Although California has plenty of rock, sand and gravel supplies, builders are finding that it makes more sense to ship such raw materials from as far north as Canada. D.A. Davidson’s construction and engineering analyst, Brent Thielman, discusses the economic factors in “Why builders of big L.A. projects are making concrete with gravel and sand shipped from Canada,” a Los Angeles Times article written by James Rufus Koren.
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