When I came to work at Kodak Park twenty years ago, I was amazed at the wide variety of work that Kodak employees performed at the site.  There were carpenters who made lab cabinets, machinists that would make parts out of metal or plastic, engineers of all varieties, an elevator maintenance crew, security staff, skilled-trades workers of all types, and many very specialized occupations.  Kodak people could do just about anything including repairing equipment, fabricating parts, designing machines, and constructing buildings.  We were so vertically integrated I was a bit surprised Kodak did not own a silver mine!

With the change in the market for film, costs needed to be reduced to keep the company viable.  Over the years many of these specialized and site services have been transitioned to a wide variety of suppliers.  While this practice has played a part in the well publicized reduction in the number of Kodak employees, what is often missed is the number of functions performed at Kodak sites by our suppliers.  Many of our supplier's employees are former Kodakers whose knowledge and dedication is still vital to Kodak's success.  Although the jobs are no longer on Kodak's payroll, Kodak's suppliers have created and maintained thousands of jobs in Monroe County.  Here is a sampling of suppliers that support our Rochester sites and Kodak's future success!

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