Top News from Today's "Boomiverse"
Appliance makers have designs on boomers
Sara Lin
The Wall Street Journal
Apr. 30, 2008
Overview: “Baby boomers brought ugly grab-bars to bathrooms and wheelchair ramps to hallways to prepare for growing old at home. Now they can take credit for products that people without infirmities could appreciate.”
http://www.star-telegram.com/home/story/613393.html
Feds need to tap aging boomer workforce
Mary Mosquera
Federal Computer Week
Apr, 29, 2008
Overview: “Agencies must attract aging baby boomers to federal jobs or retain those they have to avoid shortfalls in staffing and a loss of mission knowledge, said Frank Burns, deputy assistant secretary for program operations at the Health and Human Services Department's Administration on Aging.”
http://www.fcw.com/online/news/152374-1.html
The new status symbol for baby boomers: longevity
Judith Timson
Globe and Mail
Apr. 29, 2008
Overview: “Forget monster homes or sleek condos, tech toys or even upscale vacations; longevity is the new status symbol for baby boomers.”
Comments (1)
I'm seeing more comments on the Internet about companies and the government seeing the value of hiring older workers or allowing them to work longer.
I write a blog for boomer consumers called The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide at http://boomersurvive-thriveguide.typepad.com.
Rita
Posted by Rita | May 15, 2008 11:18 PM
Posted on May 15, 2008 23:18