Business challenges and major leadership transitions in theWhite House and on Capitol Hill consumed trade associations for much of the year By Tavia Evans Gilchrist At the Consumer Electronics Association, CEO Gary Shapiro has spent much of his year convincing several members—including topflight tech firms in business for fewer than 20 years—that their sector will ride out the economic turmoil, but they may have to batten down the hatches for the near future. Many of those young companies and their startup leaders, have come of age during an era of prosperity in the United States, and have never weathered a global meltdown like the one occurring now. “We have a perfect… Read More