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19 hours ago
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Timothée Chalamet's new movie ‘Marty Supreme' spent $12M filming in Jersey. See trailer, locations.
First he was Dylan. Now he's a table tennis champion. In 'Marty Supreme,' Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet stars in another period movie inspired by a true story. Like James Mangold's 'A Complete Unknown' — the 2024 Bob Dylan film that won Chalamet a Screen Actors Guild Award — this movie will be released on Christmas. And like the Dylan film, the upcoming Chalamet movie filmed in New Jersey (see details and locations below). Directed by Josh Safdie ('Uncut Gems'), 'Marty Supreme" sees Chalamet play a character named Marty Mauser. The movie takes a cue from the life of Marty Reisman, who was a table tennis champion starting in the 1940s. The United States Table Tennis Hall of Famer, who died in 2012, wrote the 1974 memoir 'The Money Player: The Confessions of America's Greatest Table Tennis Player and Hustler.' A24 released the first teaser trailer for 'Marty Supreme' Wednesday. Chalamet, 29, who is also a producer, stars alongside Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow in the 1950s-set movie, written by Safdie and his frequent collaborator Ronald Bronstein ('Uncut Gems'). Tyler Okonma, the Grammy-winning artist known as Tyler, The Creator, makes his film debut in 'Marty Supreme.' Fran Drescher, 'The Nanny' favorite and president of the Screen Actors Guild, plays the mother of Chalamet's character. The cast also includes magician Penn Jillette, Sandra Bernhard, Abel Ferrara, Odessa A'zion ('Hellraiser,' 'Fresh Kills') and 'Shark Tank' shark Kevin O'Leary. 'Marty Supreme' spent $12 million in New Jersey, receiving a $4.2 million tax credit, the state Economic Development Authority tells NJ Advance Media. The film reportedly had a budget somewhere in the vicinity of $70 million, making the movie one of A24's biggest spends. The production, which mostly filmed in New York, spent 10 days in Jersey last fall, from late September to November. It was not nearly as extensive a local shoot as 'A Complete Unknown' — which filmed in 20 New Jersey cities and towns in 10 counties, spending $80 million in the state — but still represents five counties (Bergen, Burlington, Passaic, Mercer and Union). 'Marty Supreme' filming locations include the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford; a private home on Ellisdale Road in Chesterfield Township, Burlington County; 126 Market St. in Paterson; and Hopewell Borough's post office. Chalamet's Marty and Dylan universes collided at another Jersey location. One local spot where Chalamet filmed both 'A Complete Unknown' and 'Marty Supreme': Elizabeth's Ritz Theatre. Thank you for reading. Please consider supporting with a subscription. Amy Kuperinsky may be reached at akuperinsky@ and followed at @AmyKup on Twitter/X, @ on Bluesky and @kupamy on Instagram and Threads. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Business
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Col. Co. leaders start plans for new data center and technology park in Appling
APPLING, Ga. (WJBF) – With a rise in cyber technology, Columbia County leaders are starting to work on plans to bring a data center to Appling. After recent discussions about ways to improve the county, Economic Development Authority Director Cheney Eldridge says they saw the need for a data center. 'Anything you do on the internet runs through a data center, so they're very important to have—not just for the country, but here in this community,' said Eldridge. County leaders have sent a rezoning application for almost 2000 acres near Morris Callaway Road. They're working with Trammel Crow, a commercial real estate firm out of Atlanta. 'They came to us when we were looking at this piece of property, and have really been with us the whole time working together through a public-private partnership. They're simply an intermediary between us and whoever would come in and locate within this park,' said Eldridge. She says they strategically picked that location, as nearby White Oak Business Park hosts operations for Club Car and Amazon's fulfillment center. 'I think it's important to keep all of these together, because the last thing we want is a splattered amount of projects all over. Industrial, a data center, or even an office park. You want to keep things together just like you want residential together,' Eldridge said. They are not planning on the data center to be an extension of White Oak Business Park, but workers will use that area to access the building. 'Access will come through the business park, and they'll access the property that way,' the director added. 'They'll come off of the highway as opposed to coming off of Morris Callaway.' The idea is to hire network engineers to operate at the center—what the authority hopes is a golden opportunity to create more jobs for those coming from Augusta University and Fort Eisenhower. 