The Southern Nevada Building Trades Unions (SNBTU) announced on social media it agreed to construct a complex for the Summerlin Production Studios Project.
“This means thousands of union construction jobs will be created in Nevada,” SNBTU stated in a post on its X account on Friday, February 7.
The $1.8 billion project, a partnership between Sony Pictures Entertainment and Howard Hughes Holdings, consists of 13 buildings, including sound stages, production facilities, and mixed-use developments. The proposed site is near Flamingo Road and Town Center Drive.
Construction of the project is expected to generate approximately 19,000 jobs, with an estimated 15,000 positions created once the studios are fully operational. However, the project’s future depends on whether Nevada lawmakers increase the state’s film tax incentives during the current legislative session.
Two bills introduced in the Nevada Legislature propose increasing tax credits for film and television projects at the Summerlin studios. The first of these, Assembly Bill 238, was recently filed and would provide up to $80 million in tax credits annually to major studios such as Sony Pictures Entertainment and Warner Bros. Discovery, starting in 2028.
The program would continue through 2043. To qualify, studios would need to spend at least $400 million in Nevada, ensure that 50 percent of their filming occurs in the state, and complete production within 18 months. A separate version of the bill is expected to be introduced in the Nevada Senate.
Under current law, the state offers $10 million in tax credits, but the proposed bills would raise that figure to between $90 million and $100 million.
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