Small Cities Chase Remote Workers With Bikes, Bitcoin and Cash
The war for big city talent—and their disposable income and taxes—is on.
Future of Work: Bikes, Bitcoin and Bonuses—How Smaller Cities Lure Remote Workers
Across America, smaller cities and less-populated states have been offering cash and perks to lure remote workers away from big metropolitan areas. The phenomenon has accelerated as the coronavirus pandemic moved hybrid and full-time work from home into the mainstream, perhaps for good.
But are these incentives— ranging from Bitcoin to eBikes to cash bonuses—worth packing a moving van? On this episode of Bloomberg’s Future of Work, we dive into programs in Oklahoma, West Virginia and even Hawaii where the goal is to attract knowledge workers (and their disposable income and taxes) to a new life—with a little swag to sweeten the deal.