Summer of Sports + Infrastructure
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About the Series
Infrastructure is being built right now. The question is who gets to participate.
Summer of Sports + Infrastructure connects sports communities to the real-time development of commercial, industrial, and digital infrastructure projects. It highlights how supply chains, workforce pathways, and community investment initiatives create tangible economic opportunities at the local level. Through events, site engagement, and industry access, the series positions infrastructure as a competitive advantage powered by the people who build it.
Work, Build, Stay and Play Business Directory — Publishing June 1, 2026
96%
Sports Dominates ViewershipOf the top 100 most-watched U.S. telecasts in 2025 were live sports broadcasts
70%+
Built-In AudienceOf American adults have participated in organized sports, creating a direct channel to infrastructure workforce and supplier pipelines
$1T+
Active Market OpportunityAnnual U.S. + Caribbean infrastructure investment actively deploying across commercial, industrial, and digital sectors
Who This Serves
Built for Every Player in the Infrastructure Ecosystem
Corporate
Corporate Sponsors & Partners
Ports, energy, construction, advanced manufacturing, hospitality, and tech companies seeking brand visibility, talent pipelines, and B2G market positioning.
Partner With Us
Government / EDC
Government & Economic Development
Municipal agencies, economic development corporations, and public-private partners using sports as a community investment and local content compliance tool.
Get Involved
Workforce
Job Seekers & Athletes
Youth and adult athletes seeking careers in infrastructure. Submit your resume for workforce pathways, certifications, and direct employer connections.
Submit Resume
Suppliers
Contractors & Suppliers
Businesses seeking to get listed, verified, and connected to active procurement pipelines across commercial, industrial, and digital infrastructure projects.
Join as Supplier
Event Schedule · 2026
Signature
Events
Events
Jul
9–19
2026
Sports Activation
Athletes Make The Best @ Vegas Summer League
NBA Summer League unites rising talent, global brands, and business leaders. Games, suites, and events drive networking, sponsorship deals, and brand moments.
Las Vegas, NV
Jul
15
2026
Industry Breakfast
Utility, Energy &
Construction Breakfast
Construction Breakfast
Athlete-powered breakfast connecting industry leaders, workforce graduates, and infrastructure professionals to careers, contracts, and local content opportunities.
Queens, NYC
Aug
30
2026
Sports Activation
Athletes Make The Best
@ Grand Slam Week
@ Grand Slam Week
World-class tennis meets global brands and top executives — hospitality suites and exclusive events fuel networking, deals, and premium brand exposure.
Queens, NYC · Aug 30+
All
Sum
2026
Premium Experiences
Premium Experiences
Strategic premium experiences hosted in sports hospitality suites — executive roundtables, deal flow, relationship building, and infrastructure insight across all markets.
Multiple Markets
All
Sum
2026
Site Access
Infrastructure Tours
On-the-ground access to active commercial, industrial, and digital infrastructure projects — connecting athletes, workforce graduates, and business partners directly to the sites shaping regional economies.
Multiple Markets · All Summer 2026
All
Sum
2026
Hospitality · Tourism
Groups + Meetings
Sports and infrastructure groups and meetings bring industry leaders, workforce partners, venues, and suppliers together to drive economic impact across infrastructure sectors, including hospitality and tourism. Work with our network of venues and suppliers owned or led by athletes.
Multiple Markets · All Summer 2026
What We Build
Core Programs
Sports, Media +
Infrastructure
Business Academy
Infrastructure
Business Academy
Learn and earn while exploring how sports and media power commercial, industrial, and digital infrastructure. Gain real-world insight into projects, supply chains, and career pathways.
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Athletes Make The Best Companies
Certify your athlete workforce, earn authority through the Council, and get recognized during Sports + Entertainment Week — turning athlete-driven leadership into a competitive business advantage.
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Partnership Opportunities
Partner Listing Tiers
Three ways to get listed, get visible, and get compliant — across B2B, B2G, and B2C markets.
