MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — The race to find Wisconsin’s coolest made-in-state product is down to 16 finalists.
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce has announced the Top 16 products advancing in the annual Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest. The field includes everything from Komatsu’s electric rope shovel and Badger Meter’s cellular endpoint to Seroogy’s Meltaway Candy Bars and the iconic Carmex lip balm.
Public voting in the Manufacturing Madness bracket begins October first and runs through October sixth. The winner will be announced October 27th.


