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From Cape to KC - Missouri’s First Vibeathon Turns Local Problems into Working Prototypes

October 2, 2025

Building What Matters - Announcing Codefi's AI Industry Startup Studios in HealthTech, Ag-Tech, and Advanced Manufacturing

September 26, 2025

The Southern Missouri Bet - Rural America Deserves Venture Capital

June 9, 2025

Navigating Our Next Chapter - Reflections and Future Directions

May 12, 2025

Get Ready for the First-Ever Innovate SOMO Week!

March 21, 2025

Youth Coding League Launches Innovative Curriculum

August 30, 2024

Code Labs Interview with Graduate, Anthony Rodrigez

August 5, 2024

Code Labs Interview with Graduate, Kyle Steinmann

July 15, 2024

Code Labs Expands with New Skill Development Courses

July 2, 2024

Code Labs Interview with Graduate, Crystal Campbell

June 5, 2024

Interview with Ashley Anderson - Code Labs Graduate, Bounce My Big Idea Participant and Founder of MindfulCode

April 26, 2024

Venture Philanthropy Meets Venture Capital - Innovate SOMO Funds Blaze a Trail

April 18, 2024

Codefi Announces Multi-State Ozarks Startup Weekend to be hosted in Springfield, Missouri

March 27, 2024

Empowering Southern Missouri Youth with Future-Ready Skills - A Call to Support the Youth Coding League through the Youth Opportunities Program

March 12, 2024

From Date Night Money to Disrupting the Payments Industry

February 8, 2024

Codefi’s 1ST50K Startup Competition crosses $1 million in grants awarded, calls on community to embrace 2024 companies

January 25, 2024

Tech Founder Spotlight - Myke Bates

January 24, 2024

Organizations Across the Southern Missouri Innovation Network Enter into Partnerships, Increase Access to Resources for Local Entrepreneurs and Talent

November 14, 2023

Codefi Welcomes 15 Companies and Aspiring Entrepreneurs into Nationally Recognized 120-Day Tech Startup Program

November 13, 2023

Codefi granted $200,000 to support startup spaces through Missouri Technology Corporation's Physical Infrastructure Grant Program

October 4, 2023

Codefi Expands Regional Team in Southwest Missouri

October 2, 2023

Limited Time to Receive Tax Credit for Contributions Supporting Expansion of Youth Coding League in Southern Missouri

September 15, 2023

Historic Tech Startup Programs Launched

August 9, 2023

State Officials Recognize Innovate SOMO

July 26, 2023

Codefi Further Ignites Economic Growth Through Expansion into Southwest Missouri

July 24, 2023

Codefi Invited to White House for Rural Tech Project

July 14, 2023

Department of Labor Approves Codefi’s Code Labs as Registered Apprenticeship Program

July 7, 2023

Code Labs grads ready to get to work!

June 8, 2023

$2.1 Million Awarded to Codefi Foundation and Regional Partners to Revitalize Small Businesses Across Southern Missouri

March 23, 2023

Code Labs Success Story - Caleb Osborn

March 19, 2023

Helping Schools Meet New Missouri Computer Science Standards

March 13, 2023

$600,000 Awarded to Codefi Foundation for Innovate SOMO Expansion

March 8, 2023

Code Labs Success Story - Hannah Hoy Hammonds

February 27, 2023

Southwest Missouri Teams Sweep the Youth Coding League’s Spring 2023 Roster

February 8, 2023

Code Labs Success Story - Patrick Oswald

February 1, 2023

$1.5 Million Awarded to Codefi Foundation for Tech Workforce Training

January 24, 2023

Code Labs Success Story - Joseph Williams

January 11, 2023

1ST50K Awardee Ewagers Approved to Officially Launch

November 30, 2022

Transition, Local Tech Startup, Wins the Center on Rural Innovation’s Small Towns, Big Ideas Pitch Competition

November 14, 2022

Code Labs Success Story - Bri Grimsley

November 14, 2022

Local Tech Startup, Sequel, Selected to Present at North America’s Leading Blockchain Summit

November 4, 2022

Code Labs Success Story - Zelda Mazur

October 24, 2022

$2 Million Awarded to Codefi Foundation

October 11, 2022

Code Labs Success Story - Ashley Lovette

September 28, 2022

Transition Selected for the Google for Startups Black Founders Fund

September 13, 2022

AltCap Expanding into Southern Missouri Through a Partnership with Innovate SOMO

September 2, 2022

Youth Coding League Fall 2022 Season Preview and Kickoff

August 30, 2022

Founders of Innovate SOMO Announce Fund in Partnership with Community Foundation of the Ozarks to Support Businesses Across Southern Missouri

