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Apr 10, 2026
They Lost Their AI Backend at 7PM. They Made the Finals Anyway.
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Apr 7, 2026
Three AI Events You Don’t Want to Miss — And What You’ll Learn
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Mar 31, 2026
How to Apply to the MTC IDEA Fund: A Missouri Founder's Guide
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Mar 19, 2026
You Built It in a Weekend. Now Why Won't Anyone Buy It?
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Mar 12, 2026
A Sheet Metal Journeyman and a CS Student Just Won the Same Competition
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Feb 4, 2026
After a Decade in Rural Missouri, Codefi Launches AI-Native Programs Statewide with Plans for National Expansion
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Jan 27, 2026
Why 42% of Startups Fail (And It's Not What You Think)
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Dec 1, 2025
Is AI Driving Your Business or Driving You Crazy?
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Nov 24, 2025
Missouri's First Vibeathon Proves AI Coding Isn't Just for Engineers
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Nov 20, 2025
Codefi Announces AgTech AI Startup Studio and Vibeathon Cape
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Nov 13, 2025
Codefi to Lead Panel on AI and Entrepreneurship at 2025 SEED Symposium
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Oct 31, 2025
From Code to Product - Codefi’s New AI Native Tech Training
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Oct 2, 2025
From Cape to KC - Missouri’s First Vibeathon Turns Local Problems into Working Prototypes
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Sep 26, 2025
Building What Matters - Announcing Codefi's AI Industry Startup Studios in HealthTech, Ag-Tech, and Advanced Manufacturing
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Jun 9, 2025
The Southern Missouri Bet - Rural America Deserves Venture Capital
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May 12, 2025
Navigating Our Next Chapter - Reflections and Future Directions
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Mar 21, 2025
Get Ready for the First-Ever Innovate SOMO Week!
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Aug 30, 2024
Youth Coding League Launches Innovative Curriculum
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Aug 5, 2024
Code Labs Interview with Graduate, Anthony Rodrigez
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Jul 15, 2024
Code Labs Interview with Graduate, Kyle Steinmann
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Jul 2, 2024
Code Labs Expands with New Skill Development Courses
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Jun 5, 2024
Code Labs Interview with Graduate, Crystal Campbell
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Apr 26, 2024
Interview with Ashley Anderson - Code Labs Graduate, Bounce My Big Idea Participant and Founder of MindfulCode
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Apr 18, 2024
Venture Philanthropy Meets Venture Capital - Innovate SOMO Funds Blaze a Trail
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Mar 27, 2024
Codefi Announces Multi-State Ozarks Startup Weekend to be hosted in Springfield, Missouri
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Feb 8, 2024
From Date Night Money to Disrupting the Payments Industry
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Jan 25, 2024
Codefi’s 1ST50K Startup Competition crosses $1 million in grants awarded, calls on community to embrace 2024 companies
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Jan 24, 2024
Tech Founder Spotlight - Myke Bates
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Nov 14, 2023
Organizations Across the Southern Missouri Innovation Network Enter into Partnerships, Increase Access to Resources for Local Entrepreneurs and Talent
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Nov 13, 2023
Codefi Welcomes 15 Companies and Aspiring Entrepreneurs into Nationally Recognized 120-Day Tech Startup Program
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Oct 2, 2023
Codefi Expands Regional Team in Southwest Missouri
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Aug 9, 2023
Historic Tech Startup Programs Launched
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Jul 26, 2023
State Officials Recognize Innovate SOMO
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Jul 24, 2023
Codefi Further Ignites Economic Growth Through Expansion into Southwest Missouri
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Jul 14, 2023
Codefi Invited to White House for Rural Tech Project
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Jul 7, 2023
Department of Labor Approves Codefi’s Code Labs as Registered Apprenticeship Program
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Jun 8, 2023
Code Labs grads ready to get to work!
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Mar 23, 2023
$2.1 Million Awarded to Codefi Foundation and Regional Partners to Revitalize Small Businesses Across Southern Missouri
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Mar 19, 2023
Code Labs Success Story - Caleb Osborn
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Mar 13, 2023
Helping Schools Meet New Missouri Computer Science Standards
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Mar 8, 2023
$600,000 Awarded to Codefi Foundation for Innovate SOMO Expansion
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Feb 27, 2023
Code Labs Success Story - Hannah Hoy Hammonds
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Feb 8, 2023
Southwest Missouri Teams Sweep the Youth Coding League’s Spring 2023 Roster
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Feb 1, 2023
Code Labs Success Story - Patrick Oswald
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Jan 24, 2023
$1.5 Million Awarded to Codefi Foundation for Tech Workforce Training
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Jan 11, 2023
Code Labs Success Story - Joseph Williams
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Nov 30, 2022
1ST50K Awardee Ewagers Approved to Officially Launch
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Nov 14, 2022
Transition, Local Tech Startup, Wins the Center on Rural Innovation’s Small Towns, Big Ideas Pitch Competition
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Nov 14, 2022
Code Labs Success Story - Bri Grimsley
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Nov 4, 2022
Local Tech Startup, Sequel, Selected to Present at North America’s Leading Blockchain Summit
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Oct 24, 2022
Code Labs Success Story - Zelda Mazur
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Oct 11, 2022
$2 Million Awarded to Codefi Foundation from Highly-Competitive National Program Accelerating Tech-Based Economic Development
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Sep 28, 2022
Code Labs Success Story
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Sep 13, 2022
Transition Selected for the Google for Startups Black Founders Fund
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Aug 30, 2022
Youth Coding League Fall 2022 Season Preview and Kickoff
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Aug 29, 2022
Founders of Innovate SOMO Announce Fund in Partnership with Community Foundation of the Ozarks to Support Businesses Across Southern Missouri
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Aug 24, 2022
Welcome to the Youth Coding League: Fall 2022
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Aug 4, 2022
Region's Tech Startup Community Continues to Grow
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May 17, 2022
21 Communities Visiting Cape Girardeau for Rural Innovation Network Summit
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Apr 8, 2022
Introducing Innovate SOMO
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Dec 2, 2018
Building a Technology Sector (Part 3): Talent
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Nov 13, 2018
Building a Technology Sector (Part 2): The Hub
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Oct 30, 2018
Building a Technology Sector (Part 1): Startups
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