All told about 50 white-collar jobs will remain in East Longmeadow, Charness said . The plant will still have about 700 production workers making iconic games like Monopoly and Life.
EAST LONGMEADOW – Hasbro Inc. will eliminate 145 marketing and games development and administration jobs from its East Longmeadow facility, the company announced today.
Of those jobs, 70 will move to Hasbro’s headquarters in Rhode Island and another 75 will be eliminated outright. Some of the layoffs occurred immediately and they will all be completed by the end of this year, said spokesman Wayne S. Charness.
All told about 50 white-collar jobs will remain in East Longmeadow, Charness said . The plant will still have about 700 production workers making iconic games like Monopoly and Life.
Hasbro is creating a “center for excellence” in games development for both traditional board games and digital games in Rhode Island, Charness said.
More details coming on MassLive and in The Republican.