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PBN summit: Hasbro’s move doesn’t mean R.I.’s workforce lacks talent

FROM LEFT, Matthew Weldon, director of the R.I. Department of Labor and Training;  Farouk Rajab, CEO and president of the Rhode Island Hospitality Association and Karl Wadensten CEO and president VIBCO Inc. served as panelist during Providence Business News Workforce Development Summit on Thursday morning. PROVIDENCE BUSINESS NEWS PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PROVIDENCE – Hasbro Inc.’s relocation from Pawtucket to Boston will move upwards of 700 jobs out of state, but panelists at Providence Business News’ 2026 Workforce Development Summit said it doesn’t reflect a shortage of skilled workers in Rhode Island. Matthew Weldon, director of the R.I. Department of Labor and Training, emphasized that while the

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