Forklift Masts Pennsylvania

Forklift Masts Pennsylvania - Situated within the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic part of the United States is the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania is bordered by Ohio to the west, New Jersey to the east, New York and Ontario, Canada to the north and Maryland and Delaware to the south, with West Virginia to the southwest. The state capital is Harrisburg. Pennsylvania has its four most heavily populated cities being Erie, Allentown, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.

For fifty one miles, the state of Pennsylvania has coastline along Lake Erie and fifty seven miles of shoreline along the Delaware Estuary. The state has a robust African American population with perhaps the biggest White American populations, based on the 2000 and 2010 census.

The Gross State Product of the state of Pennsylvania was $553.3 billion during the year 2008, making it the 6th ranked state within the United States. The financial system will rank 18th all over the globe if the state of Pennsylvania were an independent country. The state however ranks 26th in the nation for per capita GSP at around $35,641.

Many parts of the Commonwealth are rural. This dichotomy affects the state politics as well as state economy. Philadelphia is located in the southeast corner, Pittsburgh is in the southwest corner, Erie is in the northwest corner and Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is the urban manufacturing centers situated within the central eastern region. Philadelphia is home to 6 Fortune 500 companies. There are more found in the suburbs, such as, King of Prussia; it is a leader in the insurance and financial industry.

There are 8 Fortune 500 companies found within Pittsburgh. Some of these include: H.J. Heinz, U.S. Steel and PPG Industries. GE Transportation Systems is even the largest producer of train locomotives within the United States and they are located in Erie.

The largest private business in the Commonwealth is Wal-Mart, similar to nearly all of the states. The University of Pennsylvania takes 2nd place. According to statistics from January the year 2010, Pennsylvania's unemployment rate is 8.8%.