# Illinois Breaks Ground on Wood River Studios

Illinois broke ground on Hollywood River Studios, a planned 110-acre production campus in Wood River with six sound stages. The project is projected to create more than 1,000 jobs and may generate work for local construction firms, production suppliers, and service businesses. No contract value, solicitation, or procurement schedule has been announced, so the development signals potential future market activity rather than a currently identified procurement opportunity.

- Construction firms and production-related suppliers can assess whether their capabilities align with the campus development and operating needs.
- The announcement identifies no specific award, funding amount, or procurement timeline; firms should use project and state-agency announcements as the source for any subsequent opportunity details.
- The scale of the planned campus indicates potential demand across construction, production equipment, and supporting services as development proceeds.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** October 05, 2026

### Government Entities
- State of Illinois
- Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO)
- Illinois Film Office

### Vendors
- Hollywood River Studios (project developer)

### Key Quotes
> Hollywood River Studios is adding an important piece to that ecosystem, projecting hundreds of permanent jobs once the development is fully built out, and hundreds more as the campus is developed.
> — JB Pritzker, Governor of Illinois

### Sources
- [The State of Illinois Newsroom](https://gov-pritzker-newsroom.prezly.com/gov-pritzker-breaks-ground-on-hollywood-river-studios-in-wood-river) - IL