Wood-Mizer in Final 8 of Coolest Thing Made in Indiana Tournament

Voting is open for the single elimination tournament.

Photo by the Indiana Chamber.

(Batesville, Ind.) – A local business is among the quarterfinalists for the first ever Coolest Thing Made in Indiana tournament.

The Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s Coolest Thing Made in Indiana contest celebrates the state’s manufacturing tradition.

Eight quarterfinalists represent nine communities from around the state, including Wood-Mizer which is in Batesville and Indianapolis.

Wood-Mizer’s featured product in the tournament is their portable sawmills, which has various uses such as building houses to making baseball bats.

Other quarterfinalists include:

• Hoosier Bat Co. – wood baseball bats used in Major League Baseball (Valparaiso)
• Hudson Aquatic Systems LLC – underwater treadmills for dogs, horses and humans (Angola)
• Janus Motorcycles – production motorcycle (Goshen)
• Old 55 Distillery – bottled-in-bond 100% sweet corn bourbon (Newtown)
• Trek Container Pools – shipping container pools (Anderson)          
• Wag'n Tails Mobile Conversions – mobile pet grooming salons and veterinary clinics (South Bend)
• Warm Glow Candle Company – candles with “lumpy, bumpy exterior” (Centerville)

Quarterfinal voting is underway at www.indianachamber.com/coolestthing. Quarterfinal voting ends February 6 and overall on February 14.

In the single-elimination bracket, each winner goes to the next round until the Coolest Thing Made in Indiana champion is crowned February 15 at the Indiana Chamber’s Chamber Day Event at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in Indianapolis.

The competition started with 65 companies from nearly 50 locations in 35 counties.

Learn more about each product at www.indianachamber.com/coolestthing.