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ABC6: New manufacturing job training hub opens in Providence
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — A new manufacturing job training hub is opening in Providence. The Jane Addams Resource Corporation Rhode Island had its grand opening Friday. The center is located on Sims Avenue.

JARC RI was mentioned by NewsTalk 99.7 & AM 630 WPRO on Twitter
Grand opening of the @Polaris_mep manufacturing-focused job training program run by @JARC_Chicago in an industrial building in the Valley section of Providence. -SK #WPRO

WPRO News: Regan Brewer Johnson - Jane Addams Resource Corporation RI
Regan Brewer-Johnson, president of the Jane Addams Resource Corporation #WPRO Jane Addams Resource Corporation opens a hub in RI to train in-demand CNC machinists for Rhode Island manufacturers. https://jarcri.org/

Polaris MEP, Chicago nonprofit open manufacturing job training center
PROVIDENCE – Advanced manufacturing training sessions, job placement assistance, English language classes and financial coaching are a few resources now available to residents free of charge at a new workforce training center launched by Polaris MEP in partnership with a Chicago nonprofit.

WLNE ran on-air coverage during its 6 p.m. newscast: JARC RI Grand Opening!
WLNE 5/19/2023 6:13:42 PM: ...new tonight at 6 o'clock. the manufacturing job training hub celebrating its grand opening today. >> the jane addams resource corporation, rhode island open up on sims avenue. the goal here is to create ways to train people to help them get good paying jobs. there is no cause job training in advanced manufacturing job placement assistance, financial coaching as well a……

JARC RI was mentioned by JARC RI was mentioned by Lisa Ranglin on Twitter
Congrats @JARC_RI on your grand opening! @RIBBABIZ looks forward to supporting your job training & working collaboratively to transform lives in RI. @Polaris_mep @RIBBABIZ @PVDMayor @SenJackReed @SenWhitehouse @CommerceRI #dores

Free manufacturing job training hub opens in Providence
Two nonprofits funded by Real Jobs RI created the hub at 50 Sims Ave to provide 'pathways out of poverty.'

Five Questions With: Regan Brewer
Regan Brewer is president of the Jane Addams Resource Corp., a Chicago-based nonprofit that earlier this month opened a manufacturing-focused workforce training center at 50 Sims Ave. in Providence. In partnership with Polaris MEP, the organization now intends to use the JARC model, which has also been replicated in Baltimore, to bring education and professional development opportunities to under……

JARC RI was mentioned by Mayor Brett Smiley on Twitter
Happy to congratulate JARC RI on their grand opening! This new job training hub here in the @CityofProv will empower our community with valuable skills and opportunities. Thank you for your dedication to serving Rhode Island and transforming lives!

JARC RI was mentioned in the Boston Globe’s daily "Rhode Map" newsletter.
At 11:30 a.m., US Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, and Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley, will join local leaders and officials from Polaris Manufacturing Extension Partnership, University of Rhode Island Research Foundation, and Jane Addams Resource Corporation, for the grand opening of JARC Rhode Island, the state's new manufacturing-focused job training hub on Sims Avenue in Providenc……