The Tennessee Manufacturers Association and the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry, in partnership with UTCIS, announced last week that the 2025 Coolest Thing Made in Tennessee contest is now live. This annual event highlights the diversity of Tennessee鈥檚 manufacturing sector while promoting greater awareness of the rewarding career opportunities it offers.
Submit a nomination and show off your company’s ingenuity at . This is also an opportunity to gain public visibility and inspire the next generation of manufacturers.
From food and beverages to motor vehicles, appliances, and machinery, the contest invites you to showcase the incredible products made right in our local communities. Once a nomination is submitted, the product will compete in a popular vote round in July. The Top 16 Tennessee-made products then advance to compete to win the ultimate prize 鈥 being named the Coolest Thing Made in Tennessee!
Nominations Open: June 16 鈥 June 30
Nominations Announced: July 14
Popular Round Voting July 15鈥29
Top 16 Voting: Aug. 5鈥 12
Final Voting (Top Four): Sept. 9鈥26
The top four finalists will be invited to showcase their products at the Tennessee Manufacturing Excellence Luncheon on Oct. 1, in 快播视频, Tennessee, where the winner will be formally announced.
鈥淟ast year鈥檚 contest attracted over 100 nominations and received more than 75,000 votes," says Josh Brown, Tennessee Chamber of Commerce CEO. 鈥淲e are excited to celebrate the amazing work happening in our communities and highlight the quality and craftsmanship that go into everything made in Tennessee.鈥
Sponsoring the Tennessee Manufacturing Excellence Luncheon on October 1, 2025 gives your business the opportunity to get in front of thousands of companies across not only the State of Tennessee, but those across the country.
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