Hasbro’s silence is not golden. State, local officials must unite to keep company in Ocean State

PBN Staff

11/23/2018

TIME TO TALK: Hasbro Inc. wants a more-modern headquarters than what it now has in Pawtucket but has not committed to staying in Rhode Island. State and city officials must present a united front in responding to the threat of a possible move.  / COURTESY  HASBRO INC.

Could iconic toymaker Hasbro Inc. really move its headquarters out of Rhode Island? Sure it can, especially if the move wouldn’t cost it much of its local workforce. The company, which employs about 1,600 locally, has only acknowledged publicly it is considering a new location in the vicinity of its Pawtucket headquarters. That would normally

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