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Providence Business News: 401 Tech Bridge, Polaris MEP to launch new prototype to production program
401 Tech Bridge and Polaris MEP are launching a new prototype-to-product program: Scale Up! RI. “We identified a gap that startups … don’t always have a good understand of what it takes to get from a set of drawings or prototypes up to being able to manufacture a...
Boston Globe: Shortages are more than a simple supply chain problem
Christian Cowan, formerly the Center Director for Polaris MEP and now Executive Director of 401 Tech Bridge talks with The Boston Globe about how a technology and innovation gap is contributing to supply chain problems. Government investment shifts resulted in key...
Polaris MEP Reports Positive Economic Impact from FY 2021 Programs
RI Manufacturing Center Services Helped Manufacturers Achieve $121.5M in Sales, 1628 Jobs Added/Retained Providence, RI – January 31, 2022 – Non-profit consulting group Polaris MEP has released its annual report for FY 2021, reporting positive economic impacts...
Providence Business News: Manufacturers renew call for business on-site COVID-19 testing
"On Jan. 4, Polaris MEP and the manufacturers association emailed manufacturers to remind them of the testing program. Within hours, Polaris MEP Center Director Kathie Mahoney had received around 20 email responses from businesses interested in the program. Mahoney...
Johnston Sunrise: Scituate CTE program breaks out high-tech show-and-tell house
Polaris MEP is working directly with The Scituate Career & Technology Education (CTE) program to bring a new, exciting VR program to students. “The Scituate CTE program (grades 9-12) is open to students from all over Rhode Island, and the professional database...
Providence Business News: Phoenix Partnership offers manufacturer employer training classess
NEW DATES: Phoenix training begins March 10th! The Phoenix partnership of Polaris MEP is offering its Level 200 Manufacturing Developmental Series, part of its three tiers of free manufacturer employer training sessions. The training is open to those who have...
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