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C RAIN’ S DETROIT BUSINESS
CRAIN'S LIST: LARGEST HISPANIC-OWNED BUSINESSES Ranked by 2011 revenue
Rank
1.
2.
3.
Company
Address
Phone; website
The Diez Group
8111 Tireman Ave., Dearborn 48126
(313) 491-1200; www.thediezgroup.com
Elder Automotive Group
777 John R Road, Troy 48083
(248) 585-4000; www.elderautogroup.com
Vision Information Technologies Inc. (VisionIT)
3031 W. Grand Blvd., Suite 600, Detroit 48202
(877) 768-7222; www.visionit.com
The Ideal Group Inc.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
2525 Clark St., Detroit 48209
(313) 849-0000; www.weareideal.com
Gonzalez Design Group
29401 Stephenson Highway, Madison Heights 48071
(248) 548-6010; www.gonzalez-group.com
PMA Consultants LLC
1 Woodward Ave., Suite 1400, Detroit 48226
(313) 963-8863; www.pmaconsultants.com
Industrial Control Repair Inc.
28601 Lorna Ave., Warren 48092
(586) 751-3335; www.industrialcontrolrepair.com
ASG Renaissance LLC
22226 Garrison, Dearborn 48124
(313) 565-4700; www.asgren.com
Aztec Manufacturing Corp. Inc.
15378 Oakwood Drive, Romulus 48174
(734) 942-7433; www.aztecmfgcorp.com
Vetbuilt Building Group Inc.
1927 Rosa Parks Blvd. Suite 125, Detroit 48216
(313) 964-2729; www.vetbuilt.com
Revenue
($000,000)
2011
Revenue
($000,000)
2010
Percent
change
Local
employees
Jan. 2012
Gerald Diez
chairman and CEO
$562.0
$557.0
0.9%
240
100%
Irma Elder
CEO
309.4
376.6
-17.9
293
100
Automobile dealerships
David Segura
CEO
239.0
230.0
3.9
362
100
IT consulting, IT managed services, IT staffing, vendor
management
Frank Venegas Jr.
chairman and CEO
200.0
116.0
72.4
300
100
General contracting, specialized miscellaneous steel
manufacturing and distribution of protective barrier
products, pure global supply chain management,
centralized storage and on-demand distribution of parts for
machinery, and selling excess stock materials
Gary Gonzalez
CEO
80.0
78.0
2.6
450
100
Design engineering, staffing, manufacturing technologies,
integrated marketing, production systems, containers,
welding systems, assembly systems, printed circuit board
assemblies
Gui Ponce de Leon
CEO
38.8
34.7
11.7
38
NA
Construction consulting; program, project and
construction management; and experts in dispute
avoidance and resolution
Paul Gutierrez
president and CEO
35.0
28.0
25.0
115
75
Electronic and mechanical repair of industrial equipment,
buy and sell refurbished industrial electronics and robots
Lizabeth Ardisana
CEO
28.4
22.9
24.0
211
51
Marketing communications, public relations, staffing,
performance management and diversity services
Francis Lopez
chairman
25.2
22.0
14.3
60
60
Production machining for on- and off-road applications;
full product development capabilities
Robert Garcia
president and CEO
23.3
1.8
1,215.6
100
60
Construction and staffing
Majority owner
Percent
Hispanicowned Type of business
Steel sales, scallops/wave blanking, blanking (exposed/
unexposed), slitting, laser welding
This list of Hispanic-owned businesses is an approximate compilation of the largest such businesses headquartered in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw or Livingston counties. Percentage of the company that is Hispanic-owned may not be solely held by a
majority owner. It is not a complete listing but the most comprehensive available. Crain's estimates are based on industry analyses and benchmarks, news reports and a wide range of other sources. Unless otherwise noted, information was provided by the
companies. Actual revenue figures may vary. NA = not available.
LIST RESEARCHED BY BRIANNA REILLY
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CRAIN'S LIST: LARGEST AFRICAN AMERICAN-OWNED BUSINESSES Ranked by 2011 revenue
Company
Rank Address Phone; website
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Majority owner
Revenue
($000,000)
2011
Revenue
($000,000)
2010
Local
employees
Jan. 2012
Local
employees
Jan. 2011
$1,746.0
$1,600.0 C
992
992
NA
Automotive interiors
Percent African
American-owned Type of business
Bridgewater Interiors LLC B
Ronald Hall
president and CEO
Piston Automotive LLC
Vinnie Johnson
chairman
473.8
324.0
226
184
100
Automotive supplier
Prestige Automotive
Gregory Jackson
chairman, president and
CEO
409.7
524.2
150
150
100
Automobile dealerships, insurance and real estate
SET Enterprises
Sid Taylor
chairman and CEO
330.0
221.0
165
124
100
Metal processing
Global Automotive Alliance LLC
William Pickard
chairman and CEO
329.0
389.0
500
435
100
Automotive-related businesses
Royal Oak Ford/Briarwood Ford
Eddie Hall Jr.
president
136.9
NA
157
NA
55
Automobile dealerships
GlobalHue
Donald Coleman
chairman and CEO
125.3 D
125.9 D
NA
190
100
Advertising agency
Bill Perkins Automotive Group
Bill Perkins
president
118.3
115.6
126
123
100
Automobile dealerships
Avis Ford Inc.
Walter Douglas Sr.
chairman and CEO
110.7
102.9
102
102
NA
Automobile dealership
Harvey Industries LLC
Jerome Harvey
president and CEO
104.6
80.4
16
17
90
Foundry
4617 W. Fort St., Detroit 48209
(313) 842-3300; www.bridgewater-interiors.com
12723 Telegraph Road, Redford 48239
(313) 541-8674; www.pistongroup.com
20200 E. Nine Mile Road, St. Clair Shores 48080
(586) 773-2369; www.prestigeautomotive.com
30500 Van Dyke Ave., Suite 701, Warren 48093
(586) 573-3600; www.setenterprises.com
2627 Clark St., Detroit 48210
(313) 297-6676
27550 Woodward Ave., Royal Oak 48067
(248) 548-4100; www.royaloakford.com
4000 Town Center Drive, Suite 1600, Southfield 48075
(248) 223-8900; www.globalhue.com
21800 Gratiot Ave., Eastpointe 48021
(586) 775-8300; www.merollischevy.com
29200 Telegraph Road, Southfield 48034
(248) 355-7500; www.avisford.com
17177 Laurel Park Drive, Suite 243, Livonia 48152
(734) 405-2430; www.harvey-industries.com
This list of African American-owned businesses is an approximate compilation of the largest businesses headquarterd in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw and Livingston counties. Percentage of the company that is African American-owned may not be solely
held by a majority owner. It is not a complete listing but the most comprehensive available. Crain's estimates are based on industry analyses and benchmarks, news reports and a wide range of other sources. Unless otherwise noted, information was provided by
the companies. Actual revenue figures may vary. NA = not available.
B Joint venture between Johnson Controls Inc. and Epsilon Technologies LLC.
C Company estimate.
D GlobalHue’s capitalized billings were $835 million for 2011 and $839 million for 2010. Revenue is an estimate based on 15 percent of billings.
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