Do not let your Rhode Island manufacturing company be defeated by wastes! In a new “Lean Tip of the Week” video, Polaris MEP Project Manager Nathan Bonds links the concept of manufacturing waste elimination to Sun Tzu’s “Art of War.” In order to win the battle for...
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January 2-Q Poll – Workforce Changes Anticipated by Rhode Island Manufacturers
Polaris MEP has introduced a new survey designed to check the pulse of the Rhode Island manufacturing community. Each month we ask our industry two short questions on a timely topic. In January, the very first "2-Q Poll" for Rhode Island manufacturers focused on...
Raimondo, Duckworth Discuss MEP National Network During Senate Commerce Committee Hearing
American manufacturing and the MEP National Network™ were topics during a Senate panel last week considering consider the presidential nomination of Gina Raimondo to be Secretary of the United States Department of Commerce. On Tuesday, January 26, 2021, Rhode Island...
Comments on MEP National Network – Commerce Committee Hearing 1/26/21
Buy American Executive Order Signed
On January 25, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order (EO) to strengthen Buy American provisions. The EO establishes a priority at the highest levels to use federal purchasing power to support American manufacturers of all types and sizes, across the country....
Providence Business News: Five Questions with Phil Ward
By Erin Read "There are resources out there to help maintain worker safety and manufacturing productivity despite COVID-19 cases. For manufacturers who haven’t reached out for a Polaris MEP COVID Facilities Assessment yet, the coming of cold weather may be just the...
Providence Business News: R.I. State Incentives for Manufacturers
With a sizeable unemployment pool and a renewed push to reshore production, Rhode Island is offering tax credits, incentives, and manufacturing training and jobs placement programs. Manufacturers can leverage these resources to upskill the labor pool and fill open...
How to Protect Warfighters AND Your Defense Supply Chain Contracts
"Thousands of our neighbors, friends and families in New England are serving in or working for the military," says Polaris MEP cybersecurity Jean Lehman. "There are aggressive attacks aimed at stealing information to kill our warfighters, to destroy our military...
Creating a Culture of (Cyber) Security
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Many Rhode Island manufacturers may feel "spooked" about this month, as in their minds awareness = training and training = snoozefest. Celia Paulsen of the MEP National Network™ has written about how cybersecurity...