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Pawtucket receives 6 proposals to redevelop former Apex property

Economic Activity 01/08/2026

PAWTUCKET – Six competitive bids have been submitted for redevelopment of the deserted 20-acre area surrounding the iconic Apex building, The Pawtucket Redevelopment Agency...

HASBRO INC. is leaving its longtime headquarters in Pawtucket, but what's next for that city. / COURTESY HASBRO INC.

Pawtucket will seek economic development ‘tools’ as Hasbro prepares to leave

Economy 09/19/2025

When the Pawtucket Red Sox pulled up stakes and left for Massachusetts in 2020, state officials helped finance a $137 million soccer stadium as...

Hasbro reports $855.8M loss in Q2, remains silent on possible move...

Economic Activity 07/23/2025

PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. on Wednesday reported a second-quarter loss of $855.8 million despite stronger-than-expected sales fueled by Magic: The Gathering, after posting a...

R.I. Infrastructure Bank awards $5.8M in loans for Pawtucket, Bristol road...

Financial Services 07/21/2025

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank has finalized Municipal Road and Bridge Revolving Fund loans totaling $5.8 million for local improvements, the bank announced...

Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation awards $151K in grants to 18...

Financial Services 07/07/2025

TAUNTON – Bristol County Savings Bank’s Charitable Foundation awarded grants totaling $151,471 to 18 Rhode Island nonprofits during a ceremony held at the Providence Marriott...

HOMEWARD BOUND: Passengers disembark from a commuter train at the Pawtucket-Central Falls station on a recent weekday afternoon. The train arrived from Boston.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

RIDING THE RAILS: Is $63M train station helping to put Pawtucket...

Cover Story 05/23/2025

The train platform at the Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Center is bustling, and longtime Pawtucket resident Charlie Zechel is among the dozens of people waiting...

PROMISE LANDS? Pawtucket has purchased about 20 acres of property in the downtown area, including the former Apex department store property at the far right and other abutting parcels to the right of the river. Officials are seeking proposals for the so-called “Downtown Gateway Project.”  COURTESY CITY OF PAWTUCKET

Pawtucket attempting a historic downtown development

Focus 10/25/2024

Pawtucket is searching for private partners with big pockets and big ideas. In recent years, the city has acquired several properties totaling about 20 acres...

Report: Hasbro began discussing move to Mass. six months ago

Economic Activity 10/08/2024

PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. CEO Chris Cocks and Mass. Economic Development Secretary Yvonne Hao began discussing the move of the Rhode Island-based toy maker’s...

Pawtucket seeking developers for 20-acre area surrounding Apex building

Economic Activity 07/22/2024

PAWTUCKET – City leaders are looking for developers to help revitalize a deserted 20-acre area surrounding the iconic Apex building. The city and the Pawtucket...