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Tallest building west of the Mississippi breaks concrete record

Construction crews working on the Wilshire Grand in downtown Los Angeles set a record for longest non-stop concrete pour as trucks dumped 84 pounds over the course of 19 hours. The building is set to open in 2017 and at 73 stories, would be the tallest structure west of the Mississippi. Bill Whitaker reports.
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