The efactory and Codefi are excited to launch a first-of-its-kind partnership that will transform entrepreneurial support and workforce development across southern Missouri. Teams from Codefi and the efactory were joined by State and Federal officials in Cape Girardeau this morning as the programs announced the launch of one of the largest regional workforce and economic development initiatives in Missouri’s history.
Recent grant awards from the Missouri Technology Corporation to both efactory and Codefi will empower two of the state’s most successful innovation hubs to accelerate digital workforce development and job creation and to support the growth of the next generation of industry-leading, high-growth companies in 47 counties across Southern Missouri.
Known as the Southern Missouri Innovation Network (Innovate SOMO), the first-of-its-kind regional network is supported by over 100 leading companies and stakeholders in the region and includes strategic partnerships with the Missouri Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, Jordan Valley Innovation Center, Crowder College, Missouri State University, Missouri State University-West Plains, Three Rivers College, Southeast Missouri State University, Mineral Area College, Community Foundation of the Ozarks, as well as support from workforce development, economic development, and Chambers of Commerce across the region.