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Accounting is one of the clearest examples. While it’s often seen as a numbers game, accounting today is becoming a strategic data discipline — one that leverages automation, predictive analytics, and real-time insights to drive smarter business decisions. Let’s explore how AI is reshaping accounting, not by replacing professionals, but by redefining what they do best.

As EDspaces in Columbus, Ohio draws near, it’s shaping up to be a powerful convergence of educators, architects, designers, manufacturers, and facility planners, all working together to imagine and build the next generation of learning spaces. This year, we’re especially excited to see how emerging trends around flexible classrooms, sustainability, inclusion, and technology will come alive. Here’s what we expect—and what we can’t wait to explore.

The 2025 Healthcare Design Expo & Conference, taking place this October in Kansas City, promises to be a dynamic gathering of designers, healthcare professionals, architects, and innovators all focused on creating environments that support better health outcomes.

The commercial furniture industry is undergoing rapid change, driven by shifting workplace models, rising costs, and digital transformation. Manufacturers must innovate to remain competitive.

The 2025 Healthcare Design Expo & Conference, taking place this October in Kansas City, promises to be a dynamic gathering of designers, healthcare professionals, architects, and innovators all focused on creating environments that support better health outcomes. As we look ahead to the event, several key trends are expected to take center stage, offering a glimpse into the future of healthcare design. From behavioral health to artificial intelligence to smart hospital innovation, here’s what we’re watching closely.

For decades, furniture dealers have provided space planning, project coordination, and endless revisions — all for free. But that’s changing. As project scopes grow and timelines stretch, forward-thinking dealers are finally reclaiming their time and profit by charging for the services they already provide. This blog breaks down why the shift is essential, how to do it without scaring off clients, and the tools — like Avanto’s Orderbahn — that make it possible.

In the furniture industry, procurement isn’t just sourcing—it’s how you create, manage, and track every part of an order. Unfortunately, it’s often where complexity and chaos thrive.

Discover key takeaways from a contract furniture industry panel on how dealers and manufacturers can improve project execution, boost efficiency, and lead with automation and better budgeting practices.