I'm glad I'm not the only one to have heard about this - makes me more inclined to think it is true! I hope they will be able to maintain the same level of quality under the new ownership. (And, selfishly, I'm a bit excited about Tennessee as that's closer for me than California!)
This is great news for the skating world. I'm planning on going up there next Saturday for a long overdue sharpening so I'll get the straight info from them.
Makes for a difficult decision for us, whether to go with an Sp-Teri boot, or stick with Jackson since they'll now be on the other side of the country. It wouldn't be a problem except for the growing feet part. Of course a yearly visit to Scott Hamilton's Academy might be worthwhile.