Forklift Masts Scottsdale

Forklift Masts Scottsdale - Scottsdale, Arizona is situated within Maricopa County, which is in the eastern portion of the state near Phoenix. The population was 217,385 based on the U.S. Census Bureau. The downtown area of Scottsdale has been described by the New York Times as "a desert version of Miami's South Beach." It has been described as having a lively hotel scene and is home to lots of late night partying.

Tempe, Arizona borders Scottsdale to the south, Carefree is situated by the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community and Fountain Hills to the east, and Phoenix and Paradise Valley to the west. Scottsdale is located in the "Valley of the Sun," or the Salt River Valley. It lies in the northern region of the Sonoran Desert. The McDowell Mountain Range is found immediately towards the east and the northeast of Scottsdale.

Roughly 39% of the city's workforce is accounted for by the Scottsdale tourism business, that is the main employer. There are over 7.5 million visitors who travel through the city of Scottsdale every year and they contribute more than $3.1 billion dollars to the economy. Scottsdale has more than 15,000 hotel rooms at its more than 70 resorts and hotels.

The city of Scottsdale comes in third after New York City and Las Vegas as having the most AAA Five Diamond resorts and hotels in the USA. The AAA awarded 5 particular properties in Scottsdale with the highest honor in the year 2008. These properties were the Canyon Suites, the Fairmont Princess Resort and Spa, the Scottsdale Camelback Inn, the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale and the Troon North.

The city of Scottsdale is famous for its year round warm conditions and a lot of sunshine, that are among the main features of the region's tourism. There are numerous visitors in wintertime who visit from as far away as Canada, the Midwest and the northeast. When these winter travelers come and stay for long term visits, they are locally referred to as "snowbirds." Normally, these visitors usually buy second homes within the region as they practice this migration routine every year.

The region has grown significantly over the last few years with many upscale restaurants, new art galleries and high end nightlife. There is many luxury shopping places also making the area a popular travel site for the more style conscious travelers.

Another industry that has grown within the city is the aviation business. During the 1960s, the Scottsdale Airport within North Scottsdale was constructed and it is presently one of the busiest single runways airports within the USA in terms of aircraft operations. Most of all the operations are corporate or general aviation as there is no commercial air service.