After struggling for months to avert bankruptcy, lender CIT Group has filed for Chapter 11 protection in an attempt to restructure its debt while trying to keep badly needed loans flowing to thousands of midsized and small businesses. ...more

November 1, 2009

Stardek files for Chapter 11 Stardek, a Seffner company that makes decorative coatings for driveways and pool decks, has filed for bankruptcy protection. Stardek's parent company, Color Crown Corp., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week in Tampa. Chapter 11 allows a company to reorganize its finances while protected from creditors. ...more

October 29, 2009

Frontier Airlines is expected to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today with little change that passengers will notice, although the airline shifted ticket counter and terminal operations at Tampa International Airport. ...more

October 1, 2009

Frontier Airlines is expected to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today with little change that passengers will notice, although the airline shifted ticket counter and terminal operations at Tampa International Airport. ...more

September 30, 2009

Longtime Tampa contractor American Electrical Services has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. ...more

September 24, 2009

Kearney Construction, a large contractor that worked on the International Plaza and Westfield Citrus Park malls, has filed for bankruptcy protection. ...more

August 27, 2009

General Motors Corp. says the former chairman and CEO of AT&T Inc. will become the chairman of the reorganized automaker later this summer. ...more

June 9, 2009

With the bankruptcy of their developer, two big retail projects in the Tampa area may be history. ...more

April 24, 2009

It was 10 a.m. on a Tuesday when Ray Sikorski saw his worst-case scenario coming true. ...more

March 20, 2009

The historic Greenbrier resort, which has gone from hosting presidents and royalty to posting losses, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Thursday and unveiled a plan to sell itself to hotel giant Marriott International Inc. for up to $130 million. ...more

March 20, 2009