Seats for Forklifts Allentown

Seats for Forklifts Allentown - Allentown is located in the county of Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA. This city is the 3rd most populous in the the state of Pennsylvania, following after Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. It ranks as the 215th biggest city in the USA. Currently, it is the fastest growing city within Pennsylvania with a total population of approximately 118,032 as of 2010. Allentown is also the county seat of Lehigh County.

As amongst the 3 adjacent cities in Lehigh Valley, Allentown is located in the eastern region of Pennsylvania near Western New Jersey, and is located along the Lehigh River. The state capital is Harrisburg and the city of Allentown is located 130 km or 80 miles east of this city and 90 miles or 140 km west of New York City and 60 miles or 97 km north of Philadelphia.

Some well known establishments within the region include Wildwater Kingdom and Dorney Park, a very popular amusement park is located just on the outskirts of the city. Cedar Crest College and Muhlenberg College are two four-year colleges likewise located within Allentown.

The Lehigh Valley International Airport or LVIA offers commercial airline service from the city. The Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport likewise provides charter service and general aviation services along with LVIA.

The economy of the city has originally been manufacturing based and continues to thrive in this business. Allentown serves as corporate headquarters location for several global companies such as PPL, Air Products & Chemicals as well as others. The Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network is the largest business within the city of Allentown with more than 7800 workers.

After more than 100 years based within the city of Allentown, Mack Trucks announced during 2008 that their corporate based head office will be relocated to Greensboro, North Carolina the next year. Mack still operates a primary manufacturing facility in the neighboring Lower Macungie Township. It is estimated that the move cost roughly 600 people their jobs.

Until the mid 1970s the primary shopping district in Allentown was the Center City area along Hamilton Street between 10th and 5th Streets. The "Downtown" as it was referred to was anchored at 9th and Hamilton by Hess's, on Hamilton and 7th by H. Leh and Company and on 6th and Hamilton by the department stores of Harned and Zollinger. There were many retail stores along Hamilton Street and several restaurants, lunch counters, large banks and movie theatres.

The Mayfair Festival of the Arts was established during 1986 in order to help promote the arts and crafts within the region. The event is currently held annually during the month of May at Cedar Beach Park. The Great Allentown Fair is held in early month of September of each year on the Allentown Fairgrounds. This event has been celebrated ever since the year 1889. During the year 1852, the very first Allentown Fair was hosted. This fair was held at the "Old Allentown Fairgrounds" between 1852 and 1899. The grounds were located between 6th and 5th Streets north of Liberty Street. In addition, every year, the J. Birney Crum Stadium plays host to the Collegiate Marching Band Festival and other competitions. This Festival has been another local event since the year 1995.