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WHBY Radio Appleton/Oshkosh: ‘Coolest Thing’ online contest back

  APPLETON - An online vote is underway to find the “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin.” Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce runs the contest, and there are about 130 nominations. Spokesman Nick Novak says they’ll narrow them to 16, after the first round of voting gets done on Sunday. They’ll eventually have four left for the final round. The nominations include ...

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Voting Begins for the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin

MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) and Johnson Financial Group have officially kicked off the first round of voting for the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin. Nearly 150 nominees will compete in a popular vote from Monday, Sept. 14 at 9:00am to Sunday, Sept. 20 at 5:00pm. Wisconsinites can cast their vote once per day at www.madeinwis.com. Voters must ...

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Beaver Dam Daily Citizen: Scag product nominated in contest

  MAYVILLE — Scag Power Equipment, a division of Metalcraft of Mayville, has its new Turf Storm stand-on spreader-sprayer product nominated in the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest. This annual contest hosted by Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce & Johnson Financial Group aims to highlight the state’s manufacturing industry by showcasing the great products made in Wisconsin. Per contest rules, ...

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Beaver Dam Daily Citizen: MEC Outdoors product nominated in contest

  MAYVILLE — MEC Outdoors, a division of Mayville Engineering Company, Inc., headquartered in Mayville, has been nominated in the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest. This annual contest hosted by Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce & Johnson Financial Group aims to highlight the state’s manufacturing industry by showcasing the great products made in Wisconsin. Per contest rules, any nominated product ...

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Spectrum News 1: Help Pick the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin

  ROTHSCHILD - For years, Jared Wesenick followed the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest. This year, one of his industrial 3D printers is entered in the month-long event highlighting the state’s products and manufacturing jobs. “A lot of people view Wisconsin as only the dairy state, manufacturing is kind of the second tier, but when you look around the ...

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NBC26 Green Bay: Vote for 2020’s Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin

  GREEN BAY - The Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest is back and the nominees are in. A few local companies and products are up for the award. Those include a yacht created by the Burger Boat Company in Manitowoc, Mercury Marine's Bravo Four S Forward-Facing Drive motor from Fond du Lac, and the Flex Farm - Generation 4 which is ...

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WisBusiness.com The Podcast: Getting Ready for the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin

  MADISON - From beer to boats, from Harleys to Havarti, it’s anybody’s guess who could win the latest “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin” contest. The fifth annual competition hosted by Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce and Johnson Financial Group aims to highlight the state’s manufacturing industry. The industry employs one in six Wisconsinites, WMC’s Nick Novak said in this week’s ...

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WAOW-TV Wausau: Worzalla nominated for ‘Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin’ contest

  STEVENS POINT - A Stevens Point based company has been nominated for the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce’s "Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin" contest. Worzalla is a company that specializes in printing children's books, movie tie-in books and cookbooks. The company is nominated in the contest for being the manufacturing home of the best-selling children's book series Diary of a ...

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