August 29, 2022

Welcome to the Youth Coding League - Fall 2022

August 24, 2022

Codefi Introduces 2022 1ST50K Startup Competition Awardees

August 4, 2022

21 Communities Visiting Cape Girardeau for Rural Innovation Network Summit

May 17, 2022

Introducing Innovate SOMO

April 8, 2022

Codefi and New Partners Receive Nearly $1 Million to Expand Digital Workforce and Business Development Programs Across Southern Missouri

March 22, 2022

Southeast Missouri and West Kentucky Level Up with Contender Esports

January 31, 2022

Youth Coding League Fall 2021 Regular Season Midpoint - a Look at Team Standings

October 19, 2021

Fall 2021 Youth Coding League Season Preview

September 6, 2021

1ST50K Startup Competition Announces 2021 Awardees

September 6, 2021

1ST50K Awardee SHO.ai Launches Free Brand Management Platform Beta

August 26, 2021

Welcome to the Youth Coding League - Fall 2021

August 24, 2021

4 Ways to Prep for the Software Developer Industry

July 27, 2021

Coworking - The New Work-From-Home

July 23, 2021

How You Can Launch a Coding Program at Your School (Even With a Busy Schedule)

July 22, 2021

Big Fish, Small Pond – 4 Reasons Why Small Cities are Better for Startups

July 21, 2021

1ST50K Startup Competition Opens 2021 Applications

April 16, 2021

Glenn Campbell “Makes Bills” with “Bills” in Necessary Entrepreneur Podcast

February 15, 2021

Codefi turns 6 while closing in on $30 Million

December 1, 2020

Codefi and Partners Awarded $1.7 Million from Department of Labor and Delta Regional Authority to Establish Digital Workforce Coalitions in Missouri and Kentucky

November 23, 2020

Powering the Potential of Rural Communities

November 6, 2020

Codefi Partners with Southeast Missouri State University to Support Entrepreneurship and Tech Business Development Programs

September 2, 2020

Codefi Announces “The Future is Digital Challenge,” a Free Digital Upskilling Initiative for Rural America

August 31, 2020

Codefi Expands Digital Workforce and Economy Development Programs to Western Kentucky

August 28, 2020

Unprecedented Award Announcement for 2020’s 1ST50K Startup Competition

August 13, 2020

1ST50K Competition Committee Announces Startup Founders Heading to Cape Girardeau for 2020 Pitch Day

July 24, 2020

LaunchCode to Code Labs One to a Career in Tech - Kayla’s Story

May 5, 2020

Getting Sh*t Done During a Pandemic

April 2, 2020

Sho Rust Reflects on 1ST50K and the Last Year of Startup Development

March 23, 2020

Stories from the 2019 Code Labs Cohort - Jacob, Roy and Zack

March 18, 2020

Nathan Holmes Looks Back on a Year of Startup Development Through 1ST50K

March 9, 2020

From the Charles L. Hutson Visionary Award to Our Vision for the Future - Our $2 Million Goal

March 3, 2020

Codefi By the Numbers, Part V

November 7, 2019

Marquette Tech District Receives $750,000 Federal Grant

July 25, 2019

Marquette Tech District Announces Healthcare Hackathon Winners

July 24, 2019

Codefi Connecting, Supporting and Celebrating Women Entrepreneurs

July 19, 2019

Youth Coding League Champions Go Home with Trophies, Prizes at All-Star Party

May 16, 2019

1ST50K Startup Competition Accepting Applications

April 15, 2019

Codefi and the Marquette Tech District Foundation selected to participate in inaugural Rural Innovation Initiative

February 18, 2019

2019 Healthcare Hackathon

January 18, 2019

Building a Technology Sector (Part 3) - Talent

December 2, 2018

Building a Technology Sector (Part 2) - The Hub

November 13, 2018

Building a Technology Sector (Part 1) - Startups

October 30, 2018

Marquette Tech District Foundation and Saint Francis Healthcare System Partner for Hackathon

October 18, 2018

Introducing the Youth Coding League

August 24, 2018

Building a Technology Sector

August 12, 2018

1ST50K Announces Seven Finalists for 2018 Startup Competition

August 6, 2018

Shifting into High Gear

June 28, 2018

Marquette Tech District Foundation Receives $400,000 in Funding to Grow 1ST50K Startup Competition

March 14, 2018

Fireside Chat with Mike Van de Ven of Southeast Airlines

March 12, 2018

Stacy Dohogne Lane Named Community Director at Codefi

February 23, 2018

Codefi Turns Three

December 1, 2017

Delta Regional Authority to Increase Adult Computer Programming Training Throughout the Delta

October 11, 2017

1ST50K Awards $50,000 Grant to Applied Behavioral Analysis Startup

August 11, 2017

Startup Companies from Around the World Coming to Cape, Competing for $50,000

July 23, 2017

Dr. James Stapleton Appointed to Governor Greitens' New Innovation Task Force

June 19, 2017

Fireside Chat with Glenn Campbell of LIDS