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Manufacturers: Stop Chasing the Latest Training Fad!
As COVID-19 has presented new challenges to Rhode Island manufacturers, some of them have remarked to Polaris MEP that it would be great to have something "new," some sort of "innovative" training that would magically help them make up for lost time. My answer? Stop...
Strengthen Cybersecurity and Prevent Waste With This NIST MEP Equipment Pre-Purchase Guide
By Polaris MEP National Network Partner Celia Paulsen A survey from 2014 found that small and medium-sized manufacturers do not like to compromise on quality when it comes to communications devices, vehicles or tea (yes tea – the survey respondents were probably...
How Manufacturing Companies (Can) Do Turnarounds
By Polaris MEP Partner Josh Chernin, Business Improvement Group Much of the advice thrown at manufacturing companies these days is about pivots. Pivoting companies retain much of the original elements of their organization but change others. For example, many Rhode...
401 Tech Bridge Completes $6 Million Funding Round to Accelerate Advanced Materials & Technologies
PORTSMOUTH, RI, August 18, 2020 – Polaris MEP sister agency 401 Tech Bridge has announced thecompletion of a $6 million funding round, which will accelerate collaborative technology commercialization, increase jobs and aid the regional economic recovery. A recently...
Providence Business News: Poll Shows Skilled Workers Key to Manufacturing Recovery
A new poll by Polaris MEP shows sales continue to be the greatest challenge facing Rhode Island manufacturers, and half of the respondents said “workforce/people” are crucial to a faster recovery from the coronavirus crisis, reported the Providence Business News....
Fall River Herald News: Polaris MEP Part of Governor’s Mission to Get RI Back to Work
Katie Mulvaney reports: "Gov. Gina Raimondo on Tuesday unveiled a $45-million initiative aimed at getting Rhode Islanders back in the workforce with better, higher-paying jobs to rebuild an economy decimated by the coronavirus pandemic. In a program dubbed Back to...
National PPE Programs and Opportunities for Rhode Island Manufacturers
Note: Mary Johnson, formerly Growth and Strategy Manager for Polaris MEP, leads the 401 Tech Bridge and the Rhode Island Textile Innovation Network. The Department of Defense COVID-19 Joint Acquisition Task Force recently organized a "virtual information day" for...
RI Manufacturing Leaders Say Workforce AND Technology Needed to “Reboot” Manufacturing Post-COVID
Polaris MEP Survey Explores What Is Required to Accelerate Manufacturing Sector Recovery Providence, RI – July 27, 2020 – A new poll by Polaris MEP shows Sales continue to be the greatest challenge currently facing the Rhode Island’s manufacturers. The survey also...
Assembly Magazine: MEP Success Stories Round-Up
Polaris MEP helped Antaya Technologies achieve IATF 16949:2016 certification. John Sprovieri of Assembly Magazine reports on this and other Manufacturing Extension Partnership success stories from around the United States. Click here to read the story, published July...
Polaris MEP Recognized in Rhode Island Inno’s “50 On Fire.”
Rhode Island Inno has recognized Polaris MEP in the "Education/Government" category of thier first "50 On Fire" list. This list is a celebration of the enterprises and innovators who are doing special work to set the ecosystem ablaze. "Polaris MEP: A nonprofit...
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