A panel representing different segments of business in the region answered questions about the arrival of Amazon, the impact of the government shutdown, and how they viewed the economy going into 2019. From left, moderator Peter Abrahams, the Washington Business Journal; Jordan Goldstein, regional managing principal, Gensler; Marc Wilson, SVP global partnerships & industries and co-founder, Appian; Kim Horn, president, Kaiser Permanente Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States; and Catherine Meloy, president and CEO, Goodwill of Greater Washington.