Restaurant chain announces construction of new headquarters

MANATEE COUNTY — Breakfast, brunch and lunch chain First Watch Restaurants announced plans to expand its corporate infrastructure in Manatee County by building a new 39,000-square-foot headquarters in the University Town Center area.

The new facility will be designed to accommodate the company’s continued aggressive growth plans, according to a press release. It will be near the company’s current headquarters just north of Cooper Creek Boulevard. It is expected to open in late 2020.