Tagged: Eastman Kodak Company

Kodak bankruptcy
4:26 pm
Tue March 20, 2012

Motion to cut Kodak retiree health benefits put on hold

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Eastman Kodak went before a Manhattan bankruptcy judge this morning, asking to cut the health benefits of some 16,000 Medicare-eligible retirees.

That motion was not acted on.

Judge Allan Gropper essentially put the motion on hold, according to Democrat and Chronicle business reporter Matt Danemam.

"The notion of cutting these retiree benefits moves into second place," Daneman said.

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Economic downturn
4:27 pm
Fri February 24, 2012

The rise and fall of the Eastman Kodak Company

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The city of Rochester and the Eastman Kodak Company. You can’t mention one without the other. For nearly 125 years, the Flour City’s most famous tenant has been its economic engine but with the world weaning off of film and firmly enthralled with digital technology, Kodak has struggled to survive. On January 19th, the historic company filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. 

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