Editing Compton, California (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Gateway Town Center.jpg|thumb|left|Gateway Towne Center]]
In 1994, Compton was designated as an "Entrepreneurial Hot Spot" by Cognetics, Inc., an independent economic research firm.<ref>{{cite book |title=Entrepreneurial Hot Spots: The Best Places in America to Start and Grow a Company |first=David L. |last=Birch |publisher=Cognetics |year=1994 |pages=48, 64 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3YMnAQAAMAAJ |access-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221105946/https://books.google.com/books?id=3YMnAQAAMAAJ |url-status=live}}</ref> Compton made the national list for best places to start and grow a business, and ranked #2 in [[Los Angeles County]] out of a field of 88 cities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.simplyhired.com/a/local-jobs/city/l-Compton,+CA |title=Compton Jobs (CA) |publisher=Simply Hired |access-date=August 30, 2010 |archive-date=August 9, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100809023429/http://www.simplyhired.com/a/local-jobs/city/l-Compton%2C+CA |url-status=live}}</ref> The city's Planning and Economic Development department provides a business assistance program consisting of a comprehensive mix of resources to small business owners and entrepreneurs. The grocery chains [[Ralphs]] and [[Food 4 Less]], subsidiaries of [[Kroger]], are headquartered in Compton.<ref>"[http://www.kroger.com/company_information/careers/Pages/contact_us.aspx Contact Us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422164703/http://www.kroger.com/company_information/careers/Pages/contact_us.aspx |date=April 22, 2009 }}." ''[[Kroger]]'' and Aldi, Superior Grocery Store, Smart 'n Final. Retrieved on April 30, 2009.</ref> Gelson's Market, a subsidiary of Arden Group, Inc., a holding company, is also based there.
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Compton is surrounded by multiple freeways that provide access to destinations throughout the region.<ref name=LAMag/> The [[Port of Long Beach|Long Beach]] and [[Port of Los Angeles|Los Angeles]] Ports are less than 20 minutes from downtown Compton, providing access to international destinations for customers and suppliers. The [[Alameda Corridor]], a passageway for 25% of all U.S. waterborne international trade, runs directly through Compton from north to south.<ref name="comptoncity.org">{{cite web |url=http://www.comptoncity.org/index.php/About-Compton/hub-city.htm |title=Hub City &#124; About Compton |publisher=Comptoncity.org |access-date=August 30, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201173012/http://www.comptoncity.org/index.php/About-Compton/hub-city.htm |archive-date=February 1, 2015 }}</ref>

The City of Compton's Parks and Recreation Department operates and maintains a total of 16 playgrounds for a combined {{convert|118|acre|ha|abbr=on}} of active park space. Facilities include six community centers, seven neighborhood parks, two walking parks, two competition-size swimming pools, three regulation size gymnasiums, a skate park, Jackie Robinson Baseball Stadium, Nine-Hole Par 3 Golf Course, and the two-story {{convert|29641|sqft|m2|sigfig=2}} Douglas F. Dollarhide Community Center.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Recreation Facilities {{!}} Compton, CA |url=https://www.comptoncity.org/departments/recreation/recreation-facilities |access-date=January 6, 2024 |website=www.comptoncity.org |language=en}}</ref>