'Right now, a lot of the folks that are coming out of Fort Eisenhower are not able to find the right job that meets their skills. What we will have with this data center park is plenty of jobs that are exactly what we have coming out of Fort Eisenhower, and through the pipeline that we're building,' Eldridge said. The county is still working on costs and timelines with Trammel Crow. But with more jobs and generated tax revenue expected, they see it as a win-win. 'Any time you go on Facebook to look at pictures of your grandchildren, or you want to send a photo of your dog to a friend—you need a data center. It's integral for this country to have this type of infrastructure in place. I see it as an opportunity for this community to benefit from a necessary infrastructure that's going to have to go in any way,' said Eldridge. The county is now waiting on next steps with the developer. The construction timeline will take place over the next several years. 'I think you might see things start in the next few years. But for this size of a piece of property, for it to be fully built out will probably take 20 to 30 years,' Eldridge said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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02-06-2025
- Business
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Ramsey County: Economic Development Authority to allow flexibility on housing projects
Ramsey County has established an Economic Development Authority, allowing the county to assist small businesses in areas such as technical, advisory services and expansion. The county's Housing Redevelopment Authority previously was only able to fund specifically housing-related projects. With the addition of the EDA, the HRA's levy funding now can be used more broadly, according to District 6 Commissioner Mai Chong Xiong. Small business programming, for example, would be allowed. The creation of the EDA is allowed due an omnibus bill signed last month by Gov. Tim Walz. 'This legislation allows Ramsey County to use the HRA levy more flexibly by expanding what it can fund without adding another tax,' Xiong said in a May 27 statement. 'That means deeper investments in small business support, commercial corridors, workforce infrastructure, and the stability of the neighborhoods we serve. Notably, the passage of the EDA comes at a critical time as counties brace for significant cuts to federal funding to housing, creating high-stakes urgency to stretch every local dollar further and smarter.' City councils in the county who are members of the HRA must opt-in or opt-out of business programming through the passage of resolutions by June. Expanding the HRA's authority supports the county in taking a more modern approach to an affordable housing plan, said Rep. Liz Lee, DFL-St. Paul, who authored the legislation in the Minnesota House. It will allow the county to focus on needs beyond just housing. It could mean affordable housing units above a nonprofit laundromat, Lee said. It will help officials create a community people want to live in, rather than just concentrating those living in poverty into public housing. Mixed-use projects can be challenging to develop across the entire county, said Josh Olson, Ramsey County's director of Community and Economic Development. 'I think the two things that I would say is, this is about flexibility more than anything else. It's about our opportunity to kind of support the community in a proactive but also holistic way.' Olson said. 'The other is, the county is going to remain focused on affordable housing. That is, and has been the lion's share of how we've spent the HRA, and I expect that to not change substantially even with this change in legislation.' The flexibility ties into the county's Economic Competitiveness and Inclusion Plan, with the county focusing on adding affordable housing, redevelopment, businesses and workforce, Olson said. 'We've been in a housing crisis here, nationally, regionally, and we have felt that we still can intend to invest heavily through our multiple uses, but that investing solely in housing or narrowly in housing doesn't get the county out of a housing crisis,' Olson said. 'And so one aspect of that is in that intersection where it supports businesses, and that, in turn, supports job opportunities and job growth as well as wage growth. And so that's really kind of the nexus that links all these things.' The county directed $11.1 million to affordable housing and redevelopment projects as part of the 2022-2023 budget. Air quality alert extended to noon Wednesday throughout Minnesota 'An absolute privilege': Darts President Ann Bailey offers advice, reflects on 10 years in Dakota County aging services Charges to be dismissed in St. Paul sexual assault case Maplewood shooting: St. Paul man fired on car while kids cowered nearby, charges say Police looking for hit-and-run driver who injured 2 pedestrians in Falcon Heights
