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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...
Polaris MEP is part of a coalition of groups working to turn "blue into the new green" in the Ocean State, as reported by ecoRI News' Grace Kelly. Kelly writes that a variety of organizations that fall within the blue economy, such as Rhode Island Marine Trade...
Virtual Venture Café is partnering with 401 Tech Bridge, NUWC Division Newport, and Northeast Tech Bridge for “Defense Innovation and Tech Transfer” a deep dive conversation on the defense industry and its partners in Rhode Island. The program runs from 3:00-6:00pm on...
Polaris MEP Project Manager Chris Cinieri spoke with Susan Shalhoub of the Providence Business News about the complications in supply-chain demand due to COVID-19, the true value of a strong domestic supply network, and how the MEP national Supplier Scouting program...
A new study by Summit Consulting and the W.E. Upjohn Institute finds that the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NIST MEP) Program generates a substantial economic and financial return of nearly 13.4:1 for...
The headlines this week have been filled with news of RI's "Reopening." While most of Rhode Island's businesses have been closed as part of the effort to stem the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus, manufacturing has remained open. This is because our industry has proven...
Polaris MEP's COVID-19 impact survey of founders, CEOs and owners of Rhode Island manufacturing companies was reported as one of Providence Business News' "Hot Topics." "Polaris Manufacturing Extension Partnership conducted a survey of Rhode Island manufacturers and...
Polaris MEP poll shows support for state COVID-19 coronavirus guidance Providence, RI – May 5, 2020 – A poll of owners/CEOs of Rhode Island manufacturing businesses found that, despite operational challenges posed by state guidance on social distancing and masks, more...
Polaris MEP received a "shout-out" from Rhode Island's Governor Gina Raimondo during her daily COVID-19 briefing. "The most encouraging thing for me throughout this crisis has just been the way people pull together. Not a day goes by that someone doesn't do something...