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Katz, Sapper & Miller’s Randy Hooper with the firm’s Transportation Services Group will participate in the Traffic Club of New York’s 2018 Annual Membership Meeting and Fall Seminar. Taking place Nov. 20 at the Grand Hyatt New York at Grand Central Station, the seminar will provide updates on two of the hottest topics in the transportation industry today – blockchain in logistics and electronic logging devices (ELDs).
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Finance teams are drowning in data—but is it actually helping them spend smarter? Without the right approach, excess spending, inefficiencies, and missed opportunities continue to drain profitability. While analytics offers powerful insights, financial intelligence requires more than just numbers—it takes the right blend of automation, strategy, and human expertise.
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