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Shrinking Kodak hits Rochester and its people
In Rochester, Kodak layoffs forewarn a shifting fate as 6,300 of 34,000 U.S. workers lose positions by 1999. The piece traces Eastman’s rise and Kodak’s global woes from monopoly power to digital losses, noting community impact and cautious optimism from economist Kent Gardner.
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Ine
Ivey
Kodak
Rochester
New York
Wall Street
Sealy
Szeboda
Chamber of ‘Commerce
Tom Mooney
Eastman
U.S
Esprit de Corps
Kodakers
Eastman School of Music
Eastman Dental Center
Durand-Eastman Park
Kodak Park
Fuji
Fisher
Ventures
Kent Gardner