The other Michigan companies cited by AARP were Beaumont Hospitals, Henry Ford Health System, Kelly Services, Inc, Oakwood Healthcare System and Volkswagen of America, all of them based in Southeast Michigan. Whirlpool's world headquarters is in Southwest Michigan.
The AARP Best Employers for Workers Over 50 awards program is in its fifth year. The top five criteria used to select the recipients were employee development opportunities, health benefits for employees and retirees, age of employer's workforce, alternative work arrangements and retirement benefits, including pensions. The recipients will be honored at a banquet in Chicago on September 22nd.
World's leading home appliances manufacturer and marketer Whirlpool Corporation with annual sales of over $13 billion, 68,000 employees. The Company has nearly 50 manufacturing and technology research centers around the globe. The company markets Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Brastemp, Bauknecht, Consul and other major brand names to consumers in more than 170 countries.