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Forklift Attachments Scottsdale - Scottsdale, Arizona is located in Maricopa County, which is within the eastern portion of the state near Phoenix. The population was around 217,385 according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The downtown region 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 buzzing hotel scene and is home to a lot of late night partying.

The city of Scottsdale is bordered towards the south by Tempe, to the north by Carefree and to the east by the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community and Fountain Hills and to the west by Paradise Valley and Phoenix. Scottsdale is located in the "Valley of the Sun," or the Salt River Valley. It lies in the northern area of the Sonoran Desert. The McDowell Mountain Range is located directly to the northeast and the east of Scottsdale.

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

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

The city of Scottsdale has an abundance of sunshine and is known for its year round warm weather conditions. These are some of the main features of Scottsdale's tourism. There are many visitors during 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 known as "snowbirds." Normally, these visitors normally buy second homes within the area as they practice this migration routine on a yearly basis.

During the last few years the area has grown considerably with a lot of art galleries, upscale restaurants and high end nightlife. There is many luxury shopping destinations also making the area a famous travel site for the more style conscious travelers.

Another industry which has grown in the city is the aviation business. During the 1960s, the Scottsdale Airport in North Scottsdale was built and it is presently amongst the busiest single runways airports in the United States in terms of aircraft operations. The majority of all the operations are corporate or general aviation as there is no commercial air service.