Growth Fitness to “Pump-Up” Business in Downtown Oakwood

Community leaders welcoming Growth Fitness to the Village of Oakwood (from left to right), Oakwood Development Company President, Blane Fickel; PCED Director, Tim Copsey; Oakwood Mayor, Josh Duslak and Growth Fitness Owner, Kass Chesnut.

Growth Fitness is opening it’s second Paulding County location in the Village of Oakwood this Spring. Owned and operated by Paulding County businessman Kass Chesnut, Growth Fitness offers a wide variety of fitness equipment for men and women and currently is open and operating in the Chief Shopping Center in Paulding. Among other amenities, Growth Fitness members have access to free high speed internet access.

“Our Growth Fitness operation in Paulding has been very successful and we anticipate having the same success in Oakwood,” said Mr. Chesnut. “We’ll be opening in the old Oakwood Hardware and Lumberyard in the heart of the Village.”

Oakwood Growth Fitness will open and accepting members this Spring.

Members can access the gym day or night using a convenient cellphone app.

“Growth Fitness will occupy about a third of the available space in the building. We are developing plans to bring other new businesses into the remaining space,” Chesnut added. Chesnut recently acquired the building from Auglaize Spirits and Coffee, LLC.

“We are thrilled to have a young entrepreneur like Kass investing in the Village of Oakwood,” states Oakwood Mayor Josh Duslak. “Our hope is that Growth Fitness attracts complimentary businesses to our downtown area, such as a specialty coffee shop with fresh baked goods or a smoothie and ice cream parlor.” 

Oakwood Development Company President, Blane Fickel, is extremely optimistic about what’s ahead for the community. “Growth Fitness is just one of several new businesses we see coming to Oakwood in 2024. With the help of Tim Copsey and his great team at Paulding County Economic Development, we’re making it known that Oakwood is ‘Open for Business.'”

For more information on Growth Fitness, visit them online at www.growthfitnesspaulding.com