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An E-Newsletter of the Lakewood Industrial Commission
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We are pleased to showcase one of the niche-market manufacturers in the Lakewood Industrial Parks
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Flippers, Bumpers,
and Wizard Modes at
Jersey Jack's
Pinball Company
Behind the factory walls of 1645 Oak Street in the Lakewood Industrial Park, dozens of workers busy themselves each day assembling thousands of parts into a colorful product designed with one goal in mind - fun! Operating since early 2011, the 42,000-square-foot factory is one of only two in the world that manufactures pinball machines.
Jack Guarnieri, founder, president and chief executive officer of Jersey Jack Pinball, said the startup company is drawing new followers to a game that traces its roots to the 1930s, which pairs skill and luck to ultimately put smiles on people's faces.
With thousands of customers around the world looking to buy pinball machines that sell for about $8,000 to $9,500 apiece, Guarnieri is guessing that Jersey Jack Pinball has grown into a multi-million-dollar company.
Guarnieri, a Jackson resident, is no stranger to the business of fun. He started out in the amusement game industry in New York in 1975 as a pinball machine repairman. He operated Fuzzy's Family Fun Factory in Howell, a popular amusement center for children's parties, from 1996 to 1999. Then, he started an online sales site
PinballSales.com, based in Lakewood in 1999 and worked there for 15 years.
With only one pinball machine manufacturer left in the world, Stern Pinball, Inc. in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, Guarnieri saw a void and he took a chance. He leased the 42,000-square-foot factory in the Lakewood Industrial Park in the midst of the economic recession, and he designed an epic pinball machine based on a perennial classic, "The Wizard of Oz.'' The game features a winged monkey, a melting witch, munchkin huts, ruby slipper flippers, animation displayed on a high-definition LCD monitor, and LED lights flashing -- what Guarnieri says are a billion different colors.
... read more about Jersey Jack
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The Lakewood Industrial Commission (LIC) was established in 1960 under the enabling statute: N.J.S.A.
40:55B-1, et seq.
Its volunteer commissioners are charged with fostering local and regional economic growth, increasing employment opportunities, and promoting the economic well-being of businesses in Lakewood Township.
The Lakewood Industrial Park is the second largest industrial park system in New Jersey, covering 2000+ acres. More than 400 businesses, which have created and support about 11,000 jobs, are located within Lakewood's M-1 (Industrial) and PS (Industrial Park Professional Service) Zones.
LAKEWOOD INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION
Board Members:
Robert Kirschner, Chairman
Justin Flancbaum, Vice Chairman
Gregory B. Stafford-Smith, Secretary
Commissioner Neil S. Brooks
Commissioner Thomas Calabro
Commissioner Solomon Katz
Commissioner Edwin J. Schuster
Steven Reinman, Executive Director
Hon. Raymond G. Coles, Co-Liaison
Hon. Michael J. D'Elia, Sr., Co-Liaison
For more information about the LIC and opportunities
for commercial business in Lakewood's industrial parks, contact:
Executive Director Steven Reinman,
732-364-2500 Ext. 5333.
Offices of the LIC are located in the
Lakewood Municipal Building,
231 Third Street, Lakewood, N.J. 08701
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We welcome the following businesses that have located to or expanded within Lakewood's Industrial Parks over the last six months!
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Silver and Crystal Gallery
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| Advanced Database Management |
| Plan B Promotions |
| Airgas |
| Boruch Trading |
| 4MD Medical Supplies |
| BDN Pet Foods |
| The Brand Authority |
| Luxury Emporium LLC |
| Alliance Appliance |
| Webers Distribuition |
| NT&S |
| ABC Baby Care |
| Mattress Maven |
| Ocean Home Health Supply |
| Pentair |
| Feltman Brothers |
| Perfect Stucco |
| Dealmed Medical Supplies |
| Flock Free Bird Control & Make Em Move MFG |
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SUDLER CONTINUES TO SEE SUCCESS WITH SPEC BUILDINGS IN LAKEWOOD, N.J.
