APPLETON – Nick Novak joined Hayley Tenpas on WHBY Radio to promote the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest and highlight the rewarding careers available in manufacturing. On Focus Fox Valley, the two discussed previous winners from the area and who might be a top vote-getter in 2021. Listen to the segment below: Listen to[…]
MILWAUKEE – What is the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin? Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce will once again search for the best products made in the Badger State. The group, in partnership with Johnson Financial Group, launched their 6th annual “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin” contest this week. Nominate your product or a product you know.[…]
MADISON – This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” features a conversation with Nick Novak, vice president of communications and marketing for Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce. He discusses the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest, which is accepting product submissions through Sept. 3. The contest, now in its sixth year, spotlights the most popular products[…]
GREEN BAY – WMC and Johnson Financial Group have kicked off the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest again. Previous winners range from an all-weather rifle made in Rice Lake to a joint-light tactical vehicle made in Oshkosh. “A lot of different products have won,” said Nick Novak, Vice President of Communications and Marketing for[…]
GREEN BAY – After a meeting at Fort McCoy Wednesday, U.S. Senator Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, says up to 10,000 refugees could be coming to Wisconsin. Some of them may settle in northeast Wisconsin and there’s a non-profit preparing to help them get jobs by teaching them soft skills. “Manufactures are willing to train people. They[…]
MILWAUKEE – Manufacturers from across Wisconsin are showing off their most interesting gadgets made right here in the Badger State. The group “Wisconsin Manufacturing and commerce (WMC) is accepting nominations for the aptly-named “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin” contest. WMC’s Nick Novak joined CBS58 to talk about the contest and the rewarding careers available in[…]
GREEN BAY – If you’ve got an idea of the coolest thing made in Wisconsin, you can submit it to an annual contest. Nick from Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce stopped by Local 5 Live with details on the contest’s sixth year, how it got started, and how you can enter. Watch the full segment at[…]
MILWAUKEE – What is the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin? That is what Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce and Johnson Financial Group are trying to find out. In the sixth year of the contest, the Coolest Thing might be made right in Milwaukee. Hosts Erik Bilstad and Jane Matenaer spoke with WMC’s Nick Novak to find[…]
LA CROSSE – Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce will once again search for the best products made in the Badger State. The group, in partnership with Johnson Financial Group, launched their 6th annual “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin” contest this week. Nominate your product or a product you know. After those creations are nominated, they will[…]
LA CROSSE – You can help decide what is the “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin.” Nominations are open for the competition. A little more than 125,000 votes were cast last year. Products have ranged from motorcycles and military vehicles to boats and beer. About one in six Wisconsinites works in manufacturing. The contest is a[…]