Total employment in Luton and Bedfordshire is over 240,000 London-Luton Airport is home to one of Bedfordshire’s largest employers, Thomson Travel The state-of-the-art Capability Green site is currently home to 11 major employers in the town, with more to come BAe System’s massive new state-of-the-art design and development facility at Capability Green is expected to employ 1,000 people The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) will pump £3.1 billion into "Objective 2" regions like Luton over the next four years Over £25 million in regeneration funding from the Government means low costs for businesses and special projects for local communities