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...
Senator Jack Reed, a senior member of the appropriations committee, secures another $42.7M for RI, funding numerous community driven projects. Reed, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, helped pass four key spending bills out of committee this week,...
The University of Rhode Island's "MOMENTUM Magazine" this term featured a program managed by Polaris MEP with funding from the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, RI MADE, and one of the first participants in the program, manufacturer Jaia Robotics. Writer...
James Bessette of the Providence Business News reports Polaris MEP's parent organization received $2.4M federal grant to launch RISE-UP blue economy initiative bringing new manufacturing opportunities to RI. A $2.4 million grant has been awarded from the U.S. Office...
Providence Business News reporter Jacquelyn Voghel posed five questions to the new Center Director of Polaris MEP, Matt Watson, after his move from New York to Rhode Island. Her questions touch on the topics of how the manufacturing economies in both states compare to...
Steve Klamkin of WPRO News reports as Regan Brewer-Johnson, president of the Jane Addams Resource Corporation (JARC), opens a hub in RI to train CNC machinists for Rhode Island manufacturers. JARC RI partners with Polaris MEP to address Rhode Island manufacturers need...
Rhode Island Food Business Ecosystem Featured as “Heroes” Video Produced by National Institute of Standards & Technology’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership Latest installment of “Heroes of American Manufacturing” series celebrates RI dog treat maker BUPPY...
Former Senior VP of Empire State Development Brings Extensive Experience in Federal Fund Management and Innovation Ecosystem Development Providence, RI – April 7, 2023 – Polaris MEP, Rhode Island’s nonprofit Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Center, has hired...
By Katie Rapp, Writer/Editor for 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 strengthen and empower small and medium-sized manufacturing companies in...