Federal funds will help grow Blue Economy workforce in RI & southeastern MA WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to strengthen Rhode Island’s workforce and create more high-paying ocean technology and ‘Blue Economy’ jobs, Rhode Island’s Congressional Delegation today...
MFGDay24 - An Engaging Manufacturing Career Experience! With help from dozens of Rhode Island's leading manufacturers, Polaris MEP introduced more than 350 high schoolers to the possibilities of careers in industry on October 9, 2024 -- Rhode Island's official...
By Jessy Servi Ortiz, Managing Director of the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council, which is owned and operated by the Wisconsin MEP (Manufacturing Extension Partnership) Polaris MEP is the Rhode Island Center for the MEP National NetworkTM, whose mission it is to...
On July 2, 2024, the US Department of Labor announced the awards of more than $56 million in grants to help justice-involved people get needed job training and improve reentry, including $1,454,078 million to Polaris MEP for a program designed to reduce recidivism...
Polaris MEP Signs “Space Act Agreement” With NASA to Accelerate Technology Transfer to Rhode Island Manufacturers Non-profit’s partnership with NASA eases access to innovative patents and software that can help small Ocean State manufacturing companies gain a...
A new IndustryWeek article features the insights and advice of Polaris MEP Supply Chain Program Manager, Kayla Viveiros. Published March 6, 2024, the by-lined piece focuses on "two key areas of supply chain management that small and medium-sized manufacturers often...
“Voice of Manufacturers” Survey Launched To Provide Updated Data on Rhode Island Manufacturing Sector Poll looks at trends shaping the Ocean State manufacturing industry, including economy, workforce, innovation and growth Providence, RI – February 29, 2024 – Rhode...
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...
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...