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Voting Now Open For Coolest Thing Made In Kansas

Voting Now Open For Coolest Thing Made In Kansas

Voting for the Kansas Manufacturing Council's (KMC) Coolest Thing Made In Kansas is now open!

Click here to vote or go to https://www.kansaschamber.org/ctmk_voting/.

The top 16 nominated products will compete in head-to-head match ups. The products that receive the highest votes in each match up will advance to the next round, moving one step closer to winning the ultimate prize – being named the Coolest Thing Made in Kansas.

Two Local Topeka Businesses, EMP Shields, LLC and Custom Built Dredge, Custom Dredge Works, Inc. are in this competition, show your support for Local Businesses by voting for them today.

The top 16 nominated products:

1. Autoland, Garmin International, Inc., Olathe

2. EMP Shield, EMP Shields, LLC, Burlington

3. SawHaul carrier, GearHaul, Chanute

4. Custom Built Dredge, Custom Dredge Works, Inc., Topeka

5. Al Davis Memorial Torch, Dimensional Innovations, Overland Park

6. James Webb Space Telescope Struts, Aerospace Corporation, Newton

7. Rawhide Portable Corral, Rawhide Portable Corral, Abilene

8. BG Rev-It tool, BG Products, Wichita

9. Custom Limestone Rock Signs, Fisher Rocks, Belleville

10. Microlite!, KMDI, Inc., Kansas City, KS

11. Stanfield Heating Pad, Osborne Industries, Inc. Osborne

12. Pies, Tippin's Gourmet Pies, LLC, Kansas City, KS

13. Kalmar Ottawa Terminal Tractor, Kalmar, Ottawa

14. T-Blocks, Ronawk, LLC, Olathe

15. CLX Ra Gaming PC Special Edition, CLX Gaming, Wichita

16. Coleman-Mach, MACH 15 A/C, RV Products (a division of Airxcel), Wichita

The winner will be announced during the Kansas Manufacturing Summit on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at the Kansas Star Casino. The top four companies will be invited to display at the summit.

Voting Rules

Voting during the tournament is open to the public. A voter may vote once per match-up per round.Nominated products will advance through a series of voting rounds.Products receiving the highest number of votes during each voting period will advance rounds to top eight, four, and two. The winner will be announced October 6th at the 2020 Kansas Manufacturing Summit.The number of votes received will be reset at the beginning of each round.

2020 Contest Calendar

Sept. 14th: Nominations close

Sept. 15th: Announce Top 16

Sept. 16th – 21st: Voting for Top 16

Sept. 22nd: Announce Top 8

Sept. 23rd – 27th: Voting for Top 8 

Sept. 28th: Announce Top 4 

Sept. 28th – Oct. 1st: Voting for Top 4

Oct. 2nd: Announce Top 2

Oct. 2nd - Oct. 5th: Voting for Top 2

Oct. 6th: 2020 Winner Announced

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