/* A restrained, system-font design layer. Keep the original page structures and photos. */
:root{--paper:#fff;--paper-soft:#f6f6f7;--paper-deep:#eeeef0;--ink:#1d1d1f;--ink-soft:#37373b;--muted:#63636b;--muted-light:#b9bbc1;--line:#e4e4e8;--line-strong:#d2d2d7;--forest:#171d22;--forest-2:#202830;--forest-3:#2b353e;--copper:#8a642e;--copper-dark:#64471e;--ivory:#fff;--sans:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Inter,Arial,sans-serif;--serif:var(--sans);--ed-serif:var(--sans);--ed-sans:var(--sans);--shell:min(1120px,calc(100% - 64px));--header-height:72px;--shadow-soft:0 12px 36px #1d1d1f08}
body{font-family:var(--sans);background:var(--paper);text-rendering:optimizeLegibility}
body h1,body h2,body h3,body h4{font-family:var(--sans)!important;font-weight:600!important;letter-spacing:-.035em!important;text-wrap:balance}
body h1{font-size:clamp(34px,3.9vw,54px)!important;line-height:1.08!important}
body h2{font-size:clamp(25px,2.7vw,36px)!important;line-height:1.16!important}
body h3{font-size:clamp(19px,1.8vw,23px)!important;line-height:1.3!important;letter-spacing:-.02em!important}
body p{text-wrap:pretty}
[hidden]{display:none!important}
html{scroll-padding-top:98px}
.site-header{height:72px;background:#ffffffed;border-color:#e9e9ec;backdrop-filter:blur(20px)}
.site-header.is-scrolled{box-shadow:0 2px 18px #00000004}
.wordmark-mark{border-radius:10px;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:10px;letter-spacing:-.04em}
.wordmark-name{font-size:13px;font-weight:600}
.site-nav{gap:27px}.site-nav a{font-size:12px;font-weight:500}.site-nav .nav-contact{border-radius:22px;min-height:36px;min-width:80px}
.eyebrow{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.09em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.5}
.button{border-radius:24px}.section{padding-block:76px}.section-heading{margin-bottom:38px}.section-heading h2{max-width:680px}
.work-ledger-row{padding-block:30px}.work-ledger-row h3{max-width:290px}.work-ledger-row .eyebrow{font-size:10px;line-height:1.5;margin-bottom:12px}
.principle-grid h3{margin-top:32px}.principle-grid article{min-height:260px}
.closing-grid blockquote{font-size:clamp(28px,3.3vw,42px);line-height:1.22;letter-spacing:-.04em;font-weight:500;max-width:800px}
.page-hero{padding-block:72px 54px}.page-hero h1{max-width:850px}.page-hero .page-intro{font-size:19px;margin-top:26px;max-width:610px}
.prose,.press-bio{font-size:18px;line-height:1.8}.prose .lead,.about-prose .lead{font-size:26px;line-height:1.45}.prose h2{font-size:28px!important}.prose h3{font-size:21px!important}
.project-hero{min-height:0;padding-block:40px 72px}.project-hero h1{margin-top:38px}.project-hero .eyebrow{margin-top:42px}.project-summary{font-size:21px;line-height:1.6;margin-top:28px}
.project-prose{padding-block:64px}.project-prose section{min-height:0}.project-prose h2{font-size:25px!important;min-height:0;margin-bottom:20px}
.project-card{min-height:0;padding-block:42px;grid-template-columns:40px minmax(0,1fr);gap:36px}.project-card>div:last-child{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,1fr);gap:0 54px}.project-card h2{font-size:30px!important;line-height:1.18!important}.project-card p:not(.eyebrow){font-size:15px;line-height:1.7}
.next-grid strong,.next-essay strong{font-size:27px;line-height:1.2;font-weight:500}.fact-grid strong{font-size:23px;font-weight:500}
.article-header{padding-block:65px}.article-header h1{max-width:940px}.article-dek{font-size:22px;line-height:1.55}.article-body>p:first-child::first-letter{float:none;margin:0;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;color:inherit}
.contact-hero{min-height:470px;padding-block:72px}.contact-hero>p:not(.eyebrow){font-size:18px;max-width:610px}.email-link{font-size:27px}.press-mark,.press-photo img,.portrait-card img{border-radius:16px}.site-footer{background:#f6f6f7}.footer-grid{padding-block:42px}
.journey-teaser{border-radius:20px;overflow:hidden;margin:30px auto 0;max-width:1120px}.journey-teaser h2{font-size:34px!important}.journey-teaser-copy{padding:44px}.journey-teaser-copy p:not(.eyebrow){font-size:16px}.journey-teaser-image img{min-height:340px}
