Westshore Glass files for Chapter 11

Westshore Glass Corp., a 54-year-old Tampa company that specializes in glass and metal products, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization Jan. 30. In its filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, the company listed assets of $10.1-million and liabilities of $14.9-million. The company, which is owned by four members of the Elozory family and employs about 115 people, reported net sales of $21.1-million in 2007, about $5-million less than the year before. Westshore Glass notified the state last week that 113 employees, virtually the entire company, would be laid off by Wednesday. But a company spokesman said Monday that Westshore does not plan layoffs as it attempts to restructure. The home page of the company's Web site (www.westshoreglass.com) offers "Glass trucks and trailers for sale!!''

- Tom Zucco, Times staff writer