The Kansas Manufacturing Council is looking for the 2023 Coolest Thing made in Kansas. They launched this competition in 2020 to promote and elevate Kansas manufacturers and to highlight products developed and produced in Kansas and distributed across the U.S. and internationally. Any product that is made in Kansas qualifies for this competition. There are two categories in this year’s competition: people’s choice and coolest innovation. The people’s choice contest begins with product nominations and the popular vote round. The top 16 vote-getters will move on to a bracket-style tournament where they will compete in head-to-head match-ups. The ones that receive the most votes in each match-up will advance to the next round, moving one step closer to winning the ultimate prize – being named the people’s choice – coolest thing made in Kansas. The coolest innovation contest highlights the many ways Kansas manufacturers research and develop new products and work to improve products to address crucial challenges. Kalmar, in Ottawa has been nominated the past three years. You can nominate products at kansaschamber.org, click on the coolest things made in Kansas link.
