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Tulsa Retools Itself for the Remote Work Revolution

August 9, 2022 /

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Tulsa has long relied on oil and gas to fuel its economy. It’s created a tech and entertainment ecosystem that turned out to be a perfect fit for the era of remote work.

Tulsa Remote is the most successful of the dozens of relocation incentive programs around the country, having brought 1,800 people to town so far. According to an EIG study of the early arrivers, 88 percent of them were college graduates, with an average income of $105,000. “People who can work remotely, by definition their skills are augmented by technology and they are highly paid,” Fikri says.

Tulsa Remote offers them more than money. There are 25 full-time staffers devoted to holding newcomers’ hands, helping them with housing and other relocation needs and then introducing them around through various networking events held on average every other night. “It’s kind of like an orientation into the city model,” says Vondell Burns, a “remoter” who moved herself and her video production company to Tulsa from Brooklyn. “A lot of the beauty in Tulsa Remote was that they would provide you the opportunity to network on their dime, which is unheard of.”

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