Eight competitors left for ‘Coolest Thing Made in Nebraska’ contest

HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - The second annual Coolest Thing Made in Nebraska competition has progressed to the final eight products, after receiving over 30,000 votes in the first round from various parts of the state.

Nebraskans can vote for their favorite locally-made product in a bracket-style competition from Sept. 5 to Sept. 10. All residents, including manufacturers and students, are invited to participate.

One product that sticks out for the central Nebraska community would have to be the Ram Air Turbine Hub from Collins Aerospace in York.

Other products in the tournament include:

Chocolate Meltaways, Bakers Candies, Greenwood
Endicott Invisi-Lug Clay Paver, Endicott Clay Products Company, Endicott
Fire Truck, Danko Emergency Equipment, Snyder
Flyover Whiskey, Flyover Whiskey, West Point
Geothermal Greenhouse, Greenhouse in the Snow-Antioch Machine Shop, Alliance
Ignis, Drone Amplifed, Lincoln
Rocket Mobility All-Terrain Tracked Wheelchair, Rocket Mobility, Columbus