LA Notable: Large or well-known companies with headquarters or major operations in LA--Los Angeles, California, USA

Commerce - Notable - Los Angeles, California, USA

Large or well-known companies with headquarters or major operations in LA; sales figures, where shown, are from hoovers.com

Avery Dennison: Labels, school and office products; 2011 sales $6 billion; Pasadena
Boeing: Airplanes, aerospace, defense; Chicago-headquartered company with California operations including Boeing Satellite Systems International, Inc. in El Segundo and Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems in Seal Beach; 2011 sales $68.7 billion
Disney: The Walt Disney Company; entertainment and media; ABC television, TV and radio stations, movie studios, theme parks; 2011 sales $40.8 billion; Burbank
Dole Foods: fresh fruits and vegetables; 2011 sales $7.2 billion; Westlake Village
Edison: Edison International; energy and services; units include Southern California Edison; 2011 sales $12.7 billion; Rosemead
Kaiser: Kaiser Permanente; health care system; Oakland-based, many southern California employees
Mattel: toys; Barbie dolls, Fisher-Price toys, Hot Wheels, Matchbox, American Girl, licensed items; 2011 sales $6.2 billion; El Segundo
MGM: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; movies; MGM Pictures and United Artists
Nestlé USA: food; beverages (Taster's Choice coffee), ice cream, chocolate, prepared foods (Hot Pockets, PowerBar); Glendale; unit of Nestlé S.A. (Vevey, Switzerland)
Northrup Grumman: shipbuilder, defense; California employees, based in Falls Church, VA
Occidental Petroleum: oil, gas chemicals; 2011 sales $24.1 billion
Paramount: Paramount Pictures; movies; unit of Viacom (New York, NY)
Ralphs: Ralphs Grocery Company; food retailer; Compton; unit of Kroger (Cincinnati, OH)
Sketchers: footwear; 2011 sales $1.6 billion; Manhattan Beach
Sony Pictures: movies and entertainment; television, DVD, digital; unit of Sony (New York, NY)
Universal: Universal Studios; movies and theme parks; Universal City; unit of NBC Universal
Warner Bros: Movies, TV; unit of Time Warner (New York, NY)

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