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The third round of voting is underway to determine the “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin,” and Northeast Wisconsin still dominates the list. Half of the 8 finalists in the third round are products made in our corner of Wisconsin: An electric fire truck from Pierce Manufacturing in Appleton; a Great Lakes freighter built at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilders in Sturgeon Bay; ...

MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) and Johnson Financial Group announced on Wednesday the eight products moving on in the seventh annual Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest. The eight Wisconsin-made products each won a head-to-head match-up in the Top 16 bracket-style tournament known as Manufacturing Madness. The Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest aims to highlight manufacturing, which ...

Two of the top 16 finalists in this year's 'Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin' contest have connections to agriculture. The Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce and Johnson Financial Group are holding the competition for a sixth straight year to highlight the state's manufacturing industry. Among the top picks competing for the prestigious honor are the Loadmaster 2 Forage Dump Box from ...

What do a firetruck, a cargo ship and a bag of popcorn have in common? All were voted into the top 16 products in Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce's annual Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest. WMC's Manufacturing Madness tournament will continue until a winner is chosen in October. Nearly 50,000 votes were cast in the first round, WMC spokesman Nick Novak said. Voting in the ...

The top 16 products moving on in the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest have been announced! The products now move on to the 2022 Manufacturing Madness bracket. Voting for the first round goes through October 4. Watch the full interview from Fox 6 here. 

Voting is now underway for the top 16 products in the seventh annual Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest. Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) and Johnson Financial Group have announced the top 16 Wisconsin-made products, which are moving on to “Manufacturing Madness,” a head-to-head, tournament-style bracket. Over the last seven years, the competition has officially racked up more than one million votes. ...

This is the 7th year of the contest put on by Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce and Johnson Financial Group. CLICK HERE TO VOTE. Voters slashed a list of 121 products made around the state in the first round of voting. The second round of voting starts a bracket-style competition, which will winnow the 16 finalists to four, with the winning product ...

The finalists are in for the coolest things made in Wisconsin. Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce announced Wednesday that 16 products are moving on to the next round of voting. They include a fire truck from Pierce Manufacturing, based in Appleton, and the Mark W. Barker, a ship made in Sturgeon Bay. A total of seven products come from Northeast Wisconsin. ...

The contest highlights the state's manufacturing industry, and brings attention to the cool items made in the state as well as career opportunities available. The competition starts when products are nominated, then a popular vote sets up the field for "Manufacturing Madness" — a tournament style bracket of 16 products. Of the 16 products in the bracket this year, two ...

Reedsburg product a Coolest Things Made in Wisconsin finalist The Tomberlin E-Merge Beachcomber by Columbia Vehicle Group – Reedsburg has advanced to the Top 16 Finalists in the seventh annual Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest from Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce and Johnson Financial Group, according to a Sept. 28 press release. The 16 Wisconsin-made products will move on to ...