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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.

SC Stadium Names Official Solar Partner

SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR), the Santa Clara Stadium Authority and the San Francisco 49ers today announced that SunPower has been named the official and exclusive solar technology partner of the San Francisco 49ers and the new Santa Clara Stadium. SunPower will supply 400 kilowatts of its high efficiency solar panels that will be used to…

49ers Name NRG Energy as Stadium Partner

NRG Energy, (NYSE: NRG), the Santa Clara Stadium Authority and the San Francisco 49ers announced an agreement to bring sustainable energy to the new Santa Clara Stadium. Through this unique partnership, NRG will help the new facility become the first professional football stadium to open with LEED certification, the recognized standard for measuring building sustainability.

49ers Announce Sony as Stadium Partner

The San Francisco 49ers and Sony announced the global entertainment company will be the official consumer electronics partner for both the club and the new Santa Clara Stadium. As part of the multi-year agreement, Sony also becomes the presenting partner of the 49ers Hall of Fame, an integral part of the fan experience in the…