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#MFGDay2022 – Manufacturing Day Student Experience
In October of 2022, more than 300 Rhode Island schoolkids attended a student experience hosted by Polaris MEP which connected manufacturing employers with learners from around the state. "Before I came here today, I thought that manufacturing was basically just a...
Providence Business First: URI Research Foundation names first full-time executive director
Mary Serreze of Providence Business First reports that the URIRF (University of Rhode Island Research Foundation, Polaris MEP's parent organization) has named Christian Cowan its first full-time Executive Director. Cowan had previously served as VP/COO of URIRF and...
Providence Business News: Cowan appointed URI Research Foundation executive director
Providence Business News editor James Bessette reports that Christian Cowan, formerly Polaris MEP Center Director, has been appointed URI Research Foundation Executive Director. Cowan had previously served as VP/COO of URI Research Foundation, of which Polaris MEP is...
Providence Business News: CCRI Partners with Polaris MEP on Manufacturing Workforce Training
Anthony Vecchione of the Providence Business News drafted this profile of how CCRI partners with Polaris MEP. The two organizations rere recognized with a 2022 PBN Manufacturing Award for Excellence in Collaboration in Manufacturing. ‘While scholars debate the merits...
WJAR TV: Rhode Island leaders, partners hold manufacturing industry session and career fair
Rhode Island's WJAR-TV attended and reported on the Manufacturing Day (MFGDay22) program hosted by Polaris MEP and the Rhode Island Manufacturers Association (RIMA). "Students had the opportunity to learn about the industry as a possible career path through...
Providence Business News: Five Questions with Wendy Mackie
Manufacturing beat reporter Jacquelyn Voghel poses five questions to Wendy Mackie, the new Interim Board Chair for Polaris MEP. Voghel notes "Wendy Mackie is no stranger to the Rhode Island manufacturing scene – she previously led the Rhode Island Marine Trades...
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