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Kodak Laying Off 1,000 As Part Of Restructuring

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As part of a massive restructure, Eastman Kodak is laying off 1,000 additional workers by the end of 2012.  Kodak may have to extend those job losses before the end of the year to remain in business.  About 30 years ago Kodak was employing around 145,000 employees and now that number has fallen to around 14,700.  Kodak CFO Antoinette McCorvey and Kodak COO Philip Faraci recently exited the company.  Kodak president Antonio Perez said:

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Eastman Kodak Preparing To File For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy


Eastman Kodak Company is preparing to file for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy-protection in the next few weeks just in case they are unable to sell a collection of digital patents. Kodak currently employs about 19,000 people and they are discussing with lenders for about $1 billion in debtor-in-possession financing that would keep them from shutting down.

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