Topeka, Kansas is among a growing list of cities offering financial incentives to attract new ... [+] residents. Under a pilot program called Choose Topeka, the capital city is offering incentives worth up to $15,000 to encourage talent to move to Topeka and Shawnee County. Choose Topeka will reimburse individuals with job offers in Topeka up to $15,000 for prospective home buyers and $10,000 for renters signing a one-year lease. The Greater Topeka PartnershipThe Greater Topeka area in Shawnee County represents a community of 178,915 people in the Greater Kansas City region that’s less than an hour from downtown Kansas City. The Greater Topeka PartnershipBob Ross, senior vice president of marketing at the Greater Topeka Partnership, said he just moved back to Topeka five months ago from Houston.

Source: Forbes December 18, 2019 00:07 UTC