Editing Pico Rivera, California (section)

== Economy ==

The [[Los Angeles Assembly]], a {{convert|157|acre|km2|adj=on}} manufacturing facility at the corner of Rosemead and Washington boulevards, was owned and operated by the [[Ford Motor Company]]. The plant opened in 1958 and closed in 1980 and was purchased by [[Northrop Grumman]] in 1982 for its Advanced Systems Division.<ref>{{Cite news|date=February 5, 1982|title=Northrop to Buy Vacant Ford Plant|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/02/05/business/northrop-to-buy-vacant-ford-plant.html|access-date=November 5, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Upon the unveiling of the [[B-2 Spirit]] bomber in 1988, it was revealed that much of the development for the former [[black project]] had occurred at the site. In the early 1990s, the division was renamed the B-2 Division to reflect its most famous product. At its peak, the project employed approximately 13,000 workers in Pico Rivera.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pico Rivera|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/pico-rivera.htm|access-date=November 5, 2021|website=www.globalsecurity.org}}</ref> The site was closed and then demolished in 2001 partially due to [[Smog#Los Angeles and the San Joaquin Valley|air quality remediation efforts]], and became a large retail center.

There has been significant redevelopment in the city: the opening of the Pico Rivera Towne Center, a {{convert|60|acre||adj=mid| open-air shopping complex}} along Washington Boulevard, that has brought businesses into the city.<ref name="pico">[http://www.ci.pico-rivera.ca.us/ourcommunity/redevelprojects.html City of Pico Rivera | REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823034111/http://www.ci.pico-rivera.ca.us/ourcommunity/redevelprojects.html |date=August 23, 2011 }}</ref>

"Pico Crossing" is a {{convert|2.79|acre||adj=mid| shopping center}} with several national retailers. Noteworthy redevelopment has taken place in recent{{when|date=January 2015}} years along historic [[Whittier Boulevard]]<ref name="pico"/> More developments include the "Pico Rivera Village Walk", a $22 million, {{convert|12|acre||adj=mid| shopping center}} located at the southwest corner of Whittier and Paramount boulevards.<ref name="pico"/> The {{convert|8.10|acre||adj=mid|Pico Rivera Market Place Shopping Center}} has opened at the corner of Washington and Rosemead Boulevards.<ref name="pico"/> The cities taxes were raised from 10.25 percent to 10.75 percent in mid 2009.<ref>{{cite news|last=Masunaga|first=Samantha|date=April 26, 2015|title=Pico Rivera Wal-Mart closure a worry for city|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-walmart-pico-rivera-20150427-story.html}}</ref>

''[[Los Cerritos Community News]]'' serves the city.

===Top employers===

====2019====

According to the city's 2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>{{cite web |author1=Pico Rivera Financial Department |title=COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT 2019 |url=http://www.pico-rivera.org/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=55752 |publisher=City of Pico Rivera |access-date=October 10, 2020 |ref=cafr2019 |page=198}}</ref> the top employers in the city are:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
| 1
|[[El Rancho Unified School District]]
|1,225
|-
| 2
|[[Walmart]]
|497
|-
| 3
|[[Target Corporation|Target]]
|191
|-
| 4
|Feit Electric Co Inc
|189
|-
| 5
|[[Lowe's]]
|187
|-
| 6
|Rivera Nursing & Convalescent
|182
|-
| 7
|Bay Cities Container
|160
|-
| 8
|Aurora World, Inc
|136
|-
| 9
|El Rancho Vista Healthcare Center
|112
|-
| 10
|Anastasia Beverly Hills Inc
|100
|}

====2009====

According to the city's 2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>{{cite web|author1=Pico Rivera Financial Department|title=COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT 2009|url=https://www.pico-rivera.org/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=38071|access-date=October 10, 2020|publisher=City of Pico Rivera|page=168|ref=cafr2009}}</ref> the top employers in the city were:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
| 1
|[[El Rancho Unified School District]]
|1,603
|-
| 2
|[[Walmart]]
|540
|-
| 3
|City of Pico Rivera
|331
|-
| 4
|BakeMark USA
|259
|-
| 5
|[[Target Corporation|Target]]
|210
|-
| 6
|[[Bimbo Bakeries USA]]
|185
|-
| 7
|[[Cintas]]
|170
|-
| 8
|Southern California Material Handling
|150
|-
| 9
|[[Lowe's]]
|138
|-
| 10
|[[Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department]]
|137
|}