"1.5 million people live within a 45-minute"

York has been named the UK’s most profitable town for business

The bioscience cluster contains 54 companies and 3,700 life scientists,all working within 8 miles of the city centre
Over 100 IT & digital companies are based here, employing more than 2,400 people

Almost 43,000 people are employed in food & drink in North Yorkshire
More than 10,000 conferences are held in York each year.

York’s economy blends the traditional importance of manufacturing (particularly in food and engineering) with a growing importance as a national centre for business and tourism.
 
Significant investments in local manufacturing, and the growing number of government relocations, have confirmed the importance of the city as a high-quality working environment, particularly for service organisations and high-tech companies escaping the congested South-East.

In 2007, York was named European Tourism City of the Year

4 million visitors a year spend £291m in York, creating 9,279 jobs
77% of visitors return to York, drawn by the mix of Viking and Roman history, the waterfront, the mediaeval city, the museums and the shopping centres
York is home to the UK's National Railway Museum. Winner of the European Museum of the Year award, it was named one of the world's top 10 museums by the Sunday Times

Transport Facts:

600 million passengers pass through York each year
 York is a major station on the East Coast Main Line, and you can be in London 1 hour, 43 minutes. There are up to 30 direct trains each day to London
York offers quick access to the national motorway network. A dual carriageway connection will take you from York to the A1 and the motorway network in 15 minutes.