One would think that with the explosion of smartphones, tablets, feather-light computers and all other forms of digit delivery, the consumption of paper in the office would begin to dwindle along with the file cabinets and law libraries. As I stroll around the office I see reams upon reams of paper, printers on almost every work station, and hungry shredders that pulverize all of the copies of everything that we print.

According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, America's office workers and businesses such as your bank, print over 1.6 trillion pieces of paper every year, enough to stack halfway to the moon. Approximately 40 years ago, Business Week predicted that by 1990 paper would be an artifact of the past. That prediction certainly missed the mark, but for the first time the utilization of paper is actually declining at the clip of 1% to 2% per year. That's impressive (I think) but statistics aside, most businesses remain slow to adapt to technological change and alter business processes that would eliminate paper from the work flow.

Take for instance, public boards of directors who were early adopters, eliminating paper and distributing quarterly board meeting “books” with iPads instead of 50-pound ring binders. While the Board is enlightened, I suspect that most of the companies that they serve remain paper hogs. Nevertheless, I believe that the millennial generation will begin the sea change that was predicted 40 years ago. It's inevitable, but it will take a few more decades until the trees are safe.

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THE BOZZUTO GROUP
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PORT OF SEATTLE
Real Estate Development Manager
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(ATLANTA, GA) Duties include: producing $50-$100 million of loan volume annually from all types of financings; providing direction on closing, servicing, and related requirements; and originating, underwriting, packaging, and preparing investment proposals, with particular emphasis on multi-family business.

CONFIDENTIAL
Vice President of Accounting
(NEWPORT BEACH, CA) Real Estate company in Southern California is seeking a Vice President of Accounting. This is a key position that will oversee all facets of the accounting department; including but not limited to: corporate accounting, preparation of financial reports, taxation compliance and strategy, and investment accounting.

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