(INDIANAPOLIS) — The Indiana Chamber’s fifth annual Coolest Thing Made IN Indiana tournament field has been trimmed from 49 to 32 competitors as first round voting has concluded, and the second round tips off today.

 The 32 remaining makers are from 23 cities. (They are listed below.)

The online contest is a celebration of Indiana’s rich history in manufacturing and the Hoosier makers that produce all kinds of goods sold locally, nationally and globally. The competition format is a Hoosier Hysteria-style single-elimination tournament, with the top vote earner in each matchup advancing to the next round.

 Voting dates for the remaining rounds are as follows:

Round 2: December 5-10
Round 3: December 11-16
Quarterfinals: January 2-7
Semis: January 8-12
Finals: January 13-15

The contestants, matchups, array of cool products and product descriptions can be seen on the event’s website. Fans and followers of the competitors can be part of the competition by voting online at www.indianachamber.com/coolestthing.

With the beginning of each new round, the votes from the previous round are wiped away, and every remaining competitor starts the new round with no votes. Voters must vote for all matchups in any given round in which they vote.

“This event continues to be a great showcase for the many outstanding makers across Indiana,” says Vanessa Green Sinders, Indiana Chamber president and CEO. “With interest intensifying as the field is narrowed down to the very coolest, we know the spotlight will burn bright on the winners of upcoming rounds and the eventual champion.”

Entry in the contest is free. To participate, a company did not need to be headquartered in Indiana, but the product entered must be manufactured in the state. Companies are limited to having one product nominated for their entry.

Last year, Nashville’s Hard Truth Whiskey Co. and Rising Sun-based Harpsicle Harps shared top honors.

In 2023, Hoosier Racing Tire was crowned as the producer of the Coolest Thing Made IN Indiana for its racing tire. In 2022, the Indiana Chamber honored Maple Leaf Farms of Leesburg for its roast half duck, and Janus Motorcycles of Goshen was victorious in the inaugural competition.

Awards for this year’s top finishers will be presented at the Indiana Chamber’s Best in Business Awards Luncheon sponsored by Charter Spectrum TV/Internet/Voice on January 26 at the Indiana Convention Center.

The list of companies making the second round of the 2025 Coolest Thing Made IN Indiana tournament, in alphabetical order with location:

A&S Crafted Products / Spiceland
Aqua Blast Corp / Decatur
BraunAbility / Winamac
Carrier / Indianapolis
Country Roads Coffee / Albion
DynaDome / Crown Point
E Brewing Company / South Whitley
Elkhart Brass Manufacturing / Elkhart
Faztek / Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne Metals / Fort Wayne
GEN-Y Hitch / Nappanee
Goulding and Wood Pipe Organ Builders / Indianapolis
Greenfire Innovations LLC / Valparaiso
Harpsicle Harps / Rising Sun
Harvestone Low Carbon Partners (Iroquois Bio-Energy Company LLC) / Rensselaer
Hensley Fabricating & Equipment Co., Inc. / Tippecanoe
Herculean Prepared Meals / Indianapolis
HyFlex Corp. / Knightstown
John Force Racing / Brownsburg
Master Spas / Fort Wayne
NearSpace Launch / Upland
Polaris Marine / Elkhart
Recovery Force Health / Fishers
Respiratory Health Technologies / Indianapolis
Rolling Pin Bakehouse / Fort Wayne
Rolls-Royce / Indianapolis
Rose Mandolins / Seymour
Standard Locknut / Westfield
Stone Horses / Shipshewana
Tot Chop / Fort Wayne
Tower Trikes, Inc. / South Bend
Wireless Deer Fence / Unionville

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The Indiana Chamber partners with 25,000 members and investors – representing over four million Hoosiers – to achieve the mission of “cultivating a world-class environment which provides economic opportunity and prosperity.”