BRIEF-Sterling Construction sees FY 2017 revenue $850 million to $880 million
May 2 Sterling Construction Company Inc
* Sterling Construction Company, Inc. Reports 2017 first quarter results
* Q1 revenue $153.4 million versus I/B/E/S view $134 million
* Sees FY 2017 revenue $850 million to $880 million
* Q1 loss per share $0.09
* Q1 earnings per share view $-0.10 -- Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S
* Sterling Construction Company Inc - Now anticipate our 2017 revenues to be between $850 million and $880 million
* Sterling Construction Company Inc - Total backlog at march 31, 2017 of $925 million was up 12.4% from Q4 of 2016
* Sterling Construction Company- "Believe that our core heavy civil construction operations are well positioned to perform with consistent profitability" Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: