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Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2017

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Toys "R" Us
American international company and toy, clothing and baby product retailer, now down to 7 stores (1948-2021)
Avaya
Avaya LLC(), formerly Avaya Inc., is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, that provides cloud communications and workstream collaboration services. The company's platform includes unified communications and contact center services. In 2019, the company provided services to 220,000 customer locations in 190 countries.
RadioShack
RadioShack (formerly written as Radio Shack) is an American electronics retailer that was established in 1921 as a mail-order business focused on amateur radio. Its parent company was purchased by Tandy Corporation in 1962; Tandy ended mail order, shifted to retail by opening small stores staffed by people who knew electronics, greatly reduced the number of items carried, and replaced name-brand products with private-label items from lower-cost manufacturers. These moves were successful and the brand grew.
Westinghouse Electric Company
US based nuclear power company
Boston Herald
US newspaper
Takata Corporation
former Japanese automotive supplier
PenAir
Peninsula Airways, operated as PenAir, was a U.S.-based regional airline headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska. It was Alaska's second-largest commuter airline operating scheduled passenger service, as well as charter and medevac services throughout the state. Its main base was Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. PenAir had a code sharing agreement in place with Alaska Airlines with its flights operated in the state of Alaska.
Island Air (Hawaii)
former American commuter airline
Roman Catholic Diocese of Great Falls-Billings
Catholic diocese of eastern Montana
Roman Catholic Diocese of New Ulm
diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States
answers.com
Answers.com (previously WikiAnswers and originally GuruNet) is an Internet-based knowledge exchange. The Answers.com domain name was purchased by entrepreneurs Bill Gross and Henrik Jones at idealab in 1996. The domain name was acquired by NetShepard and subsequently sold to GuruNet and then AFCV Holdings. The website is now the primary product of the Answers Corporation. It has tens of millions of user-generated questions and answers, and provides a website where registered users can interact with one another.
Seadrill
Seadrill is an offshore drilling contractor providing worldwide offshore drilling services to the oil and gas industry. Its primary business is the ownership and operation of drillships, semi-submersible rigs, and jack-up rigs for operations in shallow to ultra-deep water in both benign and harsh environments. It provides a contract-based service and primarily serves the oil super-majors, integrated oil and gas, state-owned national oil, and independent oil and gas companies.
Eastern Airlines, LLC
U.S. airline founded in 2010
Agent Provocateur
lingerie company
Anchorage Daily News
daily newspaper based in Anchorage, Alaska
Cumulus Media
American radio broadcasting company
Gymboree
Gymboree is a sub brand of The Children's Place. Gymboree began with operating retail stores between the early 1970s and the later 2010s. It was founded by Joan Barnes.
Romano's Macaroni Grill
American casual dining restaurant chain specializing in Italian-American cuisine
True Religion
American clothing company
Tidewater
American corporation providing marine services to the offshore petroleum industry
Payless ShoeSource
American shoe distribution company