Tulsa offered remote workers $10,000 to move there. The results show how the program shook up the local economy — and what the future of smaller cities could look like.

• The Tulsa Remote program offers remote workers $10,000 to move to Tulsa, Oklahoma.
• Research finds that the influx has boosted local businesses and jobs and increased residents' well-being
• It shows what could happen in other cities that welcome in new workers.

A few years ago, Tulsa, Oklahoma, began to offer something unique to remote workers who moved there: $10,000.

The offer was through a program called Tulsa Remote, which aimed to lure in professionals from elsewhere in the US who can work remotely full-time. The idea is that those workers will come in, bring their skills and spending power, and hopefully stick around.