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What do skee-ball, a 140-ton Navy crane, and Kwik Trip Glazer Donuts have in common? They’re all some of the coolest things made in Wisconsin according to this year’s Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest staged by Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce. Earlier this month, nearly 50,000 votes were cast to determine the top 16 products made in Wisconsin. These 16 items ...

Four businesses in northeast Wisconsin are in the top 16 Coolest Things Made in Wisconsin. Nick Novak from Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce says the businesses made it through the online nomination process and the field of about 150. Mercury Marine is the third seed. He thinks most people know what they do. BenShot out of Appleton is the sixth seed. ...

The initial round of voting is now complete, and the top sixteen products in the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin competition have been revealed. The Big Blue Crane made at Broadwind Heavy Fabrications in Manitowoc earned the #5 seed, the highest rank of the four area products to make it into the bracket portion of the competition. Also advancing was a drinking glass ...

FOND DU LAC – The Fond du Lac area has two new chances in 2021 to claim a "Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin" title. The Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce and Johnson Financial Group's Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin Contest features the top Wisconsin creations, and Mercury Marine and Mayville Engineering Co. have again made it into the top 16. Out of 150 products, the top 16 from the ...

What is the coolest thing made in Wisconsin? In a few weeks, we'll know. It could be a machine designed and built by an Ashland-area business, Absolut Manufacturing, a Bretting company. Blake Bretting said with rolled paper products in short supply when COVID-19 hit, they saw an opportunity. "We said, 'Hey, we're great at what we do.' We build custom ...

MEC Outdoors, of Mayville Engineering Company, Inc. (MEC) is pleased to announce they have been seeded 10th in the Top 16 bracket of the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin Contest. This annual contest hosted by the WMC (Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce) & Johnson Bank is a tribute to companies with products that are made in Wisconsin. Nearly 152 products were ...

  MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) and Johnson Financial Group announced on Wednesday the top 16 products moving on in the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest. Nearly 50,000 votes were cast over the last week. The 16 Wisconsin-made products will move on to Manufacturing Madness – a head-to-head tournament-style bracket. “Manufacturing is the state’s largest industry and ...

  Popular Wisconsin-Made Products to Compete in Manufacturing Madness Tournament MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) and Johnson Financial Group announced on Wednesday the top 16 products moving on in the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest. Nearly 50,000 votes were cast over the last week. The 16 Wisconsin-made products will move on to Manufacturing Madness – a head-to-head ...

WAUKESHA — Several items made in Waukesha County are contenders in the “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin” contest is run by Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce. There are more than 150 nominees this year. Seven of the companies with products in the first round are based in Waukesha County. The first round of voting ends 5 p.m. Tuesday, after which, the ...

Eastern Wisconsin is being well represented this year in the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin competition. Each year, the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) and Johnson Financial Group host the competition, where some of the most interesting things made in the state battle it out to see which one is the “coolest”. There are a total of 151 nominees, and ...