Dan McKee met with the CEO of Hasbro on Thursday. This comes after the toy-making company confirmed its search for a new headquarters location in a statement earlier this week. City and state officials said they will work to keep Hasbro in the state of Rhode Island after the news came out.

Since its founding more than a century ago in Providence, Hasbro has been headquartered in Rhode Island. Its name is behind many well-known brands, including Monopoly, Play-Doh, G.I. Joe, Twister, Nerf, and more.

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.

The iconic toy maker and entertainment company Hasbro is considering uprooting its headquarters in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, to Boston.

In spite of red flags, local leaders were not aware the toy maker was considering relocating. “What will this mean for Pawtucket? More empty buildings?” asked the CEO of United Way of Rhode Island. “We cannot have that.

We have an update on the possibility of Hasbro moving its headquarters out of Pawtucket, both Governor Dan McKee and house speaker Joe Shekarchi have now met with the toy and entertainment company's CEO.

Hasbro made headlines a few times in the past seven years. In December 2018, then Gov. Gina Raimondo promised to do whatever it took to keep Hasbro. Then in April 2019, Massachusetts made a pitch for the company to move there, but Hasbro remained in Pawtucket.

After toymaker Hasbro confirmed it is considering relocating its headquarters out of Rhode Island, Pawtucket Mayor Donald Grebien said keeping the company local is a top priority. 12 News Reporter Hannah Cotter has the story.