En español | At a time when employers are often reluctant to hire older job applicants, one company not only embraces its mature workforce, but is becoming almost famous for it. The average age of employees of the Vita Needle factory in Needham, Mass., is 74. Of the 47 employees who work manufacturing medical needles, tubing and fabricated parts, just two are in their early 20s. They're known as "the kids." … Back to Article
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