First Building is 100 Percent Leased, Second to Welcome First Tenant Just Weeks after Completion
Just weeks after leasing the final 20,400 square-foot-space at the 140,000-square-foot industrial building at 1001 New Hampshire Avenue in Lakewood to SUNRUN, Inc. a leading solar company, The Sudler Companies have commenced construction on the neighboring 70,000-square-foot 1205 Paco Way.
...more
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INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR SALE OR LEASE
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The following is a list of developers and realtors who have an active presence in Lakewood's Industrial Parks. They may be able to help you.
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Becoming a
Foreign Trade Zone Operator may benefit your business. Please contact our office for more information on FTZ #235 and the benefits offered.
Contact:
Patricia A. Komsa, Zone Director
Call: 848-222-6333
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Civil Air Patrol- Pineland Squadron
United States Air Force Auxiliary
732-920-1425
Interested in becoming a CAP Pilot
or the join the Cadet Program?
Click to Learn More!
Jersey Aero Club - 848-565-1478
Flight training and membership
Flight training and membership
Aerial Sign North Inc - 732-730-3591
Towing banners on the Jersey Shore since 1976
Sightseeing Rides with Ocean Helicopter
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If we can be of any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us!
Anita Doyle
231 Third Street
Lakewood, NJ 08701
P: 848-222-6334 (direct)
F: 732-994-4574
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MILSPRAY™
- Finding Solutions in Lakewood
Founded in a garage 15 years ago by Todd Bullivant who used baby food jars while experimenting with ways to apply small containers of touch-paint to military vehicles,
Milspray Military Technologies™ (
www.milspray.com) today is a thriving business with an international reach and a growing client base.
The privately held company currently employs about 60 people deployed in such far-flung places as Guam as well as Camp Pendleton in San Diego and the Fort Irwin U.S. Army National Training Center
in the
Mojave Desert
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both in
California
, and
Camp LeJeune,
N.C
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Ten years ago
Milspray™
moved to Lakewood from Asbury Park and now occupies a 20,000
square-foot building, its headquarters, on Towbin Avenue in Lakewood's Industrial Park. Here, it develops and delivers products, systems, and services for the Department of Defense (DOD), government agencies, law enforcement and commercial businesses domestically and internationally to include
corrosion
prevention services for vehicles and equipment, renewable energy systems, portable vehicle wash systems, touch-up paints, and specialty coatings.
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Developer
Mark Chopp
Sees Lakewood as the Land of Opportunity
He's Not Alone!
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A prime example of the commercial building explosion taking place in Lakewood was the recent dedication and tour of the Lakewood Professional Center, 15 America Avenue, Lakewood. For Mark Chopp, the developer and president of Lakewood Equity Group, this project, the second of four building projects planned by Lakewood Equity, is just the beginning.
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T-Hangars at Lakewood Airport
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he Lakewood Industrial Commission (LIC) has entered into a long-term agreement with the Township of Lakewood that will enable the Commission to construct 30 hangars - in three buildings with 10 T-hangars each.
Airplane owners will be able to rent the hangar space from the LIC to house their planes and to work on them in a protected environment. Deposits for almost all available hangar space have already been received.
Robert Kirschner, chairman of the LIC, said, "Lakewood Airport has seen steady growth paralleling that of the surrounding Lakewood Industrial Parks.
"Local airplane owners, patrons of the Lakewood Airport, have expressed avid interest in the past about leasing hangar space at this airport. The LIC determined that the construction of the hangar buildings would enhance the overall use of the airport and contribute to the growth of the airport, and the industrial and commercial uses that surround it."
Future plans for the airport may include a new terminal building to replace the current structure, a restaurant, and an observation deck to offer better views of the air traffic activity at Lakewood Airport. Funding for these projects would come from land sales under federal guidelines. Public financing, loans or bonding are not expected to be involved with any of these future projects.
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| Skydiving was a popular sport in the 1970s |
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Blackhawk flyover at Lakewood Airport 2016
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Lakewood Airport Conditions
For more information about Lakewood Airport,
contact Aviation Charter Patrol by calling 732-363-6400
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We hope that you enjoyed the read.
Editors
Anita Doyle,
Newsletter Editor
Frances A. Kirschner,
Contributing Editor
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