（Boston Orange綜合編譯）有百年歷史，在全球經營玩具、桌遊及智慧產權的美國公司Hasbro (孩之寶)，今（8）日宣佈，將把公司總部從羅德島州的普塔基市（Pawtucket）遷至麻州海港區的夏日街（Summer St.）400號，預訂2026年底前為麻州增加700個工作機會。
麻州州長奚莉（Maura Healey）興奮報喜，稱這消息讓人太激動了。她強調麻州政府一直在和“孩之寶”公司密切合作，並促成該公司作此遷址決定。她為“孩之寶”的加入“麻州隊”，成爲其中一員，感到欣喜，因為麻州在教育、醫療健保和創新，以及最適宜居住，最適合安頓家庭，作為女性，父母上，都排名全美第一。
奚莉州長還感謝“孩之寶”執行長Chris Cocks及其團隊的領導力，以及麻州經濟發展廳的努力。
Hasbro是一家全球性，透過實體和數位遊戲，玩具，並出售智慧產權（IP）給消費品，電影，電視的娛樂業公司，成立已逾百年，旗下產品線豐富，包括「地產大亨」，「龍與地下城」，「變形金剛」等知名品牌，年營業額約55億美元，是全球最大的玩具製造商之一。
Chris Cocks表示，他們很高興能把總部遷到麻州充滿活力的創新中心，一個可以吸引人才，強化該公司「贏在玩樂（Playing to Win）」策略的地方。他們希望能透過創新與創意，為全世界的家庭和粉絲帶來最幫的遊戲體驗。
Chris Cocks坦言，目前該公司產品有40%為中國製造，這比率將在未來數年內減少至20%。
“孩之寶”的麻州新總部，座落在瑞士製藥公司Roche所擁有，16層樓高，佔地63萬平方英尺的“Foundation Medicine”大樓，租用其中7層樓的26萬5千平方英尺。
“孩之寶”在決定遷址前，和羅德島州州政府洽談過，也探討過麻州的其他幾個地點，最後在麻州的經濟發展獎勵計劃（Economic Development Incentive Program）允諾，以每個工作機會發2萬元為基準，在未來數年內給予1400萬元抵稅優惠後，做出最後決定。
奚莉州長指出，“孩之寶”是繼丹麥公司樂高（Lego）遷到波士頓，以及Keuring Dr. Pepper遷到伯靈頓（Burlington）之後，又一家把全美總部遷到麻州的公司。目前還有百奧健（Biogen）也在規劃把全球總部和創新中心設址劍橋市坎德廣場（Kendall Square）。（更新版）
Governor Healey Celebrates Hasbro’s Decision to Relocate Headquarters to Massachusetts
BOSTON — Governor Maura Healey is today celebrating Hasbro, Inc.’s announcement that the company has signed a lease to relocate its Rhode Island operations to Massachusetts, comprised of the primary headquarters for Hasbro’s toy, board game and licensing businesses, and a majority of corporate services. This move is expected to bring at least 700 jobs to Massachusetts. The Healey-Driscoll Administration has been working closely with Hasbro while the company evaluated where to relocate its headquarters.
“We are thrilled that Hasbro has chosen Massachusetts as the home of its new headquarters, and we're ready to support the hundreds of jobs they will create here,” said Governor Healey. “We're proud to welcome this iconic company to Team Massachusetts — where we are number one for education, health care and innovation, and ranked the best state to live in, to raise a family, to be a woman and to be a working parent. I’m grateful for the leadership of Chris Cocks and his team at Hasbro, and for the hard work of my economic development team that helped make this possible.”
Hasbro is the latest company to choose to start, relocate or grow in Massachusetts. Just last month, Keurig Dr Pepper announced they are acquiring JDE Peet’s and basing the global headquarters for their Global Coffee Co in Burlington, Massachusetts. Earlier this year, LEGO opened its new U.S. headquarters in Boston, supporting 800 jobs. Biogen is planning a new global headquarters and innovation hub in Kendall square.
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