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 Seats for Forklifts Memphis - Memphis, the third largest city in Tennessee State and the third biggest in Southeast US, is the county seat of Shelby County. It is within the southwest corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is considered the youngest of Tennessee's four major cities consisting of Chattanooga, Knoxville, and Nashville.
The city brings the character of the American South to the forefront of the regions culture. There are numerous legendary musicians who grew up around the Mississippi Delta area near Memphis. They comprise: Justin Timberlake, Al Green, Isaac Hayes, Booker T. Jones, Howlin' Wolf, B.B. King, W.C. Handy, Robert Johnson, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Muddy Waters, and Elvis Presley. The American music genres, which consist of Crunk, Buck, Gospel, Blues and Rock n' Roll originated from the city. There are also recognized writer from the city of Memphis, like John Grisham, Shelby Foote and Tennessee Williams.
There are a lot of attractions in Memphis City, like for instance: Downtown Memphis, Lichterman Nature Center, Mid-South Fair, Memphis Botanic Garden, Pink Palace Museum, Mud island, The Memphis Zoo, The Memphis Queen, Stax Museum of American Soul Music, and Sun Studio where visitors could hear outtakes from sessions, touch Elvis' first microphone, see lots of memorabilia and hear the real, complete story of the studio which launched the careers of Rufus Thomas, Johnny Cash, Charlie Rich, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Howlin' Wolf, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley & many others.
The location of Memphis is beneficial for business development. It is located among the transportation and shipping industry, which makes it an ideal place for commerce. Memphis City is the home of nine Fortune 500 companies that comprise: International paper, Thomas & Betts, FedEx Corporation, AutoZone incorporated and Schering-Plough Corporation. During 2000, Inc. Magazine rated the city of Memphis number eight among the 50 best major U.S. metro areas for opening a business.
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