Top News From Today's "Boomiverse"
The Freewheelers
Jemimah Noonoo
Newsweek
July 30, 2007
Overview: This article focuses on the growing number of boomers who are choosing truckdriving as a new job option. Reports Noonoo, “By tapping into the baby-boomer market—largely empty nesters, or second-career seniors who have experienced burnout or layoffs—carriers hope they will be able to keep their rigs running.”
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19875409/site/newsweek/
Call it relaxation, with income
Devona Walker
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
July 25, 2007
Overview: Walker discusses boomers’ desire to continue work in a laid-back atmosphere. Reports Walker, “Many have a pedigree that makes them well suited for entrepreneurial endeavors. At this point in the retirement curve, some are retooling retirement to include work and intellectual stimulation.”
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20070725/BUSINESS/707250350
Aging Baby Boomers and Unmet Medical Needs Drive Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases Market
PRWeb
July 25, 2007
Overview: “Ageing baby boomers are expected to propel the global anti-AD medications market. The growing elder people in the society would always have impact on the healthcare markets particularly the drugs that are intended to treat risks associated with ageing.”
http://www.prweb.com/releases/alzheimers_disease/parkinsons_disease/prweb541758.htm