Hasbro – named for the two brothers, Henry and Helal Hassenfeld, who launched the company in Providence as a maker of pencil boxes in 1923 – dates to the time when Rhode Island’s capital city was an industrial powerhouse.

Ever since Jack Connors, the beloved Boston advertising mogul who became one of the city’s largest philanthropists, died in July, I’ve been conducting a thought experiment with some of Rhode Island’s most influential leaders.

But local leaders don't want it to come to that. "We have reached out to Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks and we look forward to meeting with him with the ultimate goal of ensuring Hasbro r