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INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Chamber’s third annual Coolest Thing Made in Indiana tournament is down to the Sweet 16.
The contest started with 47 competitors, and interest remained high with thousands of votes cast in the second round as the field of 32 was trimmed in half, according to a news release from the Indiana Chamber.
The 16 remaining companies are from 15 cities, including Batesville, Columbus, Decatur, English, Gary, Grabill, Granger, Greens Fork, Indianapolis, Lafayette, Nashville, Plymouth, Seymour, Syracuse and Wawaka.
The third round of voting tipped off Wednesday morning and will conclude Monday at 9 p.m.
Round two winners can be seen and votes for the third round can be cast at www.indianachamber.com/coolestthing.
As with the first two rounds, round three winners will be chosen through public fan voting, with the products receiving the highest votes in each matchup moving to the next round. A voter may vote once per matchup per round. Voters must vote for all matchups in each round to have their votes count.
Vote totals reset at the beginning of each round. The schedule for the remaining rounds is as follows:
Quarterfinals: Nov. 14-17
Semis: Nov. 20-24
Finals: Nov. 27-30
The winner of the contest will be announced Dec. 13 at the Indiana Chamber’s 2023 Best IN Manufacturing Awards Luncheon.
Companies entered in this contest face off in a single-elimination bracket format with winners chosen through public fan voting. Each winner goes to the next round until the Coolest Thing Made in Indiana champion is crowned. For fairness, the initial matchups were generated via an online randomizer, the release stated.
To participate, a company did not need to be headquartered in Indiana, but the product entered must be manufactured in the state. Companies are limited to having one product nominated for entry.
Janus Motorcycles of Goshen took top honors in the inaugural competition and the Indiana Chamber honored Leesburg-based Maple Leaf Farms for its roast half duck in the second annual Coolest Thing Made in Indiana tournament.
