Contemporary Services Corporation
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Industry | Security and event staff |
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Founded | 1967 |
Headquarters | |
Area served | United States, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, Caribbean |
Key people | Damon Zumwalt |
Services | Security services (security guard), crowd control |
Number of employees | 59,000+[citation needed] |
Website | www |
Contemporary Services Corporation, (CSC) is a crowd management and security company.[1][2] They operate at concerts, professional sporting events, collegiate athletic events, and conventions.[citation needed]
History
CSC was founded in Los Angeles in 1967. As of 2015, they operate more than 50 branch locations serving over 200 cities within the United States and Canada. CSC has over 40,000 employees including full time and part time employees. In September 2019, CSC became an employee owned company (ESOP) with the same management team still in place.[citation needed]
CSC's services have been “Designated” as Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology (QATT) by the United States Department of Homeland Security under the Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act (SAFETY Act) of 2002.[citation needed]
Current operations
CSC is the largest event staff, and one of the largest security companies in North America. They are present in almost every major city in the US and Canada and are easily recognizable by their yellow and black shirts. CSC has also provided extra security for numerous presidential inaugurations since 1980. CSC provides services for major convention shows across the US and Canada and are well known at most convention centers.
They are the main line of security for several NFL teams, such as the Los Angeles Rams.
CSC also provides security for the Washington Nationals, Miami Marlins, Cleveland Indians, and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim MLB teams.
They provide services at the Coachella Music Festival in Indio, California and at the Firefly Festival in Dover, Delaware.
References
- ^ "Contemporary Services Corporation to Provide Security Services for USC Through 2016". Campus Safety Magazine. 13 July 2013.
- ^ "2 Los Angeles companies partner with Homeland Security Investigations to strengthen corporate hiring practices". Ice.gov. 27 March 2019.
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