Morey’s Piers Honored as NJ Business of Year

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Morey’s Piers Honored as NJ Business of Year



WILDWOOD — The Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurship at Farleigh Dickinson University selected Morey's Piers as a recipient of the 2009 New Jersey Business of the Year award.

The honor, presented this month at a luncheon at the Crystal Plaza in Livingston, goes to the most successful family-owned businesses in the state with annual sales of more than $10 million, according to a release.

According to the institute, eligibility requires companies to have successive generations involved in developing a good business that has a positive impact on the community. Morey's Piers was recognized for reinventing the boardwalk by developing new and exciting attractions that bring families together, the Institute said in announcing the selections.

"But the grabber was their community involvement," said Bob Gabriel, one of the judges who voted this year. "They created a community through their business. Add to that the importance of Morey's Piers to the Wildwoods, the employment track record and the multi-generational aspect and you have a winning recipe,” he said.

Jack and Will Morey accepted the award with a sense of humility, while surrounded by family and many members of their team.

Noted the Moreys, "We greatly appreciate this honor, especially in the context of all the fine family businesses under consideration. We’re standing on our father’s shoulders, and standing together with a great team that remains focused on our mission, to ‘provide a spectacular family recreation experience in an exceptionally safe, clean, friendly and unique environment.’”.

Winners of the state award are eligible for the National Family Business of the Year Competition.

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