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Trump Gives Medical Stockpile A 'Kodak Moment' With New Loan To Make Drugs

Adam Boehler, chief executive officer of U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), speaks at the White House in April. Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Coronavirus Updates

Trump Gives Medical Stockpile A 'Kodak Moment' With New Loan To Make Drugs

Kodak has struggled in the age of digital photography. Its stock soared after the Trump administration announced plans to give the company a $765 million loan to create a pharmaceutical line.

Rochester Focuses On A New Picture Of American Manufacturing

Tom Worden works on a fixed-abrasive grinding table at Exelis Inc. in Rochester, N.Y. Exelis is an aerospace and defense company, and employs numerous former Kodak workers in its facility. Mike Bradley for NPR hide caption

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American Made: The New Manufacturing Landscape

Rochester Focuses On A New Picture Of American Manufacturing

Rochester, N.Y., was once the imaging capital of the world, home to Kodak, Xerox and Bausch + Lomb. Now, with a drastically cut manufacturing sector, the city is trying to build something new.

Rochester Focuses On A New Picture Of American Manufacturing

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Kodak Reinvents Itself As Judge Approves Bankruptcy Exit
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The Two-Way

Kodak Reinvents Itself As Judge Approves Bankruptcy Exit

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Allan Gropper has approved Kodak's plan to emerge from court oversight. That paves the way for it to be a much smaller company focused on commercial and packaging printing.

Kodak Reinvents Itself As Judge Approves Bankruptcy Exit

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Opinion

13.7: Cosmos And Culture

Kodak Is In Bankruptcy, But Its Hometown Hasn't Lost Its Sparkle

Adam Frank argues that Science and technology, driven by publically funded research at Universities across the country, represent our greatest hope for the future.

Kodak Is In Bankruptcy, But Its Hometown Hasn't Lost Its Sparkle

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