CELEBRATING DOUBLE DIGITS

TEN DOWN. SO MANY MORE TO GO.

On our 10th anniversary, we announced some major changes, causing us to expand & come out even stronger.

TIME WARP

LOOKING BACK @ A YEAR OF TRANSFORMATION.

Expanded MSU Mission

Our team exploded with new opportunities to provide talent development.

Momentum for Innovate SOMO

The Missouri Department of Economic Development provided more than $7M to fund Innovate SOMO.

Big Celebration

Celebrated our 10th anniversary & a 40th anniversary for the Missouri SBDC at MSU. We also announced our expansion into Brick City 3, where our codefi friends would have a satellite office.

Launchpad Takes Off

Created Launchpad at MSU to showcase employer opportunities.

University Center Designation

We became one of 72 EDA University Centers.

Ribbon Cutting @ Brick

Confetti and community: That's how we celebrated the grand opening of Brick City 3.
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WELCOMING NEW PEOPLE, PROGRAMS & LOCATIONS

THE MORE THE MERRIER

Earning a University Center Designation

U.S. Economic Development Administration

Supporting the region’s innovators and job creators? ✅ Check! 

Through this, we’re able to expand programming across the area.

Public Safety: A "new to us" program & location

In 2023, we partnered with the Missouri State University School of Criminology and Criminal Justice to provide ALERRT active shooter training to 200 officers from 63 agencies across Missouri.

Brick City 3

👣 Maxing out coworking spaces gave us a huge opportunity to expand our footprint.

Launchpad

A new collaboration space for Missouri State students and employers.

SUPERSTARS

Major growth in impact required a larger team. And we built a phenomenal one!

NOT TO BRAG

LET'S LET THE NUMBERS DO THE TALKING.

It’s more than just coffee that caused a huge surge of activity across the region. It’s the fact that we served as home base for more than 130 companies & more than 240 members throughout the year. We offered more than 200 training programs & events to more than 3,000 people, too!

 

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SPREADING OUR IMPACT

YOUR WINS = OUR WINS

Our regional business consultants blew us away, too. They spent more than 2,400 hours consulting with more than 1,300 business clients, resulting in more than $21 million in capital & equity & more than 500 new jobs.

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Introducing the first-ever MSU Innovation Accelerator

We hosted MSU’s first-ever Innovation Accelerator.

It’s a creative way to:

  • Identify thoughtful and innovative ideas.
  • Unearth leaders and champions.

MAKING IT ALL POSSIBLE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

  • Brad Bodenhausen, Missouri State University
  • Dan Brewer, Brewer Science
  • Dan Cobb
  • Tamara Conn, O’Reilly Automotive
  • Erin Danastasio, Hatch Foundation
  • Jason Gage, City of Springfield
  • Gary Gibson, City Utilities
  • Amanda Hedgpeth, CoxHealth
  • Sarah Hough, Bass Pro Shops
  • Sandy Howard
  • Kim Prater
  • Chris Kleinfeld, SRC Electrical
  • Gary Schafer, FORVIS
  • Clif Smart, Missouri State University
  • Brad Wyrsch, Mercy
Anniversary celebration crowd.

You support entrepreneurship, value the vitality of small businesses & dream big.

WHAT'S NEXT?

We’ve got the team, skills & commitment to keep growing. 

Community is who we are. Forward is where we’re going. Keep up!

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