.ed-hero-inner{min-height:550px}.ed-hero-copy{max-width:700px}.ed-deck{font-size:21px}.ed-hero h1{max-width:690px}.ed-article h2{font-size:29px!important}.ed-article h3{font-size:23px!important}.ed-wordmark{font-size:20px;font-weight:600}

/* Home: personal, light, and direct. The supplied portrait remains the hero image. */
.profile-hero{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.3fr) minmax(260px,.75fr);gap:90px;align-items:center;padding-block:78px 72px}
.profile-hero .eyebrow{margin-bottom:20px;color:#73737b}.profile-hero h1{margin:0 0 24px;letter-spacing:-.055em!important}.profile-statement{font-size:28px;line-height:1.28;letter-spacing:-.035em;font-weight:500;margin:0 0 22px;color:#3d3d44}
.profile-summary{font-size:16px;line-height:1.8;color:#65656d;max-width:530px;margin:0}.profile-summary a{color:#26262a;text-decoration-color:#c9c9cf}.profile-hero .business-actions{margin-top:29px}
.profile-photo{margin:0;align-self:center}.profile-photo img{aspect-ratio:1/1;object-fit:cover;border-radius:24px;width:100%;box-shadow:0 16px 46px #18181b0a}.profile-photo figcaption{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:14px;margin-top:15px;font-size:11px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.5;color:#414149}.profile-photo figcaption span{color:#76767e;font-weight:400}

/* Business pages. Useful detail at a comfortable reading scale. */
.business-page{background:#fff}.business-breadcrumb{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;padding-top:29px;font-size:11px;line-height:1.6;color:#7b7b83}.business-breadcrumb a{text-decoration:none;color:#505058}
.business-hero{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.12fr) minmax(0,.88fr);gap:70px;align-items:center;padding-block:48px 64px}
.business-hero-copy .eyebrow{font-size:10px;margin:0 0 22px;color:#787882}.business-hero h1{font-size:clamp(34px,3.5vw,48px)!important;max-width:620px;margin:0 0 26px;letter-spacing:-.045em!important}
.business-headline{font-size:25px;font-weight:500;line-height:1.3;letter-spacing:-.03em;max-width:470px;margin:0 0 21px}.business-summary{font-size:16px;line-height:1.78;color:#63636b;margin:0;max-width:540px}
.business-actions{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;gap:17px 22px;margin-top:30px}.business-button{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:16px;min-height:46px;border-radius:26px;padding:12px 22px;background:#1d1d1f;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.5;transition:background .18s ease,transform .18s ease}.business-button:hover{background:#393940;color:#fff;transform:translateY(-1px)}
.business-secondary,.business-link{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;padding-block:10px;color:#484851;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none;line-height:1.5}.business-link:hover,.business-secondary:hover{color:#775827;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:5px}
.business-byline{margin:28px 0 0;font-size:11px;line-height:1.6;color:#797981}.business-byline span{margin-inline:5px}
.business-visual{border:1px solid #e8e8ed;border-radius:24px;background:#f7f7f9;padding:31px;min-width:0}.business-visual h2{font-size:23px!important;letter-spacing:-.03em!important;line-height:1.3!important;margin:0 0 26px;max-width:340px}.panel-label{font-size:10px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#777780;margin:0 0 17px}.panel-bottom{border-top:1px solid #dedee5;margin-top:24px;padding-top:17px;color:#6d6d76;font-size:11px;line-height:1.6}
.operating-example ol{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:grid;gap:19px}.operating-example li{display:flex;gap:14px}.operating-example li>span{font-size:10px;font-weight:500;color:#9696a0;margin-top:4px}.operating-example strong{font-size:13px;line-height:1.5;font-weight:600}.operating-example li p{font-size:12px;line-height:1.65;color:#72727b;margin:4px 0 0}
.business-subnav{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px 30px;padding-block:17px;border-block:1px solid #e5e5ea}.business-subnav a{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;min-height:32px;color:#63636b;text-decoration:none;font-size:12px;font-weight:500}.business-subnav a:hover{color:#17171c}