Standard Listing
$550 / market
- Post your top 5 supplier needs — get matched with vendors ready to work
- SEO and AEO visibility — your company found when procurement teams search online
- Reach prime contractors and project owners through the influence and audience of sports
- Letter of Verification included — submit it for RFPs, Grants, Incentives & Good Faith Effort Reporting
Best for: Suppliers, subcontractors & specialty vendors
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Most Popular
Enhanced Listing
$1,250 / market
- Everything in Standard Listing
- Post your top 5 job openings — get in front of athlete-trained candidates for your workforce
- 400-word premium company press release written and distributed across local and national media
- Letter of Verification included — submit it for RFPs, Grants, Incentives & Good Faith Effort Reporting
Best for: GCs, engineering firms & regional service providers
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Market Listing
$9,250 / market scope
- Everything in Enhanced Listing
- Full-day video shoot — short form interviews for leadership, staff and/or clients built for the platforms where your next hire or vendor is scrolling
- Post every job and supplier need tied to your actual projects — not a generic profile
- Weekly distribution of short form videos across the Summer of Sports + Infrastructure™ network throughout the campaign
Best for: Regional developers, large contractors & workforce agencies
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Platform-Level Partnership
Corporate Partners
Corporate Partners are the institutions, brands, and employers building at scale — utilities, developers, OEMs, workforce agencies, and financial institutions who need more than a listing. They need an ecosystem strategy. One that includes direct access to athletes as suppliers, workforce candidates, consumers, and key stakeholders at the intersection of sports and infrastructure.
Every Corporate Partnership is custom-scoped around your project footprint, hiring needs, supplier requirements, and market presence — with verified local content documentation that holds up in procurement, P3 structures, and project financing.
Start the Conversation →01
Custom Workforce & Supplier Strategy
Jobs and vendor pipeline publishing built around your actual project needs and labor markets — not a template.
02
Stakeholder & Community Programming
Engagement strategy designed to run alongside your projects — strengthening community benefit credentials and stakeholder alignment.
03
Verified Local Content Documentation
LocalContent.com Letter of Verification accepted for RFPs, Grants, Incentives, Good Faith Effort Reporting, P3 structures, and project financing.
04
Platform-Level Brand Alignment
Series-level recognition across all Summer of Sports + Infrastructure™ markets, events, and channels — aligned to active infrastructure investment.
Why Partners Trust This Platform
Founding Sponsor
Condos Brothers Construction
The official Yellow Team Sponsor and founding partner of Summer of Sports + Infrastructure, demonstrating the platform's ability to attract serious industry players from day one.
✓ Official Yellow Team Sponsor
Nonprofit Infrastructure
SPIN Foundation 501(c)(3)
The SPIN Foundation collaborates with public-private funders to deliver participation grant programs supporting businesses and athletes across commercial, industrial, and digital sectors.
✓ IRS-Recognized Nonprofit
Compliance Tool
Letter of Verification
The LocalContent.com Letter of Verification is accepted for RFP submissions, licensing filings, and incentive applications — giving partners a documented compliance asset that goes to work immediately.
✓ RFP · Licensing · Incentives
Work, Build, Stay & Play Business Directory — Publishing June 1, 2026
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SPIN Foundation · 501(c)(3) Nonprofit
Sports + Infrastructure
Grants
Grants
We've partnered with The SPIN Foundation to collaborate with public-private partner funders to deliver participation grant programs supporting businesses and athletes across commercial, industrial, and digital sectors — and to share other grant opportunities available across our markets for workforce development, supplier diversity, community benefit, and infrastructure investment.
Learn More About Grants
501(c)(3)
Nonprofit
Partner
Nonprofit
Partner
Ready to Partner?
Join the companies, agencies, and organizations building the infrastructure economy through sports. Sponsorships, listings, and workforce programs are available now across all 2026 markets.
