Tourist attraction marks 25th anniversary amid crisis

Temporarily shuttered because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Florida Aquarium has served 17 million visitors since it was founded in 1995.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 3:30 p.m. April 3, 2020
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File. Roger Germann moved from Chicago to Tampa last year to become president and CEO of The Florida Aquarium.
File. Roger Germann moved from Chicago to Tampa last year to become president and CEO of The Florida Aquarium.
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TAMPA — The Florida Aquarium celebrated 25 years in business last week with — because of social-distancing guidelines — a guest list consisting of a sea turtle, octopus and some otters and penguins. 

 

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