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URI Momentum Magazine Features Jaia Robotics and RI MADE program

URI's Spring 2023 Momentum magazine features manufacturing innovator Jaia Robotics and the Polaris MEP RI MADE defense ecosystem…

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Are You Asking the Right Questions with Your Quality Audits?

When it’s time to perform internal Quality audits for your manufacturing company, there’s more work than just a…

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Providence Business News: $2.4M federal grant launches blue economy initiative

Polaris MEP's parent organization received $2.4M federal grant to launch RISE-UP blue economy initiative bringing new manufacturing opportunities…

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Providence Business News: 5 Questions with Matt Watson, Director of Polaris MEP

The new center director of Polaris MEP, Matt Watson, answers 5 questions for Providence Business News after moving…

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Photo Recap – Grand Opening of JARC Rhode Island

Photo recap of the grand opening of JARC Rhode Island on May 19, 2023. JARC RI is a…

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WPRO News: Regan Brewer-Johnson – JARC RI

Regan Brewer-Johnson, president of the Jane Addams Resource Corporation, opens a hub in RI to train CNC machinists…

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Rhode Island Pet Treat Company and Partners Featured as “Heroes of Manufacturing” in National Video

A NIST/MEPNN video celebrates RI's BUPPY PETS, Hope & Main, and Polaris MEP as “Heroes of American Manufacturing."

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Polaris MEP Welcomes Matt Watson as Director of RI Manufacturing Partnership Center

Matt Watson has been hired to lead Polaris MEP, Rhode Island’s nonprofit Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Center.

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MEP National Network Infographic: Responding to the Manufacturing Skills Gap With Training

MEPNN Infographic -- Training: Responding to the Manufacturing Skills Gap --- describes common workforce challenges, possible solutions.

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Polaris MEP Opens Applications for Round 1 of New Rhode Island Defense Supply Chain Program

Applications open for RI MADE, funding assessments & automation, robotics, cyber projects for defense supply chain manufacturing companies.

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Employment Law Changes – What Smaller Rhode Island Manufacturers Should Know

Employment law changes relevant to smaller Rhode Island manufacturers - and what they should be thinking about to…

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3 DOs and DONTs for Implementing Barcode Scanning for Inventory Management

Many Rhode Island manufacturers have turned to barcode scanning systems for inventory management. Improve accuracy and easy with…