- July 24, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
AURORA | The empty 24 Hour Fitness building on South Abilene Street in Aurora is a big motivator for the three owners of FWD Mobility, a small wheelchair servicing business that sits just across the street in a small, nondescript strip mall.
The former gym has the potential to take on a new life as a Paralympic arena, equipped to enable people in wheelchairs to train and participate in sports such as basketball, lacrosse, rugby, tennis, yoga and more, the trio of wheelchair specialists say.
“It’s just a logical thing for a company like ours to provide this,” co-owner John Vcekla told Gov. Jared Polis and Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera this week, pointing to a vision statement for the arena that hangs on the lobby wall. “So that’s our goal.”
Polis and Primavera visited the business as part of their “Powering the Comeback Tour” in an effort to highlight economic relief aimed at small businesses and the…
