2023 Coolest Thing Made in Kentucky Tournament Presented by Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance Voting Begins

Frankfort, KY (March 21, 2023) – The Kentucky Association of Manufacturers is pleased to announce that voting is now open for the Fan Favorites Round of the first annual 2023 Coolest Thing Made in Kentucky Tournament presented by Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance

The public can go online to vote now for their favorite products at www.coolestthingky.com

The 2023 Coolest Thing Made in Kentucky Tournament presented by Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance is an online voting tournament allowing Kentuckians to nominate and pick the 2023 Coolest Thing Made in Kentucky from among the thousands of world-class products manufactured in our state.

The Fan Favorites Round is open through March 26. This round will determine the top 16 products.

Timeline of events:      

Fan Favorites Round: March 21-26

Round 1: March 28- April 2

Round 2 presented by ThoroughbredApril 4-9

Semi-Finals presented by MOR Talent Solutions: April 11-16

Finals presented by Kentucky Farm Bureau InsuranceApril 18-23

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