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(Columbia, MO) In the heart of mid-Missouri, there is a destination called “The District”. Downtown Columbia, Missouri is branded with this name. The District continues to flourish, being composed of businesses, government offices, non-profit organizations, and...

DeLine Gym, owned by Greg DeLine, an entrepreneur and successful businessman, provides a place for Porter Basketball Academy to work with the youth of our community. "I recognized a serious shortage of gym space in our community," DeLine explained.    “I have a real...

The vision of Greg and Kelly DeLine for 4508 N O’Neal Rd. continues to come to life in ways they never could have imagined. In the summer of 2021, the DeLines partnered with the University of Missouri to turn this largely unused property into a research site. The...

Leaders are important in any organization. The world needs more good ideas than bad ones, and it needs more people who are willing to take the initiative and put their necks on the line to make things better. It’s a skill that not many people have. Some may say it...

If you want to break into the digital business world, you need to have the right business. The right business varies from one person to another—there is no one-size-fits-all solution. As we live in a fast-paced digital world, it’s no wonder why a lot of entrepreneurs...

Leadership varies from person to person, from organization to organization. Authoritarian leaders are those who use their positions of power to force others to do as they please. Laissez-faire leaders let everyone do what they want, as long as everything gets done....

You wouldn’t expect someone with a fairly substantial fear of heights to strap on a harness and repel off an eight story hotel. But that’s exactly what Greg DeLine and dozens of other community influencers did this past weekend in support of Love Columbia, a...

Businesses, ideas, and inventions usually sprout from the minds of entrepreneurs who see a need or problem and find a way to fix or improve it. Greg DeLine has a unique ability to do just that. He is a brilliant entrepreneur who has a rare talent to see problems...

30 years ago, Columbia Missouri's population was 69,831. A growing small town without a clear trajectory of exactly where it was headed. Fast forward 30 years, Columbia’s population has soared to 125,000 — nearly doubling their population in the last 30 years....