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Growing Second-Stage Food Business in Rhode Island Report Nathan Bonds, Senior Project Manager at Polaris MEP, was asked to participate on the advisory board at Commerce Rhode Island regarding food strategy and how to define Tier 2 food companies. For example, how can...
Polaris MEP Releases 2025 State of Manufacturing Report for Rhode Island Polaris MEP is proud to announce the release of the 2025 State of Manufacturing Rhode Island Report, a comprehensive look at the trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping one of the Ocean...
A Practical System to Improve Performance, Develop People, and Sustain ResultsPolaris MEP's integrated solution helps manufacturers achieve measurable and sustainable improvements in productivity, quality, and workforce effectiveness by addressing both the technical...
Mitigate Risks, Reduce Costs, and Create a Safer WorkplaceProtect your people. Protect your profit. Enhance your safety!Our safety programs are designed for small-to-medium manufacturers and focus on the most common types of incidents. Safety violation OSHA’s Top 10...
Polaris MEP's Own Chris Cinieri Helps Nterprisers Develop Their New Manufacturer Marketplace Do you know Polaris MEP project manager, Chris Cinieri? If so, you know that Chris truly understands manufacturers' needs because he is on the floor with workers identifying...
Space: The Final Frontier for Standards The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is extending its standards expertise into low Earth orbit with a new mission that sends seven carefully characterized “standard reference materials” to the International...
On Tuesday, December 9, 2025, various manufacturers gathered at the Cooley Group’s Pawtucket headquarters for a stimulating conversation on the current state of Rhode Island manufacturing. The Pawtucket Manufacturers’ Forum, presented by Polaris MEP and the Pawtucket...
How Can Companies Improve Sustainability Efforts? Supply chain sustainability is quickly moving from “nice to have” to “must have” for manufacturers that want to stay on preferred supplier lists. In a feature for Material Handling & Logistics, Indrani de Silva...
The Toll of Tariffs In 2025, factories and manufacturers were hit with the sudden and unexpected expense of higher tariffs. For many, this threw businesses into turmoil as they struggled to find materials, which in turn caused supply chain disruptions, and increased...
By Melissa Burant, Supply Chain Project Manager, and Marc Schneider of CIRAS (Iowa MEP) 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 the United...
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