list was completed in September 2013.