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Engler: Move to Business Roundtable not partisan shift

Republican former governor touts bipartisan record at NAM; incoming Manufacturers CEO Timmons sees closer BRT ties. National Association of Manufacturers CEO John Engler, who is leaving Jan. 15 to become president of the Business Roundtable, said the move does not signal a shift to the right for the latter group, which had better relations with President Obama than Engler’s NAM and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. “I’ve been recognized as somebody who’s been very bipartisan,” Engler, 62, told CEO Update last week. “You can’t get things done at any level of government today without being able to work with members of both parties and I’ve certainly done that successfully in my… Read More