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  • Helping Anchorage businesses become more senior-friendly

    Jon E. Vander Weel, For Senior Voice|Jun 1, 2013

    Anchorage is joining many other cities across the nation in establishing a Senior Friendly Project aimed at improving the shopping experience of our older citizens. The reason for such a project, as stated by Mayor Dan Sullivan, is because, “There has been a 52 percent increase in our senior population in the past 10 years. Seniors as consumers contribute an estimated $1.46 billion into the state!” This amount is increasing further as “baby boomers” are added annually to our population. The Sen...