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{{short description|Industrial/manufacturing complex and neighborhood in Rochester, New York}}
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'''Eastman Business Park''', formerly '''Kodak Park''', is a large manufacturing and industrial complex in the city of [[Rochester, New York]], in the United States. The complex is run by [[Eastman Kodak]] and is located {{convert|3|mi|0}} north of [[downtown Rochester]] and {{convert|4|mi|0}} south of [[Lake Ontario]]. The complex runs parallel to [[New York State Route 104]] and Mount Read Boulevard for most of its length. Also part of the complex is the Kodak Center performing arts center and conference facility.
Eastman Business Park is serviced by both
The ashes of Eastman Kodak founder [[George Eastman]] are buried here.
== History ==
[[File:New York - Rochester - NARA - 68145231.jpg|thumb|Aerial photograph]]
[[File:GeorgeEastmanMonumentEastSide.JPG|thumb|Memorial to George Eastman at Eastman Business Park. His ashes lie beneath the [[Creole marble|Georgia marble]] monument.]]In the decades following 1890 Kodak Park was constructed to meet the massive demand of Eastman Kodak Company's Photographic and Motion Picture Film products. The park would eventually become the largest photographic product manufacturing facility in the world, employing over 15,000 employees in over 154 different buildings spanning its 1,300 acres.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lipsitzponterio.com/JobSites/City/Rochester/KodakPark/HistoryofKodakPark|title=History of Kodak Park|publisher=|accessdate=6 May 2016}}</ref>▼
[[File:GeorgeEastmanMonumentEastSide.JPG|thumb|Memorial to George Eastman at Eastman Business Park. His ashes lie beneath the [[Creole marble|Georgia marble]] monument.]]
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In the mid 2000s Eastman Kodak began downsizing its film manufacturing operations due to the shrinking demand for film. A number of unused buildings<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shardsofphotography.blogspot.com/2007/09/kodak-implodes-building-50.html|title=Shards of Photography: Kodak implodes Building 50|publisher=|accessdate=6 May 2016}}</ref> were demolished in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.papress.com/post/37412466213/the-demolition-of-kodak-implosions-of-buildings|title=The Demolition of Kodak Implosions of buildings... - 37 E 7TH ST – A blog from Princeton Architectural Press|work=37 E 7TH ST|accessdate=6 May 2016}}</ref>▼
▲In the mid
On November 11, 2008 Eastman Kodak officially renamed Kodak Park "Eastman Business Park" and began an aggressive marketing campaign to attract new tenants to the park.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rochester.ynn.com/content/top_stories/366708/kodak-renames-kodak-park/|title=TWC News - Rochester - Finger Lakes, Batavia|publisher=|accessdate=6 May 2016}}</ref>▼
▲On November 11, 2008, Eastman Kodak officially renamed Kodak Park "Eastman Business Park" and began an aggressive marketing campaign to attract new tenants to the park.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rochester.ynn.com/content/top_stories/366708/kodak-renames-kodak-park/|title=TWC News - Rochester - Finger Lakes, Batavia|
During the Bankruptcy of Eastman Kodak in 2012 and 2013 Eastman Kodak began selling off a number of large assets in Eastman business park as it continued to downsize which included its coal power plant<ref>[http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20121221/NEWS01/312210028/Kodak%20power%20plant%20Recycled%20Energy%20Development Kodak sells power plant in Eastman Business Park]</ref> as well numerous other land and building assets.▼
<ref>[http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20130321/BUSINESS/303210032/Kodak%20Park%20South%20LiDestri LiDestri buys Kodak Park South land]</ref>▼
▲During the
The park has been used as a filming location for several television series and films, including the 2019 automobile racing [[Reality television|reality]] competition series ''[[Hyperdrive (American TV series)|Hyperdrive]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2018/08/14/netflix-behind-car-show-eastman-business-park/987321002/ |title=Netflix confirms it's behind 'Hyperdrive' car racing show being filmed at Eastman Business Park |website=Democrat & Chronicle |access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
== Controversy ==
In 2012 it was revealed that Kodak had
==Companies and institutions in or near the Eastman Business Park==
As Eastman Kodak
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* Acquest Development
* American Fuel Cell
* Arnprior
* Cardinal Logistics Mgmt.<ref name="eastmanbusinesspark.com"/>
* [[Carestream Health]]
* Cerion Nanomaterials
* Columbia Care LLC
* DNV KEMA Energy & Sustainability
* DuPont Danisco
* [[Eastman Kodak Company]]
* Eastman Park Micrographics
* ESL Federal Credit Union
* Excell Partners Inc.
