RE: Rochester, NY?
Well, Eastman Kodak and Bausch and Lomb are still there. These are Rochester’s anchor companies. When they go, Rochester dies.
Rochester was hurt but not as much as Buffalo & Albany which relied much more heavily on the Erie Canal and heavy manufacturing.
“Well, Eastman Kodak and Bausch and Lomb are still there”
EK at one time employed over 20,000 people in Rochester. B&L was once a major employer with many product lines being manufactured there, as well as R&D and offices. Now EK has what, maybe 8,000 employees left, and B&L has some office workers.
Rochester may not be dead, but it is code blue. The ER docs just haven’t quit pumping on its chest quite yet.
Too bad. The surrounding area is wonderful country, great scenery, recreation, friendly folks, lakes, hills, valleys, and unfortunately all still in the state of NY so there is little economic activity left.
I love it here. (in the sticks outside of Rochester) I hate that it is in NY.