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Two local businesses would like your vote in the latest edition of the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin Contest orchestrated by the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce. Sturgeon Bay’s Marine Travelift and Luxemburg’s SAS Forks each have entries in the first round of voting, which began on Monday. The SAS Extreme Auto Processor can be attached to medium-sized excavators making it ...

Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce opened voting for its popular Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest on Monday. Since its inception in 2016, the contest has garnered more than 1 million votes from Wisconsinites, highlighting the manufacturing industry’s economic output, career opportunities and innovative products. “We’re excited to see which of these 100+ products will be named the Coolest Thing Made ...

Following the nomination period, a popular vote will determine the top 16 products, which will be placed in a bracket-style tournament called Manufacturing Madness. Last year, Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding of Sturgeon Bay reached the Final 8 of this contest with its Great Lakes freighter the Mark W. Barker. Click here to read more. 

How cool are things produced in and around Sheboygan County?  That question will be on the line for several products, as Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce launches voting on Monday to determine the “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin”. The annual contest, sponsored this year by Johnson Financial Group, highlights the state’s $70 billion manufacturing industry and the high-tech, high-skill and high-pay career ...

The nominees for the eighth annual Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest have been announced. The contest by Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC) highlights the state’s $70 billion dollar manufacturing industry. More than 100 Wisconsin-made products are competing. “Each year, this competition connects manufacturers with their local communities, generating public engagement and excitement,” WMC’s Vice President of Communications & Marketing ...

Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce call on the public to vote for the next coolest thing starting on Monday. WMC has been running the "Coolest Thing in Wisconsin" contest since 2016. The competition highlights the innovation and proliferation of Wisconsin's manufacturing industry-- an industry that employs over 16 percent of the state. "We wanted to use this contest to not only ...

Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce has revealed the list of nominees for the 2023 Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin competition. Eastern Wisconsin is once again pretty well represented, including Manitowoc which has two local products on the list. The All American Canner created by All American 1930 and AMMO Inc’s Ammunition and Brass Casings both made the cut, as did Ariens’ ...

Organizers for the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest have announced the list of nominees for this year’s competition, which highlights the most popular products manufactured in the state. They represent a wide range of industries in the state, from biotechnology and advanced manufacturing to food and beverage production and more. The top 16 products will be selected through a ...

Voting is now underway in the 8th annual Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin competition which highlights the state's manufacturing industry. In the first round of voting, you can vote once per day, per device until Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 5 p.m. Only the top 16 products will move onto the bracket-style tournament known as Manufacturing Madness! Click here to read more.

The Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin could be made right here in Northeast Wisconsin. The annual Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce's (WMC) contest is now open for public online voting. People are asked to vote for their favorite product made in Wisconsin. “We’re excited to see which of these 100+ products will be named the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin,” said WMC’s Vice ...