* Empire Digital Signs
* Energy Materials Corporation
* LiDestri Foods
* Lumisyn
* Genencor International
* George Eastman Museum-Film Preservation Services
* Graphenix
* Great Lakes Environmental
* GreenLight Biosciences<ref name="eastmanbusinesspark.com"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://esd.ny.gov/esd-media-center/pressreleases/greenlight-biosciences-pilot-plant-eastman-business-park | title=ESD Announces GreenLight Biosciences to Build Pilot Plant at Eastman Business Park | Empire State Development | date=25 February 2020 }}</ref>
* Guardsmark <ref name="eastmanbusinesspark.com"/>▼
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* [[IMAX Corporation|IMAX]]<ref name="eastmanbusinesspark.com"/>
* Kingsbury Corporation<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.13wham.com/news/local/story/Kodak-Kingsbury-Announce-Agreement-on-Touch/SDE5g5Wys0qftUhLQeeYZg.cspx |title=Kodak, Kingsbury Announce Agreement on Touch Screen Sensors |access-date=2013-06-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630213742/http://www.13wham.com/news/local/story/Kodak-Kingsbury-Announce-Agreement-on-Touch/SDE5g5Wys0qftUhLQeeYZg.cspx |archive-date=2013-06-30 |
▲* [[Kodak Alaris]]<ref>[http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/
▲* Khuri Enterprises <ref name="eastmanbusinesspark.com"/>
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* Natcore Technologies<ref name="eastmanbusinesspark.com"/>
* Naturally Scientific US
* NOHMs Technologies Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rbj.net/article.asp?aID=201183|title=Firm to create 100 jobs at Eastman Business Park - Rochester Business Journal New York business news and information|
* NY-BEST Test Commercialization Center / DNV-GL
* Novomer
* [[Oak Ridge National Laboratory]]
* OmniID
* [[ON Semiconductor]]
* Optimation
* Orthogonal
* [[Ortho Clinical Diagnostics]]
* Premise Health / AO Safety
* Proton Innovations
* Quintel
* RAPA (Rochester Association of Performing Arts)
* RED (Recycled Energy Development Co.)
* R-Display & Lighting
* Rochester Silver Works
* Safety Solutions
* SiGNa Chemistry
* Transparent Materials
* VFX
* Xpedx
* Yaro Enterprises
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==Future of Eastman Business Park==
Eastman Business Park has been described as a vital part of Rochester, NY's economic growth efforts.<ref>[http://regionalcouncils.ny.gov/themes/nyopenrc/rc-files/fingerlakes/fingerlakes_2012progressreport.pdf Finger Lakes 2012 Progress Report]</ref> State and local governments and Eastman Kodak Company itself have been steadily working towards turning Eastman Business Park into an innovation hub which would attract large companies as well as small start up companies with a focus on green-tech, photonics, optics and material science to the park.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.13wham.com/news/local/story/Kodak-Transforming-Eastman-Business-Park/yAoJ7PjKu0ygZLbWmLjX2A.cspx |title=Kodak: Transforming Eastman Business Park |access-date=2013-05-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126172658/http://www.13wham.com/news/local/story/Kodak-Transforming-Eastman-Business-Park/yAoJ7PjKu0ygZLbWmLjX2A.cspx |archive-date=2012-01-26 |
==See also==
*[[Kodak|Eastman Kodak Company]]
*[[Rochester, New York]]
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* [http://www.eastmanbusinesspark.com/ Eastman Business Park]
* [http://www.kodak.com/ Eastman Kodak]
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