.business-section{padding-block:72px;scroll-margin-top:88px}.business-section:nth-of-type(even){background:#f8f8fa}.business-section-head{max-width:740px;margin-bottom:35px}.business-section-head .eyebrow{color:#89816f;font-size:10px;margin-bottom:15px}.business-section h2{margin:0 0 18px;max-width:720px;font-size:32px!important}.business-section-head>p:last-child:not(.eyebrow){margin:0;color:#686870;font-size:16px;line-height:1.75;max-width:700px}
.benefit-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:34px}.benefit-grid article{padding-top:24px;border-top:1px solid #dcdce3}.benefit-index{display:block;color:#91919a;font-size:10px;margin-bottom:19px}.benefit-grid h3{font-size:20px!important;margin:0 0 14px}.benefit-grid p{font-size:14px;line-height:1.8;color:#6b6b74;margin:0}
.business-rows{border-top:1px solid #dddde4}.business-rows article{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.65fr 1fr;gap:65px;padding-block:27px;border-bottom:1px solid #e2e2e8}.business-rows h3{font-size:20px!important;max-width:340px;margin:0}.business-rows p{font-size:15px;line-height:1.75;color:#65656e;margin:0;max-width:640px}
.delivery-steps{list-style:none;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr));gap:28px;margin:0;padding:0}.delivery-steps li{border-top:1px solid #d5d5dd;padding-top:22px}.delivery-steps span{font-size:10px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#8a7b66}.delivery-steps h3{font-size:19px!important;margin:20px 0 12px}.delivery-steps p{font-size:13px;line-height:1.75;color:#6b6b74;margin:0}.stack-line{margin-top:34px;padding-top:24px;border-top:1px solid #e2e2e8}.stack-line span{font-size:10px;color:#83838c}.stack-line p{font-size:12px;line-height:1.9;color:#55555f;margin:8px 0 0}
.resource-toolbar{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-bottom:24px}.resource-toolbar>div{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px}.resource-toolbar button{border:1px solid #dedee5;border-radius:20px;padding:9px 15px;min-height:40px;background:#fff;color:#676772;font-size:11px;cursor:pointer}.resource-toolbar button[aria-pressed="true"]{background:#27272b;border-color:#27272b;color:#fff}.resource-toolbar>p{font-size:11px;color:#777781;margin:0}.resource-directory{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:0 38px;border-top:1px solid #dddde4}.resource-entry{position:relative;display:block;text-decoration:none;padding:25px 25px 25px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #dddde4;min-height:145px}.resource-entry h3{font-size:18px!important;margin:8px 0 10px}.resource-entry p{max-width:440px;font-size:13px;line-height:1.7;color:#6a6a75;margin:0}.resource-entry:hover h3{color:#806238}.resource-category{font-size:9px;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#888890}.resource-arrow{position:absolute;right:0;top:27px;color:#85858f;font-size:15px}.resource-footnote{font-size:12px;line-height:1.7;color:#74747d;margin:25px 0 0}.resource-footnote a{margin-left:8px}
.business-cta{text-align:center!important;background:#f3f3f5!important}.business-cta .business-section-head{margin-inline:auto;margin-bottom:25px}.business-cta .business-section-head>*{margin-inline:auto}.business-cta .business-button{margin-inline:auto}
.business-other{padding-block:40px 48px}.business-other>div{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:10px 25px;flex-wrap:wrap}.business-other .eyebrow{font-size:10px;margin-bottom:12px}.business-other .business-link{font-size:13px}
.business-history{padding-block:30px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:20px;color:#6c6c77;font-size:12px}
