CNBC, February 6, 2021, They went bust in the Great Recession. Now, in their 80s, the pandemic took their jobs
Dan and Grace Porte worked together for decades.
In the 1970s, they started a paint and wallpaper business. Then, after the housing bubble burst in the Great Recession, the couple delivered cars for Enterprise. Five years later, they were fielding customer returns at Target.
But the pandemic brought that to an end. Now, in their mid-80s, the Portes are unemployed.