Ariens flag outside headquarters in Brillion. PC: Fox 11 Online
(WTAQ-WLUK) — Three locally made products made it past the first round of elimination in the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest.
Last week, the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) narrowed more than 100 submissions of Wisconsin-made nominated products down to 16.
After a public online voting session, the list was narrowed down to eight:
4800XPC Electric Rope Shovel
- Komatsu | Milwaukee
Gravely ZT HD STEALTH 60
- AriensCo | Brillion
CliC Smart Privacy Glass
- Cardinal IG | Tomah
Meltaway Candy Bars
- Seroogy’s Chocolates | De Pere
Giddings & Lewis Vertical Turning Centers
- Fives Giddings & Lewis | Fond du Lac
Aspex Printed Wall Protection
- Inpro | Muskego
Custom Pool Cues
- Jacoby Custom Cues | Nekoosa
M157 Small Arms Fire Control
- Vortex | Barneveld
The top 8 winners will compete in matchups to determine the Top 4. Those four products will then compete in one final popular vote round to determine the ultimate winner, which will be announced at WMC’s Business Day event in Madison on Oct. 27.
Voting in the next round will begin at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8, and end at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Manufacturers, employees, and consumers alike are welcome to participate in the voting.
Votes can be cast once per day per email address.
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