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Nine products made in west-central Wisconsin made it into the “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin.” There were 121 Wisconsin-made products nominated for the annual competition and voting is open until 5 p.m. Tuesday to narrow the field to 16. To vote for your favorite products in the contest, go to madeinwis.com. After the current round of voting closes at 5 p.m. ...

"Stranger Things" fans, Palermo's Pizza is counting on you to help Surfer Boy Pizza make a deep run in this year's Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest. Surfer Boy Pizza and its delivery driver Argyle, played by Eduardo Franco, may be based in Lenora Hills, California, in Season 4 of the wildly-popular Netflix show. But the real, frozen Surfer Boy ...

What’s the coolest thing made in Wisconsin? This annual contest sponsored by Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) and Johnson Financial Group highlights the state’s vibrant manufacturing industry. After products are nominated, they compete in a popular vote that sets the field for Manufacturing Madness. First-round voting goes through Tuesday, September 27 at 5 p.m. The top 16 nominees are then ...

A longtime Taylor County business is in the running to be the coolest thing made in Wisconsin. Freudenthal Manufacturing of Medford was selected to be in this year’s statewide competition for their clotheslines. People can vote for Freudenthal, or other nominees, by going to www.madeinwis.com. Voting can be done once every 24 hours. Read more from Central WI News here. 

A pair of products from members of the Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce have been nominated in the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce’s Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest. These products are among the more than 100 nominees from around the state. Voting in the competition has opened and will continue through 5 p.m. on Tuesday, September 27. Individuals can vote ...

Voting is now open for the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce 2022“Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin” contest. Last year’s winners included Mequon-based Mul Technologies for its Mobile Autonomous Robotics Cart and Harley-Davidson’s Milwaukee Eight Engine. The first round of voting for the contest is open through Sept. 27 at 5 p.m. Nominations will then be cut down to the top 16 “Coolest Things Made in Wisconsin.” Participants are ...

This year’s nominees include a number of things made right in Northeast Wisconsin like folding chairs from KI in Bonduel, Big Bag Yellow Popcorn from Valley Popcorn in Neenah, the 50 GLS Yacht from Cruisers Yachts in Oconto, the Great Plate from Bethrick in Oshkosh and Hercules Pickleball Net from Carron Net Co. in Two Rivers. The first round of ...

From food to farm machinery, medical technology, root beer and more, here's how to vote in the 2022 Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest.  Voting is now open to the public to decide the coolest thing made in Wisconsin. Entering its seventh year, the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest is held by the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce. The contest has ...

Voting is now underway for the seventh annual Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest. The contest, sponsored by Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce and Johnson Financial Group, highlights some of the most interesting things manufactured in the Badger State. Last year alone, more than 150 products were nominated and more than 200,000 votes were cast to determine the Coolest Thing Made ...

If you think Great Lakes freighters are cool, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce wants to hear from you. That's because one such, especially noteworthy vessel built in Door County is one of the nominees in the seventh annual “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin” contest sponsored by WMC and Johnson Financial Group, and the public is invited to cast its votes for ...