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How Northgate cut dispatch time by 60% with Worknest

A look at how one facility management team replaced spreadsheets and phone calls with a single operations workflow.

Rachel Monroe • Jun 18, 2026 • 6 min read

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Product updates

Spring release: smarter routing and bulk dispatch

Assign dozens of work orders at once and let smart routing suggest the best vendor for every job.

Product Team • Jun 12, 2026 • 4 min read

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Tutorials

Setting up recurring maintenance schedules

Step-by-step: automate work orders for preventive maintenance across every asset and location.

Devon Akers • Jun 9, 2026 • 8 min read

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Five ways to reduce your work order backlog

Practical tactics service teams use to clear backlog and keep SLAs on track during peak demand.

Priya Shah • Jun 5, 2026 • 5 min read

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Industry news

What the latest facility management trends mean for you

From vendor consolidation to mobile-first field work — the shifts shaping service operations this year.

Lena Torres • Jun 1, 2026 • 7 min read

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Product updates

Now live: QuickBooks two-way sync

Keep invoices and payments aligned automatically between Worknest and QuickBooks Online.

Product Team • May 27, 2026 • 3 min read

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Tutorials

Building custom dashboards for your team

Give every role the metrics they care about with configurable operations and finance dashboards.

Sam Rivera • May 22, 2026 • 6 min read

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Customer stories

Harborline scales to 50 sites without adding headcount

How a multi-location service operation grew coverage while keeping the same back-office team.

Maria Klein • May 18, 2026 • 5 min read

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Best practices

Vendor management: a playbook for service ops

Onboarding, rating, and coordinating a vendor network that scales with your business.

Priya Shah • May 14, 2026 • 9 min read

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