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    		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
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    		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	HEAVY CONSTRUCTION OTHER THAN BUILDING CONST - CONTRACTORS [1600]
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