Staff //March 18, 2022//
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/.
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
s