Appleton Post-Crescent: Electric vehicles, PCR test, harvesting equipment are top 4 ‘Coolest Things’ made in state
The votes are in, and the top 4 coolest things made in Wisconsin are an electric fire truck, a PCR test, a piece of harvesting equipment and an electric vehicle that people can use to move their beach gear. The Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce announced the finalists Wednesday in its ongoing, annual Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest. The competition started with […]
WHBL: Jolly Good is Eliminated in Semi-Final Round of Wisconsin’s “Coolest Things”
Jolly Good Soda is done with its run in a contest to decide the “Coolest Things Made in Wisconsin.” The competition is sponsored by Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce and Johnson Financial Group in an annual contest that will conclude at 12:00 noon on October 19th. The winner will be announced later that day at the WMC’s Business […]
WKOW: Reedsburg business makes top 4 of Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin Contest
A Reedsburg business has advanced to the top four of the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce’s Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin Contest. 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. Of the top 16 products in the bracket this year, […]
WFRV: Four finalists announced for Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin, two from northeast Wisconsin
The top seed from Pierce Manufacturing, Inc. in Appleton, and perhaps the favorite to win Manufacturing Madness is the Volterra Electric Fire Truck. The Pierce Electric Firetruck is the first zero-emission electric fire truck, in service, in North America. The Volterra pumper was developed to provide the environmental benefits fire departments requested such as reducing […]
Spectrum News 1: Top 4 finalists announced in ‘Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin’ contest
The final four products in the contest to be named the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin were unveiled Wednesday. On Wednesday, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce and Johnson Financial Group announced the Top 4 products moving on in the seventh annual “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin” contest. These four Wisconsin-made products each won head-to-head match-ups in […]
Fox 11 News: Top 8 in Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin features strong New North showing
Only four products remain in the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest, and half of them are from Northeast Wisconsin. After competing in Manufacturing Madness — a bracket-style tournament — just four Wisconsin-made products will move on in this final round of voting. Click here to read more from Fox 11.
Channel 3000: Top 8 finalists in ‘Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin’ named; voting open for Final 4
And then there were eight. Eight products have moved to the next round of voting to become this year’s “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin.” This year’s contest, put on by Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce and Johnson Financial Group, is the seventh search to find the most interesting product made in the Badger State. Sixteen products […]
Spectrum News 1: Top 8 finalists announced in ‘Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin’ contest
The race is on to find the coolest thing made in the Badger State. On Wednesday, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce and Johnson Financial Group announced the Top 8 products moving on in the seventh annual “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin” contest. These eight Wisconsin-made products each won a head-to-head match-up in the Top 16 bracket-style tournament, […]
Green Bay Press Gazette: Great Lakes freighter built in Door County advances to next round of ‘Coolest Things’ contest
The 639-foot-long Great Lakes freighter built in Door County is still in the running for the 2022 “Coolest Things Made in Wisconsin” contest. The M/V Mark W. Barker, built by Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay, advanced to the Round of 8 in the annual Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce-sponsored contest by outpolling Aerozen Advanced Performance […]
715 Newsroom: Then there were eight
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 […]
Door County Daily News: Freighter in Elite Eight for “Coolest Things” Contest
You can still vote for your new favorite Sturgeon Bay-built freighter in a statewide contest. Built by Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding and launched earlier this year, the M/V Mark W. Barker was voted into the Coolest Things Made in Wisconsin’s Elite Eight as its fifth seed. The M/V Mark W. Barker was the first Great Lakes freighter built in the United States […]
Appleton Post-Crescent: Northeastern Wisconsin products dominate Coolest Things made in Wisconsin’s top 8 bracket
Businesses from the northern half of the state dominated a list revealed Wednesday of the top 8 products in the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce’s ongoing, annual Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest. Over 39,000 votes were cast in the latest round of the tournament, WMC spokesman Nick Novak said Wednesday. Voting in the next round […]