Amid some signs the nation’s economy may be improving—or at least no longer deteriorating—association executives and business consultants say now may be the time to start planning for challenges members could face in a growing economy. “I think we are in the neighborhood of the bottom. I think we will start seeing expansion this summer,” said William B. Conerly, an economist and business consultant with Conerly Consulting LLC and a senior fellow at the think tank National Center for Policy Analysis. “The companies that thrive in the recovery [will be] those that start thinking about what challenges they will face ahead of time.” Though unemployment is still at its highest… Read More