WHBY Radio: 3 local companies left in ‘Coolest Thing’ contest
APPLETON – Three local businesses are still alive in an online contest. Eight companies are left in the “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin” competition. The local ones are Mercury Marine in Fond du Lac, Kimberly-Clark in Neenah, and The Boldt Company in Appleton. Lakeside Plastics in Oshkosh and Plexus in Neenah were eliminated in the […]
Fond du Lac Reporter: Fond du Lac, Mayville entries for Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest advance into top eight
FOND DU LAC – Fond du Lac County’s contenders in the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest have made it into the top eight. Marine engineering manufacturer Mercury Marine won over Stoughton Trailers, and Mayville Engineering Co. Outdoors, which makes shotshell reloaders and clay target machines, beat out Ki Mobility from Stevens Point, according to Monday’s […]
FOX11 Green Bay: Half of Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin finalists are made in Northeast Wisconsin
GREEN BAY – Four of the eight finalists in the latest “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin” contest are from Northeast Wisconsin. The entries with local ties are: Fond du Lac’s Mercury Marine, with its Bravo Four S Forward-Facing Drive Neenah’s Kimberly-Clark, with its Nano Preemie Diapers Appleton’s Boldt Company, with its STAAT Mod units Mayville’s […]
WISC-TV Madison: Voting continues for ‘Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin’ contest
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.
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 […]
Beaver Dam Daily Citizen: Dodge County products vie for “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin” title
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
DeForest Times-Tribune: DeForest’s DynaVap moves in ‘Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin’ contest
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. […]