.day-item{display:flex;gap:12px;margin:0 0 20px}.day-dot{height:7px;width:7px;border-radius:50%;background:#b2a180;flex:none;margin-top:8px}.day-item strong{font-size:13px;font-weight:600}.day-item p{font-size:12px;line-height:1.65;color:#72727c;margin:4px 0 0}.approval-example{border:1px solid #dddde4;border-radius:15px;background:#fff;padding:20px;margin-top:25px}.approval-label{display:inline-block;font-size:9px;font-weight:600;color:#816843;letter-spacing:.07em;text-transform:uppercase}.approval-example h3{font-size:16px!important;margin:11px 0 8px}.approval-example>p{font-size:12px;line-height:1.65;color:#787880;margin:0}.approval-actions{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;margin-top:17px}.approval-actions button{cursor:pointer;border-radius:18px;border:1px solid #dedee4;background:#fff;padding:9px 13px;font-size:11px;color:#575762;min-height:39px}.approval-actions button:first-child{background:#27272b;color:white;border-color:#27272b}.approval-example .approval-status{font-size:10px;line-height:1.7;margin-top:15px;color:#76767f}.demo-reset{font-size:11px;border:0;border-bottom:1px solid #b1b1b8;padding:5px 0;background:transparent;color:#575761;cursor:pointer;margin-top:13px;min-height:36px}.demo-note{font-size:10px;color:#83838c;line-height:1.65;margin:18px 0 0}.business-aule .business-visual{background:#f7f5f0;border-color:#ebe6dd}.business-aule .business-button{background:#6d5737}.business-aule .business-button:hover{background:#58452b}.business-link-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:14px 35px}.business-link-grid a{border-bottom:1px solid #d8d8df;padding-block:17px;font-size:15px;justify-content:space-between}
.account-strip{list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;gap:24px 60px;border-block:1px solid #dcdce3;padding:27px 0;margin:0 0 23px}.account-strip li{font-size:24px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-.03em;color:#494953}.business-small{font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;color:#7d7d87;max-width:800px}.proof-list{display:grid;gap:0;margin-top:20px}.proof-list>div{display:flex;gap:16px;padding-block:17px;border-top:1px solid #dbdfe5}.proof-list span{font-size:10px;color:#8494a2}.proof-list strong{font-size:13px;font-weight:500}.snow-example>p:not(.panel-label){font-size:12px;line-height:1.7;color:#707a85}.business-st-louis-snow-removal .business-visual{background:#f1f5f8;border-color:#dfe7ed}.founder-note{max-width:850px;border-left:2px solid #bab4a8;padding:0 0 0 28px}.founder-note p{font-size:22px;line-height:1.6;color:#4c4c56;margin:0 0 18px;letter-spacing:-.02em}.founder-note span{font-size:11px;color:#7c7c86}.property-number{display:block;font-size:68px;line-height:1;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:-.065em;margin-top:30px}.property-number-label{font-size:14px;color:#656567;margin:11px 0 30px}.property-current{border-top:1px solid #d9ddd5;padding-top:20px}.property-current>span{font-size:10px;color:#8b9287}.property-current>p{font-size:18px;line-height:1.55;letter-spacing:-.02em;margin:9px 0 0}.business-hometown-buyers .business-visual{background:#f3f5f0;border-color:#e1e7dc}

/* The visual journey keeps its photos and chapter atmosphere at a calmer type scale. */
.journey-page{--serif:var(--sans)}.journey-page .hero h1{font-size:clamp(42px,4.6vw,66px)!important;line-height:1.04!important;letter-spacing:-.045em!important}.journey-page .hero h1 em{font-style:normal;font-weight:600}.journey-page .hero-copy{width:550px}.journey-page .chapter h2{font-size:clamp(30px,3.4vw,45px)!important;line-height:1.15!important}.journey-page .chapter p{line-height:1.85}.journey-page .chapter-heading .chapter-summary{max-width:610px}.journey-page .chapter-copy p:not(.eyebrow){max-width:490px}.journey-page .merrill-copy .career-note h3{font-size:32px!important}.journey-page .career-note h3{font-size:23px!important}.journey-page .album-heading{font-size:23px!important}.journey-page .album-link{font-family:var(--sans)}.journey-page .closing h2{font-size:43px!important}.journey-page .career-links{margin-top:18px}.journey-page .career-links a{font-size:12px;text-underline-offset:5px}.journey-page .arizona-caption>p{max-width:720px}

@media(max-width:1000px){.profile-hero{gap:45px;grid-template-columns:1.2fr .8fr}.business-hero{gap:36px}.business-visual{padding:25px}.delivery-steps{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}.business-actions{gap:12px 17px}.account-strip{gap:24px 36px}}
