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 will move on to a head-to-head tournament-style bracket.
WMC and Johnson Financial Group are partnering to host the annual contest. The goal is to highlight Wisconsin’s manufacturing industry, according to WMC President and CEO Kurt Bauer.
The next round of voting will help determine the winner which will be announced during Manufacturing Month in October.
Here are the semi-finalists of top 16 coolest things made in Wisconsin.
1. Caterpillar Global Mining – Cat Electric Rope Shovel
2. Kwik Trip – Glazer Donuts
3. Mercury Marine – V12 600hp Verado Outboard Engine
4. Absolut Manufacturing – WiNDR
5. Broadwind Heavy Fabrications – 140 Ton Navy Crane
6. BenShot – Aircraft Propeller Glasses
7. BRP US Inc. – Sea-Doo Switch
8. Astronautics Corporation of America – Badger Pro + Flight Display
9. Pentenwell Industries LLC – Camp-Inn Travel Trailers
10. MEC Outdoors – 611 XP Clay Target Machine
11. Krier Foods – Jolly Good Soda
12. Drexel Building Supply – Off-Site Construction Residential Building
13. BayTek Entertainment – Skee-Ball
14. Brakebush Brothers Inc. – Brakebush Signature Crispy Fillet
15. American Excelsior Co. – Power-Stop Archery Targets
16. New Glarus Brewing Co. – Spotted Cow
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