Hasbro to Build Entertainment Centers Across North America
Thursday, November 15, 2018
Pawtucket-based Hasbro has teamed with Kilburn Live to build family entertainment centers across the U.S. and Canada.
“Hasbro is a leader in branded play and entertainment, and its iconic brands appeal to a multigenerational fan base,” said Charlie Keegan, the former chief executive officer at Main Event Entertainment.
Entertainment Centers
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTAccording to Hasbro’s press release, the spaces will see Hasbro brands including My Little Pony, Monopoly, Mr. Potato Head, GI Joe, Clue, Battleship, Hungry Hungry Hippo, Trivial Pursuit, Chutes and Ladders and more reimagined through immersive and innovative experiences.
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This announcement comes after Hasbro laid off hundreds of employees and CEO Brian Goldner announced to employees at an internal meeting that some staff will be shifted to Los Angeles, according to multiple sources.
Repeated requests to Hasbro’s corporate communications department regarding the meeting went unanswered.
As GoLocal first reported in 2017, Hasbro is looking to consolidate its corporate office and multiple sites in RI to Providence have been under consideration.
Providence HQ
In December, GoLocal broke an exclusive story that unveiled what could be the biggest business story to hit Providence in decades.
GoLocal learned that a plan by two real estate mega-forces, Providence developer Joe Paolino of Paolino Properties and Bob Gilbane of Gilbane Development, developed a plan for Hasbro that would build an approximately 36 story tower at the location of the now vacant Superman Building.
The new structure was being pitched to Hasbro for its new consolidated headquarters. The Paolino and Gilbane plan is just one of a number of plans submitted, but the only one that includes the demolition of the Superman building. Some of the other proposed offered for Hasbro's consideration include building a campus for Hasbro on 195 lands. Other potential developers include Procaccianti Companies who "has owned, developed or managed millions of square feet of real estate." The company owns the Renaissance Hotel in Providence to name just one of its holdings.
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