Entertainment giant lays off large chunk of workforce

PALMETTO — One of the largest employers in Manatee County, Feld Entertainment, has laid off a large chunk of its workforce in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Stephen Yaros, Feld’s senior vice president of media and global communications, declined to provide a figure on the total amount of people the company let go. Yaros, in an e-mail response to questions, said no Feld executives would be available for interviews, as “we begin the process of restructuring the organization.”