Tag: Polaris Mep
Polaris MEP seeking input for 2024 Voice of Manufacturers survey
PROVIDENCE – Polaris MEP has released a call for responses as it conducts its second Voice of Manufacturers survey, which the organization compiled for...
Panel: Adaptability is key in today’s job market
Though Rhode Island’s job numbers have largely rebounded to pre-COVID-19 levels, Matthew Weldon, director of the R.I. Department of Labor and Training, doesn’t exactly...
Connecting students and job seekers to careers through storytelling
From the time she was a teenager in Coral Springs, Fla., Lindsay Kuhn recognized the power of storytelling. Throughout her career, that power has...
PBN workforce summit: Flexibility ‘the best asset you can have at...
PROVIDENCE – With Rhode Island now having regained more than 90% of jobs lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic, employers may feel that the...
Editor’s Choice: UMass Law, One SouthCoast to host DEI networking event
EDITOR’S CHOICE
UMass Law, One SouthCoast to host DEI networking event ONE SOUTHCOAST CHAMBER of Commerce will hold a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Business...
In fermented veggies, a family heritage preserved
(Editor’s note: This is the 40th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
Pickell, Hazen White honored at PBN’s Manufacturing Awards ceremony
WARWICK – Craig Pickell recalled that there was a period of time when manufacturers were not well-received in Rhode Island.
Pickell, the CEO of Lincoln-based...
Pickell, Hazen White among 10 honorees for PBN’s 2023 Manufacturing Awards
PROVIDENCE – Craig Pickell, CEO of Lincoln-based abrasive products manufacturer Bullard Abrasives Inc., has been named the 2023 Strategic Leadership Award winner for Providence...
Christian Cowan, University of Rhode Island Research Foundation executive director
PBN Leaders & Achievers 2023
Christian Cowan
University of Rhode Island Research Foundation
Executive director
CHRISTIAN COWAN STARTED his career by learning all he could about...
Polaris MEP nets $400K grant to strengthen supply chain
PROVIDENCE – Polaris MEP has received a $400,000 federal infusion to help the state's manufacturers optimize their supply chains.
With the funding, the nonprofit plans...