Top Eight Announced in 'Coolest Thing Made in Nebraska' Competition

LINCOLN, Nebraska — September 10, 2025 — Tens of thousands of votes were cast in the first round of the Coolest Thing Made in Nebraska competition, presented by Pinnacle Bank, narrowing the field from 16 products to eight.

The following Nebraska manufacturers and their products are among the top eight contenders:

• AF Series Combine Harvester – CASE IH, Grand Island
• Double Wide Badass Workbench – Badass Workbench, Kearney
• Custom Artificial Limbs – Limb Lab, Lincoln
• Teryx4 H2 / Teryx5 H2 – Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp., Lincoln
• Wool Yarn – Brown Sheep Company, Scottsbluff
• Hideaway Copper Mugs – Handlebend, O’Neill
• Dorothy Lynch Salad Dressing – Tasty Toppings Inc., Duncan
• Big M Commercial Smoker – M Grills, Beatrice
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Voting for the top eight products is open now through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, September 14.  Nebraskans and supporters nationwide can cast their votes for their favorite product at nemanufacturingalliance.com.

The competition, hosted by the NE Chamber and NE Manufacturing Alliance, and presented by Pinnacle Bank, celebrates Nebraska’s dynamic manufacturing industry, home to more than 100,000 Nebraskans working in manufacturing every day.
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The tournament will help launch NE Manufacturing Month this October.  The 2025 Coolest Thing Made in Nebraska will be announced October 6 at the NE Chamber’s Manufacturing Summit in La Vista, where finalists will also be invited to display their products. Registration is open to the public and available here.

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