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NBC26 Green Bay: Voting continues for Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin

GREEN BAY - The top 16 have been decided. Voting for round two of the Coolest Thing Made In Wisconsin contest starts today. Five businesses from northeast Wisconsin have made the cut. Let's take a look at the bracket: Taking the number one seed out of Neenah is Plexus Corporation, with their Quidel Sofia 2 florescent immuno-assay analyzer. The product helps ...

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Greater Milwaukee Today: Mequon company named in ‘Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin’ contest

MEQUON - Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) and Johnson Financial Group have begun their fifth annual search for the coolest thing being made in Wisconsin. The annual competition aims to highlight the state’s manufacturing industry - which employs one in six Wisconsinites and ultimately determine the “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin.” MuL Technologies, of Mequon, has their Mobile Autonomous Robotics Cart ...

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NBC15 Madison: Madison-made desk barrier competes in Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest

MADISON - Local library and school supply company Demco, Inc. has made it into the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce Top 16 of the Coolest Things Made in Wisconsin contest for its desk barriers. According to the Made in Wisconsin website, the competition aims to highlight the state’s “vibrant” manufacturing industry, bringing attention to cool things made in Wisconsin and the career ...

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WHBY-Radio Appleton/Oshkosh: Local companies advance in ‘Coolest Thing’ contest

APPLETON - Five companies from the Fox Valley area made it to the second round of the “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin” contest. Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce spokesman Nick Novak says they had nearly 150 nominees, and an online vote narrowed them to 16. Plexus in Neenah is the No. 1 seed, for a product that’s a diagnostic machine for COVID-19, ...

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FOX6 Milwaukee: Top 16 announced in Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest

MILWAUKEE - Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) and Johnson Financial Group announced on Monday, Sept. 21 the Top 16 products moving on in the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest. After more than 18,000 votes were cast, the top vote-getters will move on to the next round and compete in Manufacturing Madness, a head-to-head tournament-style bracket. The first round of Manufacturing ...

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Fond du Lac Reporter: Mercury Marine, Mayville Engineering Co. return to Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest for 2020 bracket

FOND DU LAC - Two Fond du Lac County manufacturers have placed in the top 16 of the fifth annual Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin Contest. The contest, hosted by the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce and Johnson Financial Group, features the top creations of Wisconsin's manufacturing industry. Out of 150 products, the top 16 made it through the popular vote round ...

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InBusiness Madison: Dane County companies top list of Wisconsin-made products

MADISON - Four Dane County companies are producing products that have made the cut for the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest, as C.C. Moo LLC, DynaVap LLC, Demco Inc., and Stoughton Trailers will continue to the next round. Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce and Johnson Financial Group announced the Top 16 finalists after more than 18,000 votes were cast. These top ...

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Patch.com Waukesha: New Berlin Manufacturer Creates ‘FaithShield’ For Worshippers

NEW BERLIN - A New Berlin-based manufacturer, Dynatect, is celebrating its 75th anniversary amid the pandemic, the company shifted gears to produce equipment that helps protects worshippers from the coronavirus. The company's name comes from the words 'dynamic' and 'protection.' Formerly known as A&A Manufacturing, the company started during World War II and while there were industries dedicated to wartime items, ...

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