THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE selected Polaris MEP for a $6 million grant supporting small- to medium-sized manufacturers, renewing the organization's status as Rhode Island's Manufacturing Extension Partnership center.
PROVIDENCE – Polaris MEP has secured a $6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology, renewing its status as the state's designated Manufacturing Extension Partnership. The institute awarded the funding as part of a $19.8 million package distributed to Rhode Island, Kentucky, Nebraska and South Dakota. The institute…