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Hasbro homes in on Boston Seaport site for HQ as search nears end: BBJ sources

Hasbro has been weighing whether to relocate to Boston from its longtime Pawtucket, Rhode Island, headquarters since last year

Foundation Medicine is looking to sublease a chunk of its new Seaport District headquarters. It is set to move into its new Summer Street headquarters in December.

Toy maker Hasbro Inc. is closing in on a decision about its future headquarters, according to sources familiar with the process, with an unlikely candidate emerging as a strong contender: a lab-and-office building in Boston’s Seaport District already leased to a life sciences company.

Hasbro (Nasdaq: HAS) has been weighing whether to relocate to Boston from its longtime Pawtucket, Rhode Island, headquarters since last year. Rhode Island officials were caught off-guard when the Business Journal broke the news about the search in September. Since then, however, they have mounted a full-court press to keep Hasbro, including a January meeting between Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks and Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee. 

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