An Eastman Kodak Co. spokesman has confirmed that several Rochester employees will be laid off as part of the company’s announced restructuring earlier this month. An Aug. 10 Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) filed with the state Department ...

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Eastman Kodak Co. on Thursday reported a decline in second-quarter revenue and announced plans to unload its profitable Flexographic Packaging Division to pay down debt. The company also plans to eliminate some 325 positions, although company officials did not say ...

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More than 350 Eastman Kodak Co. employees honored the 164th birthday of their company’s founder July 12 by doing something he likely would have done himself: give back to the community. “Stuff A Bus” was organized to celebrate businessman and ...

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Eastman Kodak Co. has tapped a 25-year tech veteran to head its Consumer and Film Division. Eric-Yves Mahe will assume the role of president of CFD immediately. He also will continue in his role as president of the Software and ...

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Nypro Inc., a Jabil Inc. company, will complete the phase-out of dozens of former Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics jobs here by Nov. 1, a state Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filed last week shows. Some 53 jobs will be affected by the ...

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Eastman Kodak Co. last week reported 2017 net earnings of $94 million, which included a $101 million tax benefit due to the release of a valuation allowance in the fourth quarter of the year as a result of increased profits ...

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With the chug of an engine, and the clanging of steel against steel, an era at Kodak ended. Tuesday morning, crews who work the power plant at Eastman Business Park—once teeming with gigantic operations for making film and now home ...

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Change is underway for the ninth annual 21 Stories for Scouts rappelling event. This year, rappelling enthusiasts will take to the side of the Kodak Tower to rappel more than 300 feet. This year’s extreme fundraising event will have participants ...

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Eastman Kodak Co. shares skyrocketed early Tuesday afternoon following an announcement that the company plans to launch a major blockchain initiative and cryptocurrency to protect photographers from licensing infringement. Shares of company stock (Nasdaq: KODK) spiked nearly 50 percent to $4.50 immediately following the announcement at the Consumer Technology Association’s CES show in Las Vegas Tuesday. Kodak shares last traded at $4.50 in November.

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Eastman Kodak Co. shares plummeted Thursday morning following an after-market earnings call Wednesday that delivered weak third-quarter results. For the quarter ended Sept. 30, Kodak delivered a net loss of $46 million, compared with earnings of $12 million in the ...

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Eastman Kodak Co. has paired with trendy toy maker Cra-Z-Art to produce photo puzzles. Cra-Z-Art is a prime manufacturer of on-trend toys, art and school supply products. The brand licensing agreement will allow the firm to produce and distribute photo ...

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This story appeared in the RBJ’s commemorative 30th Anniversary section. See more content related to the RBJ’s anniversary here. Eastman Kodak Co. employs some 1,640 workers here, making it the 16th-largest employer in the region. If not for its history, ...

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This story appeared in the RBJ’s commemorative 30th Anniversary section. See more content related to the RBJ’s anniversary here. When 1987 ended, Eastman Kodak employed nearly 45,000 local employees. It was a business icon globally and the Great Yellow Father locally. ...

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Editor’s note: This is the fifth of a series of stories, each looking at key news events over the past 30 years in Rochester. The series accompanies the Rochester Business Journal marking its 30th anniversary. Shortly after 1 a.m. on ...

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Eastman Kodak Co. has re-entered the instant camera market. Through a licensing agreement with C+A Global, Kodak has unveiled the Printomatic camera, a point-and-shoot camera that instantly prints high-quality color photos from the camera body. “The Kodak Printomatic is a ...

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