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...
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...
URIRF Will Lead Regional Coalition to Grow "Blue Economy" With $500K Phase One EDA Grant Polaris MEP's parent organization, the University of Rhode Island Research Foundation (URIRF), in conjunction with Rhode Island Commerce and a regional team focused on the growing...
Polaris MEP Center Direct Kathie Mahoney guided this 1/2 hour discussion in December of 2021 about how Rhode Island manufacturers can and should manage COVID vaccination requirements. Mark Freel of Locke Lord, an attorney with experience in employment law offered...
Polaris MEP is the Rhode Island Center for the MEP National NetworkTM, whose mission it is to strengthen and empower small and medium-sized manufacturing companies in the United States. The Hollings MEP National Network is a part of the National Institutes of...
Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce President Laurie White speaks to Polaris MEP's Center Director Kathie Mahoney in this livestream. They discuss the 2022 State of Rhode Island Manufacturing Survey, and how Manufacturers can make their voices heard. They also...
Most people don’t relate Thanksgiving with Lean Manufacturing. Most people also probably don’t relate Lean Manufacturing with community collaborations and helping seniors. Yet that’s exactly what this tale is about: How Lean Manufacturing training helped a...
Nonprofit consulting organization Polaris MEP has launched the “2022 State of RI Manufacturing Study,” a first-ever look at trends in the state’s manufacturing sector with analysis of its economic impacts and a comprehensive survey of Rhode Island...