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Originally Posted by jackfengshui
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The Times has some of the facts wrong. There where more than 60k of folks working in Kodak Park alone. Not counting Hawkeye, Elmgrove(jokingly elmgrave) KO, and other areas. But the meaning is right, even if not the facts.
"Rochester’s troubles go beyond Kodak. Xerox and Bausch & Lomb have shed thousands of jobs as well. Twenty-five years ago, the three companies employed 60 percent of Rochester’s work force. Today, it is 6 percent."(from the story)
total in Rochester today working for Kodak, about 7k
I wonder if things would better or about the same if IBM did not leave Rochester. Eastman and Watson drew cards once to see who would have to leave Rochester. Watson lost, so IBM OP(office products) left Rochester and was moved to Lexington KY. IBM OP is now Lexmark.
Edit add: IBM during the move keep the Rochester plant open for a time(till after a war ended) making gun parts for Colt.
IBM OP sold copier products (in Colorado) to Kodak before being spun off to become Lexmark. At first thought to be a good deal for Kodak(errr suckers)
When George Eastman was still working at a bank as a teller, Watson Sr. was a salesman for NCR in Rochester selling adding machines. And became friends.