2019 Book of Lists: San Leandro Continues to Thrive

The San Francisco Business Times‘ annual Book of Lists calls attention to some of the most prolific, successful, and visible businesses in the Greater Bay Area. This year, 13 San Leandro businesses, organizations, and projects are represented in 12 of the 138 categories. This unique publication provides the opportunity to see a cross-section of how local businesses fit in with the larger San Francisco Bay business community.

With construction on the rise, and contractors in extremely high demand, the past year has remained highly fruitful for Greater Bay Area commercial contractors. St. Francis Electric, Inc. continues to place near the top of the list of electrical contractors, in 9th place with $70 million in annual revenue, and among general contractors, Eric F. Anderson Inc. 67th with $31.93 million in revenue, and Sausal Corporation is ranked 68th with $31.21 million.

OSISoft, LLC continues to grow, and with 500 Bay Area employees and $430 million in fiscal year revenue is now the 30th largest private company in the Bay Area (up from 33rd last year). In manufacturing, Kennerley-Spratling ranks the 26th largest, with 475 total Greater Bay Area employees.

Our local breweries continue to do quite well. Producing 40,000 barrels of beer, Drake’s Brewing Company moved up one slot to the 5th largest brewery in the Greater Bay Area. Chalking up a whopping 110,548 barrels, 21st Amendment Brewery climbed to the 2nd largest brewery, and its $30.2 million in sales also ranks the brewery as the 18th largest food and beverage manufacturer. Expanding tortilla manufacturer Mi Rancho is the 11th largest Minority-Owned business, as well as the 16th largest Bay Area food and beverage manufacturers with $37 million in fiscal year sales.

$18.37 million in revenue makes American Packaging the 30th largest Bay Area woman-owned business and with $400.85 million in fiscal year revenue the Regional Center of the East Bay, Inc. is now the 5th largest Bay Area nonprofit organization, providing services for those with developmental disabilities.

With a value of $100 million, the San Leandro Business Center (formerly Kraft Foods) ranks 65th among Bay Area Construction Projects. At $26.8 million, the San Leandro Hospital renovation project has earned a ranking as the 16th largest Hospital and Medical Construction Project, and the San Leandro Chamber of Commerce now ranks 13th among Bay Area Chambers of Commerce (25th last year). Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Medical Center is also the Bay Area’s 23rd busiest hospital with 34,645 total patient days.

With a business friendly climate, great location, diverse workforce, and great business-to-business connections, companies continue to grow and thrive in San Leandro.  We are truly proud our San Leandro businesses and wish them continued success in the year to come.