The year ahead will see large-scale movie and television production studios shooting in New Jersey, setting up shop and even setting down roots, which boosts economies at every level with job opportunities and significant revenues. That was the theme of a presentation by Elizabeth Parchment, marketing director for the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission, at the Jan. 16 annual meeting of the Southern Ocean Chamber of Commerce.

Local small businesses benefit from being registered in the commission’s database that serves as a resource for…