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Polaris MEP Adds Specialists to Meet Rhode Island Manufacturing Workforce Challenges
Providence, RI – September 7, 2021 – As more Rhode Island manufacturers report struggles to find and recruit workers, Polaris MEP is staffing up to help them meet the challenge. Aarin B. Clemons joins the team as Workforce Coordinator while Andrea (Annie) Unger steps...
Manufacturing Pain Points
When I meet with Rhode Island companies, one of the questions I ask is: “What are your biggest pain points right now?” Inevitably the top two manufacturing pain points are workforce and supply chain. (I asked that question of Kevin Fuoroli of Herrick & White, seen...
An Additive Manufacturing Guide for RI Manufacturers (Part 2)
By Gregg Profozich, Director, Advanced Manufacturing Technologies, California Manufacturing Technology Consulting (CMTC) Click here to read part 1 of this blog series, a "go-to" additive manufacturing guide. In our last post we explored Additive Manufacturing, also...
Is Additive Manufacturing Right for You? A Go-To Guide (Part 1)
By Gregg Profozich, Director, Advanced Manufacturing Technologies, California Manufacturing Technology Consulting (CMTC) Looking for an additive manufacturing guide that can tell you if this technology is right for your Rhode Island manufacturing business? In this...
Day by Day by Manufacturing Day
Manufacturing is dead last among career choices for Americans between ages 18 and 24. That's what a report from Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute shows. Is it any wonder that despite US manufacturing activity hitting a 37-year high this past spring, half a...
Blast from the Past: Why Manufacturers Should Get More Involved in Registered Apprenticeships
By Matt Fieldman, Executive Director of America Works, a NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) National Network Initiative Polaris MEP is the Rhode Island Center for the MEP National NetworkTM, whose mission it is to strengthen and empower small and...
Providence Business News: Polaris MEP to offer Training Within Industry program.
Polaris MEP will host a weeklong program designed to help manufacturing supervisors strengthen relationships and reduce turnover using the Training Within Industry methodology. The week of interactive, online classes promises the collaboration needed for continuous...
Food & Beverage Manufacturing – A New NIST Infographic
Rhode Island boasts more than 650 food manufacturers and more than 40 registered for beverage manufacturing. The food and beverage industry is the third largest contributor to the overall U.S. manufacturing gross domestic product. Total U.S. employment in the industry...
7 Shipping and Receiving Challenges (and 1 Proven Solution)
There are a number of common challenges in the Shipping and Receiving areas of a manufacturing company. Often there is not a lot of focus by manufacturers to improve those areas, which are actually critical to the companies’ operations and to high level customer...
Providence Business News: R.I. Tech ‘Super Connector’ Gaining Momentum
By Erin Read Our partner company, 401 Tech Bridge has been featured in Providence Business News. 401 Tech Bridge is an economic development initiative launched in 2019 that seeks to connect the U.S. Navy, universities, nonprofits and businesses in Rhode Island to...
Lindsey Brickle, Polaris MEP Senior Workforce Manager, Recognized with “40 Under 40” Honor
Polaris MEP's Lindsey Brickle has been recognized by the Providence Business News (PBN) as a 2021 40 Under 40 honoree. Lindsey is the Manufacturing Extension Partnership center's Senior Workforce Manager. In addition to helping manufacturers create jobs, retain talent...
Marketing’s Role in Recruiting: Pulling in Qualified Talent
By Polaris MEP Partner Matt Cheetham, TribalVision Now more than ever, human resource departments are struggling to attract and retain qualified talent. As the economy begins to open back up, employers need to start thinking about filling their pipelines and building...
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