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@media(max-width:900px){.links{display:none;position:absolute;top:74px;left:0;right:0;background:#062b46;padding:20px 24px;flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start}.links.open{display:flex}.menu{display:block}.hero{background:linear-gradient(rgba(4,31,53,.86),rgba(4,31,53,.86)),url('img/hero-capitol.jpg') center/cover}.hero-copy{padding:64px 0}.side-tag{display:none}.cred .credwrap{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;padding-right:max(4vw,28px)}.credcommit{grid-column:1/-1;min-height:80px}.cards,.industries,.industry-grid,.insight-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.split{grid-template-columns:1fr}.about-grid,.contact-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.cap-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.section-head{align-items:start;flex-direction:column}.footgrid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
@media(max-width:620px){.wrap{width:min(100% - 28px,1180px)}.topbar{display:none}.nav{min-height:68px}.brandtext b{font-size:.92rem}.brandtext span{font-size:.56rem}.hero{min-height:auto}.hero h1{font-size:3.2rem}.cred .credwrap,.cards,.industries,.industry-grid,.insight-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.cred .credwrap{padding:0}.credcommit{grid-column:auto}.creditem{padding-left:24px;padding-right:24px}.creditem{border-right:0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12)}.values{grid-template-columns:1fr}.band .wrap{align-items:flex-start;flex-direction:column}.footgrid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.footnote{flex-direction:column}.cap-block{grid-template-columns:1fr}.cap-block .photo{min-height:170px}.form{grid-template-columns:1fr}.form .full{grid-column:auto}.naics-row{grid-template-columns:1fr}.section{padding:56px 0}.split{grid-template-columns:1fr}.split .right{border-left:0;border-top:1px solid #d8e4eb}.split .left{background:linear-gradient(90deg,#f5f9fc 0 62%,rgba(245,249,252,.75) 78%,rgba(245,249,252,.25)),url('img/mountain-clean.jpg') right center/auto 100% no-repeat}.split>div{padding:56px 24px}.values{grid-template-columns:1fr}.value{border-left:0;border-top:1px solid #b9d9ea}}

/* 2026-09-10 visual-spec correction: match approved homepage reference */
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@media(max-width:1000px){.cards{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}.split{grid-template-columns:1fr}.split .right{border-left:0}.section.alt{display:block}.band{display:block}}
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/* QA FIX 2026-09-10: reference-match split, robust About menu, visible NAICS */
.split{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;overflow:hidden}
.split>div{position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.split .left{background:#f5f9fc;min-height:330px;padding-right:calc(24% + 36px)}
.split .left:after{content:"";position:absolute;right:0;top:0;bottom:0;width:48%;background:url('img/mountain-clean.jpg') center/cover no-repeat;z-index:0}
.split .left>*{position:relative;z-index:1}
.split .right{position:relative;z-index:2;background:#fff}
.about-naics{margin-top:34px}.about-naics .naics-row{background:#f7fafc}.about-links{display:flex;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:22px}
.why3{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:16px;margin-top:30px}.why3>div{border-top:3px solid #0d88c3;padding:20px;background:#f5f9fc}.why3 h3{margin:0 0 8px}.why3 p{margin:0;color:#52687a}
@media(max-width:900px){.split{grid-template-columns:1fr}.split .left{padding-right:max(5vw,36px);padding-bottom:230px}.split .left:after{top:auto;width:100%;height:205px}.split .right{border-left:0;border-top:1px solid #d8e4eb}.about-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.why3{grid-template-columns:1fr}}

/* QA3: deterministic homepage split; never place text over imagery */
.split{grid-template-columns:64% 36%;overflow:hidden;min-height:310px}
.split>div{padding:0;overflow:hidden}
.split .left{display:grid;grid-template-columns:52% 48%;background:#f5f9fc!important;padding:0!important;min-height:310px}
.split .left:after{display:none!important}
.about-left-copy{padding:28px 34px 28px max(5vw,46px);min-width:0;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center}
.about-left-copy h2{font-size:2.25rem;margin:.12em 0 .3em}
.about-left-copy p{font-size:.82rem;line-height:1.38;margin:0 0 16px;max-width:560px}
.about-left-copy .btn{align-self:flex-start}
.about-left-image{min-width:0;background:linear-gradient(0deg,rgba(4,31,53,.24),rgba(4,31,53,.02)),url('img/mountain-clean.jpg') center/cover no-repeat;display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:flex-end;padding:24px;color:#fff;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.13em;font-size:.72rem;text-align:right}
.split .right{padding:28px max(4vw,38px);display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;background:#f8fbfd}
.split .right h2{font-size:2.25rem}
/* Never hide substantive content on desktop. */
.section.alt{display:block!important}
.naics{display:grid!important;visibility:visible!important;opacity:1!important}
.naics-row{display:grid!important}
.detail-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:18px}.detail-card{border:1px solid #d9e5ec;background:#fff;padding:24px}.detail-card h3{margin:0 0 8px;color:#082b48}.detail-card p{margin:0;color:#536a7b;font-size:.91rem}.why3{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:18px}.why-card{padding:24px;background:#062f4d;color:white}.why-card h3{margin-top:0}.why-card p{color:#d8e8f1}
@media(max-width:1000px){.split{grid-template-columns:1fr}.split .left{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.split .right{border-left:0;border-top:1px solid #d8e4eb}.detail-grid,.why3{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
@media(max-width:620px){.split .left{grid-template-columns:1fr}.about-left-image{min-height:230px}.detail-grid,.why3{grid-template-columns:1fr}}

/* QA4: keep the baked hero-side brand statement fully visible at desktop widths. */
@media(min-width:901px){
  .hero{background-position:center bottom !important;}
  .hero .side-tag{display:none !important;}
}