Choose Topeka & Enjoy the Ride
Whether you will soon graduate, have recently graduated or are looking to make a position or career transition, Choose Topeka and you will find a community to experience the ride of your life. Cruise through the site to explore Topeka businesses, quality of life offerings, and to learn more about 15,000 other reasons to Choose Topeka.
Largest Employers:
Advisors Excel
AT&T
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas
BNSF Railway
Capitol Federal
Colmery-O’Neil VA Medical Center
Evergy
Frito-Lay
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Hill’s Pet Nutrition
Home Depot Rapid Deployment Center
JM Smucker Pet Foods
Mars
Reser’s Fine Foods
SE2
Security Benefit
Southwest Publishing
State of Kansas
Stormont Vail Health
Target Distribution Center
Topeka Public Schools
University of Kansas Health Systems St. Francis Campus
US Foods
Washburn University
Choose Topeka as your new home and you could get up to $15,000 in your pocket. Our Choose Topeka program partners with Shawnee County employers to select talented professionals like you to relocate to Topeka and the Shawnee County community.
You belong here.
Eligibility Requirements:
On Site:
- Purchase or rent a home, for primary residence, in Shawnee County within a year of hire / move*
- Eligible to work in the U.S.*
- Move to Topeka for full time position*
- Employer participation in matching funds
Remote:
- Limit one relocation incentive per household
- Minimum 3 months waiting period
- Remote employer must be located outside Shawnee County
- *Also required for the remote incentive
BENEFITS
On Site
Up to $10K in funds for renting in the first year, up to $15K in funds for home purchase
GO Topeka/JEDO & Employer funds matching 50%. Employer funds $2.5K up to $15K with employee transfer
After 1st year, GO Topeka/JEDO reimburse 50% match of the total qualified relocation incentive to the employer for employee retention
Remote
Up to $5K in funds for renting in the first year, up to $10K in funds for home purchase
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On Site Interest Submission
*Incentives are performance based, after the employee has moved and resided in the community for a year and may be used for all moving related expenses. For primary residences only, the rental agreement incentive is $10,000—a $5,000 match of employer and JEDO funds. The purchase or rehabilitation of a home is a $7,500 match of employer and JEDO funds. Moving costs alone to move a 1-2 bedroom apartment can range from $4,000 to $7,000 and for a 3-4 bedroom home, range from $10,000 to $16,000, depending on the distance and location.
Remote Worker Application
If you do not receive a confirmation message you may be missing information. Please resubmit the form. If you have questions or cannot complete the form please email choosetopeka@topekapartnership.com