Eastman Kodak said it was laying off...

Eastman Kodak said it was laying off 500 workers in Rochester, N.Y., but said the move was unrelated to a court order pushing it out of the instant photography business . . . Wickes Cos. of Santa Monica said it intends to have talks with W. R. Grace & Co. about Grace’s Home Improvement Center business . . . Levi Strauss & Co. said it has decided to close its Fashion Portfolio division, a 2-year-old venture that produced Tourage SSE and CMA brand sportswear.