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Trilith Studios
Premiere Lofts
The Trililth CEO recognizes the Trilith, where we offer homes and wellness people, technologists, bright minds, and
creator economy as a “great incubator amenities and chef-driven restaurants and creatives to live here in Fayetteville, in
for Hollywood. We’re able to really help boutique hospitality, we’re cultivating a Fayette County, that wouldn’t otherwise
be a home for those kinds of storytellers complete purpose-built ecosystem where even know that we’re here,” Patterson
while simultaneously supporting the storytellers and creators feel supported said. “It’s really exciting to think of the sort
very big-name storytellers like James and empowered, and importantly, they feel of brain power that we’re bringing to our
Gunn (who completed production at home.” community through these initiatives.”
for the new “Superman” movie at Trillith Trilith Studios is equipped with one of Trilith’s economic impact on Fayette
Studios) and Dwayne Johnson.” the most advanced virtual production County has been steady and is ongoing.
Patterson explained that Trilith is centers in the world. The state-of-the- With nearly 70 businesses at Trilith, from
more than just a production campus. “By art technology offers seasoned and the largest lighting and grip company in
combining these world-class stages and emerging filmmakers amazing, creative the world to what Patterson affectionately
this cutting-edge technology with the possibilities to produce content that never calls “the world’s best doughnut” shop,
vibrant, thoughtfully designed Town at existed before. “What that does is bring Hero Doughnuts, the creative community
is credited with the creation of more than
1,000 jobs. Patterson said, with growth,
the total number of businesses at Trilith
could reach or exceed 150. Putting
Fayette County “on a global stage,” will
more than elevate the local economy, as
Patterson sees it.
“Any time my kids and the kids who
are at school here and who grew up in our
community get to be around greatness,
whatever that is, whether it’s a great
soccer player or a great filmmaker or a
great technologist,” he said, “what we’re
doing is creating generational value
for those of us who live and raise our
families in Fayetteville and Fayette County.
I think that’s the best thing we can do for
our community.”
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