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BUSINESS NATIONWIDE INCREASE IN DISC GOLF POPULARITY KEEPS BUSINESS BOOMING AT DYNAMIC DISCS By Zach DeLoach zach@emporia.com
When businesses across the country started to close in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Emporia resident and Dynamic Discs founder, owner and CEO Jeremy Rusco feared how it would affect his business. As it turned out, for Dynamic Discs, the silver lining of a global pandemic was substantial. Prior to March 2020, Dynamic Discs — an Emporia-based disc golf manufacturer and retailer with a large online presence — was in a period of expansion, having opened retail stores in Kansas City, Kan., Car-
“We actually had some differences of opinion about whether we should promote disc golf.” JEREMY RUSCO, Dynamic Discs owner and CEO
all over the continent to buy from Dynamic Discs. Even still, Rusco said that the first few weeks of the pandemic were highly concerning, as three of his TIM MOHN/GAZETTE four retail stores — includrollton, Texas and Spring- ing the flagship in Emporia dale, Ark. in addition to its — had to temporarily close original Emporia store. Ad- up shop. ditionally, it ran an online Please see Discs, Page 10 store that allowed people
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