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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…
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…
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…
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…
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."
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.
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.
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.
Providence Business News: Digital innovation webinar
Polaris MEP will host a free digital innovation webinar for manufacturers who are interested in expanding their digital…
Providence Business News: More than $87M from 2023 federal spending bill to support 78 Rhode Island projects
The 2023 federal spending bill includes more than $87.2M to support 78 RI projects, including manufacturing work-based training.