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Polaris MEP Adds Specialists to Meet Rhode Island Manufacturing Workforce Challenges
Providence, RI – September 7, 2021 – As more Rhode Island manufacturers report struggles to find and recruit workers, Polaris MEP is staffing up to help them meet the challenge. Aarin B. Clemons joins the team as Workforce Coordinator while Andrea (Annie) Unger steps...
Providence Business News: Polaris MEP to offer Training Within Industry program.
Polaris MEP will host a weeklong program designed to help manufacturing supervisors strengthen relationships and reduce turnover using the Training Within Industry methodology. The week of interactive, online classes promises the collaboration needed for continuous...
Food & Beverage Manufacturing – A New NIST Infographic
Rhode Island boasts more than 650 food manufacturers and more than 40 registered for beverage manufacturing. The food and beverage industry is the third largest contributor to the overall U.S. manufacturing gross domestic product. Total U.S. employment in the industry...
Providence Business News: R.I. Tech ‘Super Connector’ Gaining Momentum
By Erin Read Our partner company, 401 Tech Bridge has been featured in Providence Business News. 401 Tech Bridge is an economic development initiative launched in 2019 that seeks to connect the U.S. Navy, universities, nonprofits and businesses in Rhode Island to...
Lindsey Brickle, Polaris MEP Senior Workforce Manager, Recognized with “40 Under 40” Honor
Polaris MEP's Lindsey Brickle has been recognized by the Providence Business News (PBN) as a 2021 40 Under 40 honoree. Lindsey is the Manufacturing Extension Partnership center's Senior Workforce Manager. In addition to helping manufacturers create jobs, retain talent...
Providence Business News: Five Questions with Kathie Mahoney
By Erin Read In Kathie Mahoney's interview with Providence Business News, she discusses her new position as Executive Director of Polaris MEP and how Polaris MEP will continue to serve Rhode Island manufacturers. "Across the country, there’s an urgent need for skilled...
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