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RI Manufacturing Boot Camp Launched to Fill Skills Gap
No cost program created to provide RI manufacturers with newly trained workforce PROVIDENCE, RI – Polaris MEP (Manufacturing Extension Partnership), a division of the University of Rhode Island Research Foundation, has joined forces with Rhode Island Manufacturers...
Polaris MEP Assisting RI Manufacturers with ISO 9001:2015 Revision
This Revision Requires Managing Risk All the Way From Suppliers to Customers PROVIDENCE, RI – Area manufacturers may soon begin scrambling to comply with last week’s release of latest revision of the ISO 9001 Quality Management System (QMS), ISO 9001:2015. Now that...
Polaris MEP’s Rocket Program Rolls On with All Access Bus Tour of Manufacturers
Governor Proclaims Manufacturing Week RI at the Event PROVIDENCE, RI – Polaris MEP (Manufacturing Extension Partnership), a division of the URI Research Foundation, continues its roll out of the Rocket Program introduced last month with the launch of their All Access...
Polaris MEP Announces Rocket Program for Rhode Island Manufacturers
New Program Lifts Off with a State-Funded Mission to Generate Top Line Growth and Jobs Providence, R.I. – Polaris MEP (Manufacturing Extension Partnership), a division of the URI Research Foundation, is announcing its latest move to lift Rhode Island’s manufacturers...
Manufacturing in R.I., Chapter 6: Manufacturing Defense Growth
Manufacturing has taken a positive turn with signals that orders and production are poised to continue the trend upward. Small and large companies are ramping up hiring, training and operations activity, while support from the new state administration has also been...
Polaris MEP Featured on NBC 10 Business Lunch
Polaris MEP Center Director Christian Cowan had an opportunity to discuss Rhode Island manufacturing during a the Business Lunch segment of the NBC 10 WJAR noon news broadcast with anchor Frank Coletta.The two discussed the Polaris MEP program offering, the upcoming...
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