16 contestants announced in Nebraska competition

LA VISTA, Neb. -- The second annual "Coolest Thing Made in Nebraska” competition announced the 16 contestants from across the state.
Public voting for the top 16 products starts Tuesday, Aug. 29, and ends at 11:59 p.m. Sept. 4. They will be competing in a bracket-style competition.
The competition is hosted by the NE Manufacturing Alliance and powered by the NE Chamber and Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD).
The following Nebraska manufacturers and their products made it to the top 16 tournament.
• Carbon Fiber Ducting for CH-53k King Stallion Helicopter, Royal Engineered Composites, Minden
• Chocolate Meltaways, Bakers Candies, Greenwood
• Costco Rotisserie Chicken, Lincoln Premium Poultry, Fremont
• 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
• Handcrafted Soap and Experiential Bath Products, Pacha Soap Co., Hastings
• Ignis, Drone Amplifed, Lincoln
• M Grills Big M Smoker, Kinney Manufacturing LLC, Beatrice
• Pond-Tini Pontoon Boat, Ag Dryer Services, Elm Creek
• Ram Air Turbine (RAT) Hub, Collins Aerospace, York
• Rocket Mobility All-Terrain Tracked Wheelchair, Rocket Mobility, Columbus
• Solution Plastics Lumber, Firstar Fiber, Inc., Omaha
• Steel Joists, Nucor Vulcraft Nebraska, Norfolk
• T-Rex Portable Basketball Systems, Bison Inc., Lincoln
The winner will be announced Oct. 10 at the NE Chamber’s Manufacturing Summit in La Vista, where the finalists will also be able to display their products