Shells Seafood Restaurants was losing money for years, but the chain's chief executive sounded upbeat when the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in early September. ...more

November 30, 2008

Stories like the Shells restaurant bankruptcy are playing out across the Tampa Bay area. Tribune research shows business bankruptcy here is rising much faster than in most regions of the country. All told, 500 businesses filed for bankruptcy in four Bay area counties during the 12 months that ended in June — 97 percent more than the year before. ...more

November 28, 2008

Been to your favorite restaurant lately? You might want to go soon. Goodness knows if it will be there tomorrow, what with the way eateries and chains have been closing and filing for bankruptcy. These are rough times. ...more

October 5, 2008

Most Shells Seafood restaurants shut down Wednesday as the Tampa-based chain gave up its quest to stay open, according to a bankruptcy court filing. ...more

September 25, 2008

Shells Seafood Restaurants is seeking to give up its quest to stay open, asking a federal bankruptcy judge to allow it to liquidate its assets. ...more

September 24, 2008

TAMPA - Shells Seafood Restaurants has closed eight of its remaining 22 outlets in Florida and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. ...more

September 4, 2008

Shells Seafood Restaurants Inc., a Tampa-based chain, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Tampa, according to documents filed Wednesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. ...more

September 4, 2008

Shells Seafood Restaurants Inc., a Tampa-based chain, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Tampa today, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. ...more

September 3, 2008