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Polaris MEP Seeks Advisory Board Members to Move RI Manufacturing Forward
Providence, RI – April 18, 2022 – Non-profit consulting group Polaris MEP, the state’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Center, is growing, and seeks to grow its Advisory Board to support its mission to strengthen and empower RI’s small and medium-sized...
Food giveaway caters to Rhode Island’s Southeast Asian community
Polaris MEP was proud to support the Center for Southeast Asians "Year of the Tiger" yesterday in Providence. The morning's rain did nothing to dampen then the enthusiasm of this community!Learn about the program (and see if you spot our logo) in this WJAR-TV piece....
Providence Business First: Kathie Mahoney Weighs In On RI’s Economic Recovery.
Rhode Island's unemployment rate fell from 4.8% to 4.2% in January as the state steadily recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic. Polaris MEP's Center Director, Kathie Mahoney, weighs in on what this means for Rhode Island manufactueres: “Similar to all industries,...
Made in America Manufacturing Communities Act 2022
Rhode Island Representative David N. Cicilline and Michigan Representative Peter Meijer have re-introduced the “Made In America Manufacturing Communities Act,” which empowers the Secretary of Commerce to design consortiums as “manufacturing communities” eligible for...
Providence Business News: Polaris MEP to host manufacturer coaching session for certification
Polaris MEP will host “Coaching: Move People Forward,” an interactive, virtual course designed for leaders to teach them how to coach in various situations. The course, which results in a certification from Development Dimensions International, can help managers who...
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...
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