Packaging Corporation of America US - IL - Mundelein

Mead & Hunt US - SC - Lexington

Sanderson Stewart US - MT - Billings

WAU & Company US - CA - San Ramon

The Kleingers Group US - OH - Columbus

KLJ US - MT - Bozeman

North Carolina State University US - NC - Raleigh

CH2M US - OH - Evendale

Increasing housing starts and higher consumer spending will drive anticipated operating income growth for the global paper and forest products industry of 1%-3% in 2016, underpinning the current stable outlook for the sector for the next 12 months, said Moody's Investors Service (Toronto, Canada) in a report published this week. However, the outlook for the printing and writing paper segment is negative as digital alternatives continue to curb paper demand.

A 2010 Pew survey on science and technology found that there's one area where often pessimistic U.S. citizens (according to the results of other polls about the future) claim they see a brighter future: More than 60% of Americans think our future will be at least partly free of paper.

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