A Reedsburg business has advanced to the top four of the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce's Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin Contest. The contest highlights the state's manufacturing industry and brings attention to the cool items made in the state as well as career opportunities available. Of the top 16 products in the bracket this year, two were from southern Wisconsin: ...
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WFRV: Four finalists announced for Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin, two from northeast Wisconsin
The top seed from Pierce Manufacturing, Inc. in Appleton, and perhaps the favorite to win Manufacturing Madness is the Volterra Electric Fire Truck. The Pierce Electric Firetruck is the first zero-emission electric fire truck, in service, in North America. The Volterra pumper was developed to provide the environmental benefits fire departments requested such as reducing emissions, minimizing fuel, and producing ...
Read MoreSpectrum News 1: Top 4 finalists announced in ‘Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin’ contest
The final four products in the contest to be named the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin were unveiled Wednesday. On Wednesday, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce and Johnson Financial Group announced the Top 4 products moving on in the seventh annual “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin” contest. These four Wisconsin-made products each won head-to-head match-ups in the Top 8 and Top 16 bracket-style tournament, known ...
Read MoreFox 11 News: Top 8 in Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin features strong New North showing
Only four products remain in the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest, and half of them are from Northeast Wisconsin. After competing in Manufacturing Madness -- a bracket-style tournament -- just four Wisconsin-made products will move on in this final round of voting. Click here to read more from Fox 11.
Read MoreFour Finalists Announced in Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin Contest
MADISON - Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) and Johnson Financial Group announced on Wednesday the Top 4 products moving on in the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest. Over one million votes have been cast in the competition over the last seven years, drawing attention to Wisconsin’s diverse, robust and growing manufacturing industry. This year, nearly 150 products were nominated ...
Read MoreChannel 3000: Top 8 finalists in ‘Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin’ named; voting open for Final 4
And then there were eight. Eight products have moved to the next round of voting to become this year’s “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin.” This year’s contest, put on by Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce and Johnson Financial Group, is the seventh search to find the most interesting product made in the Badger State. Sixteen products went head-to-head in the first ...
Read MoreSpectrum News 1: Top 8 finalists announced in ‘Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin’ contest
The race is on to find the coolest thing made in the Badger State. On Wednesday, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce and Johnson Financial Group announced the Top 8 products moving on in the seventh annual “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin” contest. These eight Wisconsin-made products each won a head-to-head match-up in the Top 16 bracket-style tournament, known as Manufacturing Madness. The ...
Read MoreGreen Bay Press Gazette: Great Lakes freighter built in Door County advances to next round of ‘Coolest Things’ contest
The 639-foot-long Great Lakes freighter built in Door County is still in the running for the 2022 "Coolest Things Made in Wisconsin" contest. The M/V Mark W. Barker, built by Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay, advanced to the Round of 8 in the annual Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce-sponsored contest by outpolling Aerozen Advanced Performance Coating System, an exterior coating made ...
Read More715 Newsroom: Then there were eight
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) and Johnson Financial Group announced on Wednesday the eight products moving on in the seventh annual Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest. The eight Wisconsin-made products each won a head-to-head match-up in the Top 16 bracket-style tournament known as Manufacturing Madness. The Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest aims to highlight manufacturing, which is Wisconsin’s ...
Read MoreDoor County Daily News: Freighter in Elite Eight for “Coolest Things” Contest
You can still vote for your new favorite Sturgeon Bay-built freighter in a statewide contest. Built by Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding and launched earlier this year, the M/V Mark W. Barker was voted into the Coolest Things Made in Wisconsin’s Elite Eight as its fifth seed. The M/V Mark W. Barker was the first Great Lakes freighter built in the United States since the 1980s. The M/V ...
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