Oregon’s automated oversize permitting system saves nearly $1M
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Oregon’s automated routing and permitting system didn’t just speed things up — it eliminated the need to fill seven vacant roles and saved nearly $1M. For public-sector and logistics operators, this is a concrete benchmark for what targeted workflow automation can deliver without headline-grabbing AI.
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