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Polaris MEP, Partners Receive Federal Grant to Create Comprehensive, Reentry “Pathway Home”
On July 2, 2024, the US Department of Labor announced the awards of more than $56 million in grants to help justice-involved people get needed job training and improve reentry, including $1,454,078 million to Polaris MEP for a program designed to reduce recividism...
Polaris MEP Signs “Space Act Agreement” with NASA to Accelerate Technology Transfer
Polaris MEP Signs “Space Act Agreement” With NASA to Accelerate Technology Transfer to Rhode Island Manufacturers Non-profit’s partnership with NASA eases access to innovative patents and software that can help small Ocean State manufacturing companies gain a...
IndustryWeek Article on Supply Chain Performance Improvements Authored by Polaris MEP’s Kayla Viveiros
A new IndustryWeek article features the insights and advice of Polaris MEP Supply Chain Program Manager, Kayla Viveiros. Published March 6, 2024, the by-lined piece focuses on "two key areas of supply chain management that small and medium-sized manufacturers often...
“Voice of Manufacturers” Survey Launched To Provide Updated Data on Rhode Island Manufacturing Sector
“Voice of Manufacturers” Survey Launched To Provide Updated Data on Rhode Island Manufacturing Sector Poll looks at trends shaping the Ocean State manufacturing industry, including economy, workforce, innovation and growth Providence, RI – February 29, 2024 – Rhode...
Mentorship – For Manufacturing Businesses, It’s Key to Access and Success
Each January, many organizations celebrate National Mentoring Month with a few social media slides. But for manufacturing businesses, mentorship can be a "game changer" as they face the twin challenges of skilled worker shortages and generational shifts. We asked one...
Polaris MEP’s Fast Track to Manufacturing Program Welcomes its 20th Cohort!
Kicking off the 19-week program earlier this January, Cohort 20 is starting strong! The sixteen students enrolled in the Polaris MEP CCRI Fast Track to Manufacturing Program have already embarked on an incredible journey. They have had the opportunity to explore and...
Start Your Market Scouting by Reviewing Your Value Proposition
By Cindy Matsuki, Small Business Innovation Research Program Manager for INNOVATE Hawaii, which is part of the NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) National Network Polaris MEP is the Rhode Island Center for the MEP National NetworkTM, whose mission it is to...
With Gratitude
It's Thanksgiving week in the United States. As the Polaris MEP team preps to be out of the office on Thursday, November 23 and Friday, November 24, we're feeling a little reflective and a whole lot grateful. Read on for the thoughts of several team members who shared...
Integrating Cybersecurity with Industry 4.0 – New Infographic from the MEP National Network
INFOGRAPHIC: Integrating Cybersecurity with Industry 4.0 -- What it means for manufacturing October is #CybersecurityAwareness Month. To mark the occasion and "empower through education," the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) National Network has released a...
Providence Business First: Supply Chain help for RI manufacturers
Mary Serreze of the Providence Business First reports that small-to-medium Rhode Island manufacturers in need of supply chain help will get free assistance from Polaris MEP. Polaris MEP is Rhode Islands' manufacturing extension partnership centers of the National...
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