Coolest Thing Made in Minnesota - Final round of voting underway!
Just 4 finalists left! Only 1 can be the Coolest Thing Made in Minnesota; YOU decide!
We're down to just 4 finalists vying to be named the inaugural Coolest Thing Made in Minnesota and YOU get to help choose! The FINAL round of public voting opened Monday, September 30 at noon and runs until Friday, October 4 at 4:00 p.m. Here are the rules for voting:
- You will be prompted to sign in with an email to ensure authenticity of votes and prevent automated bots.
- One vote per day.
- Vote for one of the four finalists that you think is the Coolest Thing Made in Minnesota!
- The FINAL round of voting will end Friday, October 4 at 4:00 p.m.
Do you make the “coolest thing made in Minnesota”?
Minnesota companies have a long history of innovation, creating some of the “coolest” products to fuel our economy. As the state's manufacturing trade association and home of the Minnesota Manufacturers' Council, the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce launched a competition to highlight this innovation!
- Manufacturing represents the single largest private-sector component of Minnesota’s GDP.
- 325,000 Minnesotans work in manufacturing.
- 42% of Minnesota’s Fortune 500 companies are in manufacturing.
- Minnesota exported $120 billion in manufactured goods in 2015.
- These companies sent 1,057 different types of products to more than 200 countries worldwide.
- Manufacturing workers took home $24.9 billion last year for an average annual wage of $76,950 – 10% higher than the state’s overall private sector wage.
How is a winner chosen?
The top nominated products were announced in September. The public will vote on products via head-to-head match up in five rounds until the winner is announced on October 8 at the 2024 Manufacturers’ Summit.
About the Minnesota Manufacturers’ Council
The Minnesota Chamber is the voice of Minnesota manufacturers
For more than 30 years, the Minnesota Chamber has provided direct benefits to manufacturers by bringing them together statewide and providing a fierce voice for them at the Capitol.
Minnesota Manufacturers’ Council
Membership in the Minnesota Chamber automatically makes manufacturers in the Minnesota Manufacturers’ Council, the state’s largest statewide industry network.
Quarterly meetings with your peers and high-level decision makers.
Executives from the Minnesota Manufacturers’ Council will come together four times a year to meet with high-level decision makers at the capitol and in business.
A direct line to lawmakers making decisions critical to your business.
Manufacturers know what they need to stay and grow in Minnesota. Lower taxes? A less complex permitting process? Reliable energy at lower costs? Through the Minnesota Manufacturers’ Council, they have the opportunity to work with the Chamber’s six-person lobbying team and lawmakers directly.
One-on-one business assistance and access to Minnesota suppliers.
The Chamber will come to a business, listen to the challenges, help make critical business connections and help their business grow. They can provide access to the MN Supplier Match database of nearly 1,200 suppliers who provide accessibility, short lead-times, shared networks and trusted quality.
Short and long-term workforce solutions.
Everyone is looking for the right workers, to fill immediate positions and as our economy evolves into the future. The Chamber team helps manufacturers with resources in their community that can help with expeditious challenges, including how to grow a diverse workforce and tap different pools of talent.
Cost-effective, high-quality business insurance and employee benefits specifically tailored to manufacturers, to guard against business risk and keep and attract the best workforce.
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