The U.S. Gymnastics Championships are just over a week away. They’ll be held in the Sprint Center in Kansas City starting Aug. 8. The equipment used the the multi-day event on national television was manufactured in Jefferson, Iowa, at AAI/Spalding. Mark Lane of AAI/Spalding talked with Raccoon Valley Radio about it. “This will be the 48th straight year AAI has been the supplier for the U.S. Gymnastics Championships, so we’ve got a pretty good track record with that meet. Since it’s close, we’ll have a pretty good presence down there.”

AAI started in 1954 as American Trampoline and has changed names and ownership over the decades, but has always called Jefferson home.