Top News from Today's "Boomiverse"
Boomers Ramping Up For Accessible Homes
www.suntimes.com
Overview: “The baby boomers are getting older, and experts say come retirement time, the Post-World War II generation will become the largest segment of Americans in U.S. history to age at one time. Eighty-three million boomers are predicted to reach the retirement age of 65 years within the next 11 years.”
http://searchchicago.suntimes.com/homes/853187,rampup21.article
Singles Fest Might Draw Boomers
Ray Hagar
www.rgj.com
Overview: “The idea is to have a weekend or series of weekends where single baby boomers could come to Reno to find their Valentine or meet people of similar ages, likes and dislikes and enjoy different planned activities or just have fun.”
http://www.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080321/NEWS/803210522/1321
RVs Beckon Baby Boomers Despite Fuel Costs
Jayne Clark
www.usatoday.com
Overview: “Sales of RVs, which run the gamut from humble folding camping trailers to luxury motor homes, peaked at 400,000 in 2006. The industry attributes the subsequent drop in sales to 354,000 last year to the overall economic slump rather than rising fuel costs. But with the first wave of 79 million baby boomers poised for retirement, industry experts are betting that boom times are on the horizon.”
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2008-03-20-rv-boomers_N.htm