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Almost heaven: West VirginiaBoom towns normally have lots of opportunities and lots of people. The U.S.’s new “Zoom towns” also have many opportunities — but fewer people. Less populated states are taking advantage of the rise in remote working and using cash and their natural resources to attract outdoor-loving “amenity migrants.”
The Ascend West Virginia program offers $12,000 (€10,100) to people who move to certain towns in the state. It also offers a free outdoor recreation package, networking trips, and educational workshops. The entire package is valued at over $20,000 (€16,800).
Brad D. Smith, co-founder of Ascend West Virginia, told the BBC that “[2020] really accelerated trends that were already underway over the last decade, including a significant shift to remote work and a generation that’s beginning to see rural as the new urban.”
By June 2021, more than 7,000 people from 50 states and 73 countries had applied to the Ascend West Virginia program.
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