Economy
The Economic Benefits of Paying Workers to Move
A new study finds that Tulsa’s effort to lure remote workers with $10,000 has returned four times that investment back into the local economy.
Centennial Park in downtown Tulsa.
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When Kagan Conaway saw an Instagram ad offering remote workers $10,000 to move to Tulsa, Oklahoma, she thought it was a scam. The Indiana native had just returned to her home state after living in Wisconsin and was looking for a change. She’d never even been to Oklahoma.
Conaway, 25, was accepted into Tulsa’s program and moved in July 2024 after a visit. “I fell in love with the city after just a few days,” she said.