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Windstream Files for Bankruptcy Protection

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Windstream Communications employs about 650 in Greenville’s tallest building, making the company a significant presence in the area, especially downtown.

Now the company has just filed for bankruptcy protection.


This comes fewer than two weeks after it lost a major court battle with a US hedge fund.

The filing on behalf of the company, which operates out of 18 states and has more than 12,000 employees nationwide, means that it and all of its 205 subsidiaries are now seeking reorganization under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code, although vice president for corporate affairs David Avery said no layoffs in the workforce are expected.  

Windstream is a phone, internet and cloud-based communication service company that primarily handles business clients.

You can go to windstreamrestructuring.com to help answer questions.