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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...
Providence Business News: Christian Cowan
The Providence Business News profiles Christian Cowan, a PBN Leaders & Achievers 2023. Cowan, director of Polaris MEP, works to support the growth and evolution of the Rhode Island manufacturing community. Christian Cowan began his career by learning about...
Providence Business News: Polaris MEP nets $400K supply chain grant
Jacquelyn Voghel of the Providence Business News reports that Polaris MEP has received a $400,000 federal infusion to help the state’s manufacturers optimize their supply chains. Kayla Viveiros, program manager at Polaris MEP, will lead the administration of the...
Federal Grant for RI Manufacturers Will Strengthen and Expand Local Supply Chain
$400K Grant for RI Manufacturers Will Strengthen and Expand Local Supply Chain Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center Polaris MEP will administer $400,000 federal grant with mandate to make domestic supply chain more efficient and resilient Providence, RI – August...
Textile World: Grant for RI Manufacturers Supply Chain
Textile World reports that Polaris MEP has received a $400,000 federal infusion to help the state’s manufacturers optimize their supply chains. Kayla Viveiros, program manager at Polaris MEP, will lead the administration of the grant. “With this dedicated funding,...
Providence Business News: ‘Still so many barriers’ for women in the trades
Christopher Allen of the Providence Business News reports on the difficulties for women in the trades, and how organizations such as Polaris MEP's partner, the Jane Addams Resource Corp., are working to tear down these barriers and get more women in the trades. Anita...
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