Top News From Today's "Boomiverse"
Getting better all the time
Thomas Goldsmith
The News & Observer
January 23, 2007
Overview: Goldsmith reports that aging can be separated into three divisions. Baby boomers fall into the “robust and rowdy” category. Goldsmith includes quotes from Victor Marshall, director of the Institute on Aging at UNC-Chapel Hill who states, “Boomers should expect to be robust and have a lot of physical energy and active interest in life. It's great for industry. They are going to want to travel if they can afford it. They are going to want to be physically active."
http://www.newsobserver.com/105/story/535175.html
RetirementJobs.com Launches Assault on Age Bias
Business Wire
January 23, 2007
Overview: Press release announcing, “RetirementJobs.com, the Web's leading career destination for people aged 50+, today declared an ‘Assault on Age Bias’, a national call-to-action for employers, government, and the public to unite to reduce age bias and discrimination in the American workplace. Moreover, CEO of RetirementJobs.com states, “By uniting against age bias and encouraging employers to proactively retain and hire 50+ workers, we'll strengthen the economy.”