@media(max-width:860px){:root{--shell:calc(100% - 40px);--reading:calc(100% - 40px)}.site-nav{background:#fff}.profile-hero{padding-block:52px;gap:32px}.profile-statement{font-size:24px}.business-hero{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:35px;padding-top:37px}.business-hero-copy{max-width:670px}.business-summary{max-width:640px}.business-visual{max-width:640px;width:100%}.business-visual h2{max-width:460px}.business-rows article{gap:28px;grid-template-columns:.65fr 1fr}.benefit-grid{gap:25px}.project-card>div:last-child{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:18px}.project-card p:not(.eyebrow),.project-card .text-link{grid-column:1}.project-card .text-link{margin-top:0}.journey-teaser{border-radius:0;margin-top:0}.journey-teaser-copy{padding:35px}.resource-directory{gap:0 26px}}
@media(max-width:600px){:root{--shell:calc(100% - 40px);--reading:calc(100% - 40px)}body h1{font-size:36px!important}body h2{font-size:28px!important}.site-header{height:64px}.site-nav{top:64px}.section{padding-block:51px}.section-heading{margin-bottom:26px}.work-ledger-row h3{font-size:22px!important}.profile-hero{grid-template-columns:1fr;padding-block:42px 44px;gap:32px}.profile-hero h1{font-size:38px!important;margin-bottom:20px}.profile-statement{font-size:24px}.profile-summary{font-size:15px}.profile-photo{max-width:360px;width:100%}.profile-photo img{border-radius:19px}.profile-photo figcaption{font-size:10px}.profile-hero .business-actions{margin-top:22px}.business-button{font-size:12px;padding-inline:18px}.business-breadcrumb{font-size:10px;padding-top:22px}.business-hero{padding-block:30px 36px}.business-hero h1{font-size:36px!important;margin-bottom:21px}.business-headline{font-size:23px;margin-bottom:17px}.business-summary{font-size:15px}.business-hero .eyebrow{font-size:10px;margin-bottom:17px}.business-byline{margin-top:22px}.business-visual{padding:24px;border-radius:20px}.business-visual h2{font-size:22px!important}.business-subnav{gap:5px 22px;padding-block:12px}.business-subnav a{font-size:11px;min-height:34px}.business-section{padding-block:47px}.business-section h2{font-size:27px!important}.business-section-head{margin-bottom:27px}.business-section-head>p:last-child:not(.eyebrow){font-size:15px}.benefit-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:24px}.benefit-grid article{padding-top:19px}.benefit-index{margin-bottom:14px}.benefit-grid h3{font-size:20px!important;margin-bottom:11px}.business-rows article{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:10px;padding-block:23px}.business-rows p{font-size:14px}.business-rows h3{font-size:20px!important}.delivery-steps{gap:24px}.delivery-steps h3{font-size:18px!important}.resource-directory{grid-template-columns:1fr}.resource-entry{min-height:0;padding-block:24px}.resource-toolbar button{padding-inline:12px;font-size:10px}.resource-toolbar{margin-bottom:20px}.resource-footnote a{display:flex;margin-left:0}.business-link-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:0}.account-strip{gap:22px 29px;padding-block:23px}.account-strip li{font-size:22px}.founder-note{padding-left:20px}.founder-note p{font-size:19px}.business-other{padding-block:31px}.business-other>div{display:grid;gap:3px}.business-history{display:block}.business-history>span{display:block;margin-bottom:8px}.page-hero{padding-block:49px 36px}.page-hero .page-intro{font-size:17px;margin-top:22px}.project-card{grid-template-columns:24px minmax(0,1fr);gap:12px;padding-block:28px}.project-card h2{font-size:27px!important}.project-card p:not(.eyebrow){font-size:14px}.project-card .eyebrow{font-size:10px}.project-hero{padding-block:25px 45px}.project-summary{font-size:19px}.next-grid strong{font-size:23px}.article-header{padding-block:45px}.article-dek{font-size:19px}.contact-hero{min-height:420px;padding-block:47px}.email-link{font-size:24px}.journey-teaser-copy{padding:34px 22px}.journey-teaser h2{font-size:29px!important}.journey-teaser-image img{min-height:240px}.ed-hero-inner{min-height:0}.ed-deck{font-size:19px}.journey-page .hero h1{font-size:45px!important}.journey-page .chapter h2{font-size:32px!important}.journey-page .closing h2{font-size:34px!important}.journey-page .merrill-copy .career-note h3{font-size:28px!important}.journey-page .hero-copy{width:auto}.journey-page .album-heading{font-size:21px!important}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}.business-button{transition:none}.business-button:hover{transform:none}}