Hasbro has filed a closure notice covering 587 employees in Pawtucket, with an effective date of Dec. 24, as the company prepares to move its Rhode Island operations to Boston.

The Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training's advance-notice report for workplace closings, known as WARN lists Oct. 8 as both the notice date and the date the state received it. The entry identifies Pawtucket as the location, lists 587 affected workers and marks the closing column yes. It also identifies the affected workforce as nonunion.

In a statement, Hasbro said it issued the notice as part of its previously announced relocation of Rhode Island-based roles to its new Boston headquarters. The state listing documents the closing of the Pawtucket operation, but does not establish that all 587 workers will lose their employment with Hasbro.

The company announced the Boston move on Sept. 8, 2025. Its announcement said at least 700 full-time employees were expected to transition from Rhode Island to Boston by the end of 2026. The 700 figure counted employees expected to transition; the WARN entry counts workers affected by the Pawtucket closing. The public report does not reconcile the two counts or provide individual employees' relocation decisions.

Hasbro's annual report for 2025 said the company expected to leave its Pawtucket offices during the fourth quarter of 2026 and subsequently put the properties up for sale. It owns a headquarters building of approximately 343,000 square feet and an adjacent building of about 23,000 square feet used for corporate functions.

In Boston, Hasbro signed a long-term sublease for 265,000 square feet at 400 Summer Street. The company's relocation announcement described space across seven floors for its toys, board games and licensing businesses, along with most corporate services. Its gaming and digital business headquarters remains in Renton, Washington.

Hasbro also said in its relocation announcement that it would continue annual support for Hasbro Children's Hospital and recruit from Rhode Island colleges and universities.

In its annual report, Hasbro identified the move as an operational risk as well as an investment. It said experienced employees might be unwilling to relocate, and that recruiting in Boston's competitive labor market could be difficult. The company also identified facility construction, systems migration and integration of the workforce as challenges in managing the transition.

Rhode Island's labor department says covered employers generally must provide 60 days' notice before qualifying plant closings or mass layoffs. Notices identify the work site, proposed dates and affected workforce.

Sources:

https://dlt.ri.gov/employers/worker-adjustment-and-retraining-notification-warn

https://dlt.ri.gov/sites/g/files/xkgbur571/files/2026-10/Warn%20Report.xlsx

https://investor.hasbro.com/node/37516

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/46080/000004608026000011/has-20251228.htm