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Alabama-based contractor Brasfield & Gorrie President Tim Dwyer today said that ISC awarded his firm the $100M contract to build the One Daytona mixed-use development. With construction "set to start in September," Dwyer said that the firm is "starting to take bids on early site work" (BIZJOURNALS.com, 7/16).

Sources said that Samsung is expected to partner with Under Armour, "indicating the smartphone maker's move to expand presence in the global wearable devices market." Lee Jay-yong, the "de facto heir of Samsung," reportedly met UA Chair & CEO Kevin Plank "earlier this month" (YONHAP, 7/16). This comes after speculation of Apple and Nike teaming up (THE DAILY).

USC and Alabama today announced that they will take part in the eighth annual Cowboys Classic early-season college football game at AT&T Stadium on Sept. 3, 2016. Ticket sales, kickoff time and TV carriage will be announced at a later date (THE DAILY).

The Bills announced a sponsorship deal with N.Y.-based artisan cheese brand Yancey's Fancy, which becomes the team's official cheese (Bills).

The Indians have partnered with AccelOps for IT operations analytics. The team will utilize AccelOps' security, performance and compliance monitoring platform (Indians).

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