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Vote for the ‘Coolest Thing Made in SC’

Staff //March 18, 2022//

Vote for the ‘Coolest Thing Made in SC’

Staff //March 18, 2022//

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The Talon 1000 X-4 is manufactured in Timmonsville by American Honda Motor Co., Inc. The company opened its South Carolina plant in 1998. (Photo/Provided.March is no longer just for basketball brackets. The S.C. Manufacturers Association, has kicked off the inaugural statewide season of Manufacturing Madness, sponsored by BlueCross Blue Shield of South Carolina. The winner will be crowned “Coolest Thing Made in S.C.”

More than 70,000 votes have been cast so far.

The program kicked off with a three-week public nomination period in February, which resulted in 175 products nominated by state residents. Another week of voting from Feb. 28-March 4 narrowed down the winners to a 16-product bracket.

Now the list is narrowed down to the top 8. Voting is open through March 18 at scmanufacturingmadness.com/vote/.

Manufacturing Madness finalist

Lockheed Martin’s F-16 vs. Generac Power System’s Guardian Home Backup Generator

Scout Boats’ 530 LXF vs. Electrolux Home Products Inc.’s Electrolux/Frigidaire Refrigerator/Freezer

Milliken & Company’s Girl Scouts' Daisy and Brownie Uniforms vs. Nucor Steel’s Steel

Schaeffler’s Encapsulated Thrust Needle Roller Bearing vs. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. South Carolina Manufacturing’s Talon 1000 X-4

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