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- ↑ Vinoski, Jim. "Co-opetition: Rival Concrete Precasters Team Up On New Innovations". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- ↑ "AltusGroup: 35 million square feet of precast wall panels in 20 years". Concrete Products. Retrieved 5 December 2023.