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29-05-2025
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Preston County Commission opposes proposed multi-state power line
KINGWOOD, (WBOY) — The Preston County Commission approved a resolution Wednesday opposing the Mid-Atlantic Resiliency Link project by the NextEra Energy company, which would build a 100-mile extra-high voltage transmission line to help 'strengthen the backbone of the energy grid.' The resolution does not stop the project, but rather is a formal move made by the Preston County Commission to show that it opposes it. Dozens of Preston County residents expressed their concerns over the proposed project, while others said they were for it. NextEra Energy has held several open houses in the past few weeks across West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia, where the proposed transmission line would go through. However, some Preston County residents, like Rachel Stevens, said questions still remain about the benefits to Preston County. 'They have answered a lot of my questions, but I still conclude at the end of it that this doesn't serve the people who are affected by the development of the project. That's my ultimate conclusion at this point,' Stevens said. These are the best schools in West Virginia, new 2025 report says 'There's just been nothing that has come to the forefront with dialogue with the Economic Development Authority that would even show anything great coming from this. There's no intention of dropping power into the Hazelton sub-station, there's nothing that could help promote economic development,' Preston County Commissioner Samantha Stone, who is a part of the Economic Development Authority, said during the meeting Commissioner Hunter Thomas was behind the resolution opposing the transmission line and worked on it. 'We're coming at this with opposition right at the right time…the filing deadline is Oct. 1, so if they're going to put the project through West Virginia, they're going to file and that's probably going to be the end of it. So we need to show our opposition and put up as much of a fight so they decide that West Virginia isn't the path of least resistance. West Virginia citizens don't want this going through our area, let's put it through PA, and PA should take the burden of the powerline because they're the ones creating the energy that gets to Virginia,' Thomas said. The commission received a letter from NextEra Energy with more details on what potential economic benefits would come to West Virginia and Preston County if the project goes through the area. In the letter, NextEra Energy's President Evan Yager said that based on the company's preliminary estimates, the line is 'expected to provide anywhere from $150,000,000 to $400,000,000 in incremental tax revenue to West Virginia.' Yager added that the range is dependent on the final route, which will need approval by the West Virginia Public Service Commission, but that if the route passes through Preston County, tax revenue is estimated to be between $50,000,000 and $100,000,000.' Despite the large monetary estimates, the letter does not specify a time period through which the tax revenue funds would come through, an omission that the commissioners focused on. Although the states and counties where the project is proposed to go through have been announced, it is still unknown what path the line will take. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Business
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Chesapeake's mixed use Great Bridge Marketplace development gets boost
CHESAPEAKE — A grant from Chesapeake's Economic Development Authority will help advance the next expansion of service retail and medical office development at the Great Bridge Marketplace. Last week, Chesapeake council members approved a $150,000 investment grant from the EDA to 520 SB LLC, a retail center located in Great Bridge at 520 South Battlefield Blvd. The grant will boost a project to develop the second phase of the retail center and accommodate six new tenants, including Vino's Italian Restaurant, Boyland Dentistry and Sharkey's Cuts for Kids. The first phase of development brought The Butcher's Son Chophouse, Off the Hook Seafood Restaurant, Xanadu Salon & Color Bar and other businesses to the retail center. The second phase is being developed by Virginia Beach-based Atherton Construction, which also developed Volvo Commons and Great Bridge Commons. The second phase is an estimated $8.1 million investment, and 520 SB LLC touts that it will create at least 34 new jobs with an average salary of $36,000, without benefits, as part of its proposal to expand in the area. As part of the agreement, the grant can't exceed the amount of real estate and business personal property tax paid over a 36-month period once the certificate of occupancy is issued. Natalie Anderson, 757-732-1133,
