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MADISON, Wis. — What is the coolest thing made in Wisconsin? An annual contest sponsored by Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce and Johnson Financial Group aims to find out. The seventh-annual competition is now underway. Each year, hundreds of nominations are submitted, and members of the public get to pick the winner. “Some of our past winners include a rifle, a ...

MADISON, Wis. — What is the coolest thing made in Wisconsin? An annual contest sponsored by Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce and Johnson Financial Group aims to find out. The seventh-annual competition is now underway. Each year, hundreds of nominations are submitted, and members of the public get to pick the winner. “Some of our past winners include a rifle, a ...

LA CROSSE (WKBT) – The search is on for The Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin. Wisconsin Manufacturing and Commerce run the yearly contest. It’s a chance for WMC to show off the variety of interesting and fun products made in the state. Starting Wednesday, anyone can nominate anything that’s manufactured in the state. “We’re looking for all kinds of products, ...

MADISON, Wis. — What do you consider to be the coolest thing made in Wisconsin? Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) and Johnson Financial Group have partnered for the seventh consecutive year for the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest. The annual competition is a tradition that highlights the state’s robust manufacturing industry and will ultimately determine what is the Coolest ...

MILWAUKEE - Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) and Johnson Financial Group have partnered for the seventh year to put on the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest. A news release says this annual competition is "a tradition that highlights the state’s robust manufacturing industry and will ultimately determine what is the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin." Any product that is manufactured in ...

WISCONSIN — A contest seeking to find the coolest thing made in the Badger State, and highlight Wisconsin's manufacturing industry in the process, has entered its seventh year, organizers announced. Nominations opened on Wednesday for the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin Contest. Anything made in the state qualifies, and entries will be accepted at www.madeinwis.com until Sept. 9, according to a news ...

Starting Wednesday, you can nominate a business for the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest. The Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC) and Johnson Financial Group are hosting a contest to find the coolest thing made in the state. Sponsors are looking for nominations of items made in the Badger state ranging from motorcycles, to machinery, to beer, snow blowers and ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Wisconsin manufacturers, start your engines (or whatever is on your production lines)! The nominating window opens Wednesday, August 17, for this year’s “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin” competition. This is the 7th year of the contest. Once the nominees are announced, the public will vote online for their favorite products, winnowing the list to 16, 8 ...

MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) and Johnson Financial Group have partnered for the seventh year in a row to put on the popular Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest. This annual competition is a tradition that highlights the state’s robust manufacturing industry and will ultimately determine what is the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin. “Manufacturing is the backbone ...

"We really wanted to find a way to highlight this industry, highlight all of the really cool things we make here in the state of Wisconsin but also talk about the people who make those really cool things," said Nick Novak, Vice President of Communications for WMC. Watch more from WKOW here.