The Washington Business Journal offers a weekly roundup of bankruptcy filings in the region based on public records collected by parent company American City Business Journals. During the week that ended April 16, Washington-area bankruptcy courts recorded one business filing, and it had total debt above $1 million. Year to date through April 16, the court recorded 30 Chapter 7 or Chapter 11 business bankruptcy filings, a 17% decrease from the same span the prior year.