The U.S. Gymnastics Championships are on now in Kansas City and the equipment being used there was made at AAI/Spalding in Jefferson. Mark Lane of AAI/Spalding in Jefferson said the employees here take a lot of pride in their jobs, and like seeing the equipment they made be displayed on TV, whether it’s gymnastics, the NBA, WNBA, or NCAA.

“They like pointing out to friends and relatives that they helped make that piece of equipment, and that it was made in Jefferson.”