Business association leaders welcome president’s economic agenda, but focus on how it is implemented Business group leaders who attended President Obama’s Feb. 7 address at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said they were very much in tune with the economic development agenda laid out in the speech, but said the way the plans are carried out would be the ultimate test of success. Matt Shay, president and CEO of the National Retail Federation, told CEO Update that he spoke with several other business association leaders after the speech, and he summarized the prevailing view as follows: “In many ways, the speech was the easy part. The follow-up is going to be the hard part.” … Read More