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 Forklift Attachments San Antonio - San Antonio, the 7th biggest city in the US and the second biggest city within the State of Texas, is located in the northern part of Southern Texas. The city of San Antonio is the center of Tejano culture, and it is mostly sparsely-populated with a low density rate outside of the city. It is the 5th fastest-growing city from the year 2007 to the year 2008 and has a population of roughly 2 million during 2008 alone. This makes it the 28th biggest metropolitan area within the US.
The most popular yearly cultural events in the city comprise: Celebrate San Antonio (is the city's New Year's Eve celebration that features food, family activities, musical entertainment plus more), Cinco de Mayo (festivities occur in Market Square), Fiesta (an annual city-wide-10-day festival held during April to honor the memory of the heroes of the Battle of the Alamo and the Battle of San Jacinto), Fiesta de las Luminarias (occur on the River Walk where the river is lined using 7,000 candle-lit sand-filled bags), The Holiday River Parade and Lighting Ceremony (presented by the Paseo del Rio Association and the City of San Antonio the day after Thanksgiving when the switch is pulled to turn on over 122,000 lights that light up the River Walk), Passion Play (portrays the story of Jesus Christ's crucifixion each and every Good Friday at the Cathedral of San Fernando), Michelob ULTRA River Walk Mud Festival (a festival which commemorates the yearly maintenance and draining of the channeled part of the River Walk), Shakespeare in the Park (produces a Shakespeare play which is free to the public), and Tejano Music Awards (an awards ceremony dedicated to Tejano music).
The city of San Antonio provides a unique view of its culture through its various national history, culture and museums of art. The San Antonio Buckhorn Saloon and Museum includes a taxidermied wing, which holds big cats, birds, reptiles, and large mammals. Texas Transportation Museum has information concerning railways which served Texas. The Witte Museum has a permanent collection represents ethnography, decorative arts and textiles, and science. The San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) maintains extensive collections of Ancient, Asian and Latino art. Museo Alameda is the visual arts and educational component of The Alameda National Center for Latino Arts and Culture and is an affiliate museum of the Smithsonian Institution. The University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures is dedicated to enhancing the understanding of science, technology and cultural history and their influence upon the people of Texas. The McNay Art Museum is the first modern art museum in the State of Texas. Artpace San Antonio promotes itself as a laboratory for the making and advancement of international contemporary art.
San Antonio has four dominant businesses in the areas of tourism, health care, financial services and government. San Antonio is even the home of the defense industry, the largest military concentration in the US. Tourism is also a major influence in the city, with approximately twenty million tourists who come to the city of San Antonio each and every year. The city is home to Fortune 500 companies: NuStar Energy, USAA, Valero Energy Corp. and Tesoro. Various companies located within San Antonio are: Taco Cabana, Whataburger, Kinetic Concepts, Harte-Hanks, Bill Miller Bar-B-Q Enterprises, Frost National Bank, Rackspace and Builder Square. AT&T, Toyota, Citigroup, Boeing, and Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company are among the big businesses that operate their regional headquarters in San Antonio City.
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