Not all associations that have moved this year gravitated toward the seat of government.The $4 million-revenue American Academy of Optometry moved clear out of sight, from Rockville, Md., to Orlando, Fla., in April. The group doesn’t do any lobbying, said 16-year veteran Executive Director Lois Schoenbrun, and was able to afford much more space in Florida (5,700 square feet) than it had in the Washington, D.C., suburbs (3,400 square feet). “The board had been looking at moving for many years,” Schoenbrun said. “The primary reason was the desire to be able to hire and retain great staff. The turnover and the salaries in the D.C. area had prevented us from keeping great… Read More