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MADISON - Voting continues this week for this year’s contenders of the “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin.” Nick Novak of Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce has been busy tabulating all the votes and explains all the details with WISC-TV's Christina Lorey. Watch the segment at Channel3000.com.

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 ...

MAYVILLE - Two Dodge County manufacturers have placed in the top 16 of the “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin” contest. The fifth annual contest, hosted by the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce and Johnson Financial Group, showcases the top products of the state’s manufacturing industry. More than 18,000 votes were cast in the first round of the competition, whittling down the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

DEFOREST - A DeForest company’s creation is among the top 16 products moving on in the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest, put on by Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) and Johnson Financial Group. The qualifiers were announced on Monday, Sept. 20, and they included the “M” Vaporizer by DynaVap, LLC in DeForest as the No. 10 seed. After more than ...

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 ...