Political Scene: What will Pawtucket look like without Hasbro?

Pawtucket is transforming from an industrial powerhouse to a bedroom community with new apartments and commuter rail.

Despite the loss of Hasbro, local officials are bullish on the city's future, pointing to a growing population and new developments.

Hasbro's local workforce has been shrinking since manufacturing moved overseas in the 1990s, softening the blow to the city's identity.

PAWTUCKET – The old Slater Cotton Mill is now an apartment complex , where rents start at nearly $1,700 a month. The surviving remnants of the Union Wadding Company became Lofts 125. One riverfront condominium in the former Lebanon Mill , which once manufactured underwear and golf vests , sold last year for $1.1 million.

Could Hasbro ’s corporate headquarters have a similar future?

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