{"id":6058,"date":"2023-10-04T17:57:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T17:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=6058"},"modified":"2023-10-04T18:02:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T18:02:29","slug":"coolest-thing-made-in-wisconsin-contest-narrows-down-to-top-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=6058","title":{"rendered":"Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin Contest Narrows Down to Top 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post originally appeared at https:\/\/www.wmc.org\/press-releases\/coolest-thing-made-in-wisconsin-contest-narrows-down-to-top-8\/<\/a><\/p>\n

MADISON<\/strong> \u2013 Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) and Johnson Financial Group announced on Wednesday the eight products moving on in the eighth annual Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest. The eight Wisconsin-made products each won a head-to-head matchup in the Top 16 bracket-style tournament known as Manufacturing Madness.<\/p>\n

The Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest aims to highlight Wisconsin\u2019s vibrant and diverse manufacturing industry, which employs nearly half a million people and creates almost $70 billion in economic output each year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis contest showcases not just the cool products made in our own backyard, but the hundreds of thousands of hardworking Wisconsinites who make them,\u201d said WMC\u2019s Vice President of Communications & Marketing Nick Novak. \u201cThe Top 8 products show the diversity of cool things we make in Wisconsin, and we can\u2019t wait to see which product will be crowned the coolest.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Top 8 products moving on will compete in head-to-head matchups once again to determine the Top 4. Those four products will compete in one final popular vote round to determine the ultimate winner. WMC will announce the 2023 Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin on Oct. 19 at Business Day in Madison.<\/p>\n

WMC announced the Top 8 via a livestream broadcast on Facebook, YouTube and at www.madeinwis.com<\/a><\/span>. The announcement show can be viewed by clicking here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

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2023 Top 8 Finalists:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Seed 1: Plexus Corp. \u2013 Neenah<\/em>: Bevi Bottleless Water Dispenser<\/strong><\/p>\n

Seed 2: Neuske\u2019s Applewood Smoked Meats \u2013 Wittenberg<\/em>: Applewood Smoked Bacon<\/strong><\/p>\n

Seed 3: AriensCo \u2013 Brillion:<\/em> Ariens\u00ae 90th Anniversary Limited Edition Sno-Thro<\/strong><\/p>\n

Seed 6: Krier Foods \u2013 Random Lake<\/em>: Jolly Good Soda<\/strong><\/p>\n

Seed 8: John Deere Horicon Works \u2013 Horicon:<\/em> Gator XUV 835R Signature Edition<\/strong><\/p>\n

Seed 10: Cedar Valley \u2013 Belgium:<\/em> String Cheese<\/strong><\/p>\n

Seed 12: Thorogood \u2013 Merrill:<\/em> American Heritage 6\u201d Tobacco Safety Toe Work Boot<\/strong><\/p>\n

Seed 13: Bay Tek Entertainment, Inc. \u2013 Pulaski:<\/em> Skee-Ball<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Voting in the next round will begin on Thursday, Oct. 5 at 8:00am and continue until Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 5:00pm. Individuals can vote once per day, per device in all four matchups at www.madeinwis.com<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

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