Bloomberg TV: Welcome to the Most Tech-Savvy Stadium In America

The San Francisco 49ers are moving to Silicon Valley and they’ve got a new high-tech stadium to show for it. From apps for hot dog and beer delivery at your seat, to fantasy football lounges, Levi’s Stadium is decked out for the tech elite. Bloomberg West’s Emily Chang has an inside look at Levi’s Stadium….

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NRG Energy Installs 49th Solar Frame to Complete Levi

NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) and the San Francisco 49ers today announced a construction milestone – the completion of phase one of the solar installation at Levi’s® Stadium, the future home of the 49ers. This significant step will help Levi’s® Stadium to become the first stadium that is home to an NFL team to have sustainability and LEED certification standards incorporated into its design and architecture.

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Anning-Johnson Project Manager a Triple-threat on Levi

Andrew Pentis, 49ers.com

It takes one of the more interesting men working on the 49ers stadium project to make his particular work, well, interesting.

Meet Rich Boyd, the senior project manager for Anning-Johnson, a 70-year-old nationwide company with San Francisco offices, hired to construct and connect some of the bare bones of Levi’s® Stadium: metal decking, thermal insulation and fire-proofing.

49ers CEO York, Levi

Picture this: 49ers CEO Jed York knocking over team president Gideon Yu with a hug in the 49th-floor hallway of a New York bank.

York and Yu were celebrating the fruit of their 18-hour work days during a long 2011 summer. Their hope of opening Levi’s® Stadium a year ahead of schedule, for the 2014 regular season, was being fulfilled, one step at a time.

This is just one of the colorful scenes in Seth Wickersham’s feature story, which was published online Wednesday morning and will appear in ESPN The Magazine’s Bay Area-themed, Oct. 14 issue.

Season Ticket Holders Take Their Seats

Andrew Pentis, 49ers.com

When Miranda Margheim, a 49ers fan since the days of Kezar Stadium, reclined in the first seat at Levi’s® Stadium on Tuesday afternoon, she offered two words.

“Very comfortable,” Margheim, who has attended three of the team’s Super Bowl appearances, said with a smile. “All of the stadiums I have seen in my life, to see this one, it’s like a dream come true.”

Stadium Soon to Install Scoreboards

Andrew Pentis, 49ers.com

If you’ve driven past Levi’s® Stadium recently, you may have noticed – or heard – a 330-ton crane chugging along within the confines of the 49ers burgeoning home. Right now, the crane is being used to hang steel.

Very soon it will be the key to installing two gigantic, HD-quality scoreboards that will eventually be used to show in-game replays, videos and, of course, scoring information.

BNY Mellon Named “Official Investments Company” of the 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers football team today announced that BNY Mellon, the global leader in investment management and investment services, has been named the “Official Investments Company” for the football team and a Founding Partner of Levi’s® Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The 10-year agreement is set to begin in 2014 and run through the 2023 season.

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Construction Continues

Watch as the newest crane needed to complete construction on Levi’s Stadium, future home of the 49ers is assembled.

Pardon the Levi

Taylor Price, 49ers.com

It’s hard not to forget about the future home of the San Francisco 49ers, Levi’s® Stadium. The billion dollar building set to open in 2014 looms large over the team’s Santa Clara practice fields every day.

For those not around the 49ers facility, Levi’s® Stadium has been receiving plenty or web traffic and airtime. The latest buzz on the project comes from the mobile app currently being developed by the 49ers. The app is being designed to augment the game day experience for all visitors to the stadium.

San Francisco 49ers and Levi’s

The San Francisco 49ers today announced a multi-year relationship making PepsiCo the official and exclusive non-alcoholic beverage and snack provider for the team and the new Levi’s® Stadium. PepsiCo is one of the stadium’s 10 founding partners, with this deal encompassing PepsiCo’s portfolio of iconic brands such as Pepsi, Frito-Lay, Quaker, Gatorade and Tropicana.

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Santa Clara Stadium Authority Launches Fan Brick Program For Levi’s

The Santa Clara Stadium Authority has launched the fan brick program at Levi’s® Stadium giving 49ers Faithful the opportunity to be a part of the stadium’s Fanwalk through the purchase of commemorative bricks. Fans can ensure their place in history by purchasing a personalized paver that will be located within the Levi’s® Stadium Fanwalk at Gate A in the Northwest Plaza.

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Yahoo! Named Levi’s Stadium Partner

The San Francisco 49ers and Yahoo! announced that Yahoo! will be the exclusive online sports content, social networking, and photo and video sharing partner for Levi’s® Stadium and the San Francisco 49ers. As part of the 10-year agreement, set to begin in 2014 and run through the 2023 season, Yahoo! will play an essential role in enhancing the in-stadium entertainment experience with its popular photo and video sharing site, Flickr, and Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Football.

49ers Statement on Construction Site Tragedy

Statement from the San Francisco 49ers on this morning’s incident at the stadium construction site:

“The 49ers organization was deeply saddened to learn this morning of the news at the construction site. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family, friends and co-workers affected by this tragedy. The 49ers family has lost a teammate today.”

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Willis Reacts to Super Bowl Announcement

Taylor Price, 49ers.com

Patrick Willis was born five days after Super Bowl XIX, the last time the Bay Area hosted the biggest game in professional sports.

Willis, 28, is eager to see the NFL’s showcase game return to the Bay Area in 2016. It was announced earlier on Tuesday that Levi’s® Stadium would host Super Bowl L, the 50th anniversary of the NFL’s championship game.

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Jed York Details Super Bowl L Impact

Taylor Price, 49ers.com

The new home of the San Francisco 49ers has made a lasting impact in the Bay Area community on and off the field with Tuesday’s announcement of Super Bowl L taking place at Levi’s® Stadium.

Moments after the San Francisco bid committee was selected as the host city for the Super Bowl’s Golden Anniversary game, Jed York shared his thoughts on what put the Bay Area ahead of South Florida to host Super Bowl L in February of 2016.