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Lift Truck Chain Burbank - Lift Truck Chain Burbank - Burbank is a medium-sized city with a projected population (during the year 2007) of about 108,000. It is located in Los Angeles County, in the state of California, United States.

There are two major distinct areas in Burbank. One is nestled on the slopes and foothills that eventually give rise to the Verdugo Mountains. Located in this area is the civic center, downtown, and various key neighbourhoods. The other major area stretches 12 miles (19 kms) north of downtown Los Angeles to the flatlands in the eastern end of the San Fernando Valley. Burbank is considered the "Media Capital of the World" and is home to a lot of media and entertainment companies including Warner Music Group, The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Entertainment, NBC Universal, Cartoon Network, The CW television network, Viacom, Nickelodeon and PBS.

More people commute to work in Burbank then reside there. The San Fernando Valley Economic Research Center at California State University- Northridge reported that the combined payroll for the private business sector within Burbank was 5.7 billion (during the year 2005). The CSUN's economic researchers report that the private sector in Burbank employed 125,871 individuals in 2005 while Glendale, a city close by, hired only 74,149 people. Burbank is the top of the list when it comes to employment numbers and payroll for the internet, telecommunications, media and entertainment fields, generating $4.2 billion in payroll and having a total of 64,949 positions.

As the above evidence supports, nearly all of Burbank's economy is based upon the entertainment industry. Burbank is responsible for much of the real production, while Hollywood is still considered the home of entertainment. In addition to the businesses written above, New Wave Entertainment, Dick Clark Productions, Insomniac Games, ABC and DIC Entertainment likewise have headquarters or facilities within Burbank.

The city is home the largest airport within the state of California, and to the Burbank Empire centre. The Burbank Empire centre was opened in 2001 and has a strong theme of aviation. The center was made by Zelman Development Company for $250 million. It is located on Empire Avenue where "Skunk Works" and other Lockheed Properties were once situated. The businesses inside the centre are prospering, and by the year 2003 many of the retailers and restaurants were ranked in the top national performers in the franchise, if not the top. More than eleven percent of Burbank's sale tax revenue comes from the Burbank Empire Centre. This does not include the nearby Costco, which is also part of the Empire Center Development.