A second chance is on the table in the Pennsylvania Chamber’s 2026 “Coolest Thing Made in PA” competition.The contest’s Battle Back round is now underway, giving voters an opportunity to return one product in each region to the bracket after the opening round. Voting is open through noon Tuesday, March 24.Organized by the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, the bracket-style contest features 56 products made in Pennsylvania, with winners decided through public voting on the organization’s social media platforms. According to the PA Chamber, the competition is designed to celebrate the state’s manufacturing strength and highlight products from a wide range of industries and regions across the commonwealth. How to voteVoting opened for the Battle Back round at noon on Monday, March 23, and will close at noon on Tuesday, March 24. You can vote now for the Battle Back round on the PA Chamber’s website. Round-by-round voting will take place primarily on the PA Chamber’s X account, with additional votes accepted during the final 24 hours of each round on the PA Chamber’s Instagram story, TikTok story, Facebook story and LinkedIn. The winner of each matchup will be determined by the cumulative vote total. The championship round is scheduled for April 6-7. Tournament Voting ScheduleFirst Round: March 19 (9 a.m.) – March 23 (11 a.m.) Battle Back Round: March 23 (noon) – March 24 (noon) Second Round: March 24 (1 p.m.) – March 25 (4 p.m.) Third Round: March 26 (9 a.m.) – March 27 (4 p.m.) Fourth Round: March 31 (9 a.m.) – April 1 (4 p.m.) Semi-Finals: April 2 (9 a.m.) – April 3 (4 p.m.) Championship: April 6 (9 a.m.) – April 7 (4 p.m.) 2026 ParticipantsAGC Chemicals LUMIFLON® FEVE ResinArmstrong® Templok® Energy Saving CeilingsAstrobotic Griffin Lunar LanderAsher’s ChocolatesAcutec Aerospace ComponentsBassetts Ice CreamBoyer Candy Company Mallow CupBurro Grande Robot with Mower AttachmentCase KnivesClair Global Cohesion Speaker CabinetCrayola CrayonsDelGrosso’s Pasta SauceDenim Coffee Co.DutchwareGear HammocksDuolingo Language Learning AppEat’n Park Smiley CookieEOS BatteryGardner’s Peanut Butter MeltawaysGecko Robotics AI-Powered RobotsHarley-Davidson MotorcyclesHershey’s Milk Chocolate Candy BarJust Play SlinkyJoy Ice Cream ConesKitchen Kettle Village Pepper JellyLancaster Cast IronLancaster Leaf TobaccoLockheed F-35 ComponentsLycoming Piston Aircraft EnginesMACK Defense M917A3 Heavy Dump TruckManitowoc CranesMartin Guitar Co. GuitarsMartin’s Potato RollsMiddleswarth Potato ChipsNeosporinNew Holland Farm EquipmentNew Pig Absorbent MatsNutrisystemPat’s King of Steaks CheesesteaksPSU Creamery Ice CreamQuantum Rehab Custom Power WheelchairsRita’s Italian IceSheetz MTOShift4’s SkyTab POSSmith’s Hot DogsStateside VodkaSteelite Tableware Surfside SeltzersTurner’s Iced Tea Waymo AVWestinghouse Nuclear ReactorsYuengling LagerZimmerman ShoesZOLL Cardiac Devices Stay with WGAL for updates. Did you capture a moment that you would like to share with News 8? Send us your photos or videos at https://www.wgal.com/upload.
A second chance is on the table in the Pennsylvania Chamber’s 2026 “Coolest Thing Made in PA” competition.
The contest’s Battle Back round is now underway, giving voters an opportunity to return one product in each region to the bracket after the opening round.
Voting is open through noon Tuesday, March 24.
PA Chamber of Business and Industry
Round 1 Winners
Organized by the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, the bracket-style contest features 56 products made in Pennsylvania, with winners decided through public voting on the organization’s social media platforms.
According to the PA Chamber, the competition is designed to celebrate the state’s manufacturing strength and highlight products from a wide range of industries and regions across the commonwealth.
How to vote
Voting opened for the Battle Back round at noon on Monday, March 23, and will close at noon on Tuesday, March 24.
You can vote now for the Battle Back round on the PA Chamber’s website.
Round-by-round voting will take place primarily on the PA Chamber’s X account, with additional votes accepted during the final 24 hours of each round on the PA Chamber’s Instagram story, TikTok story, Facebook story and LinkedIn.
The winner of each matchup will be determined by the cumulative vote total.
The championship round is scheduled for April 6-7.
Tournament Voting ScheduleFirst Round: March 19 (9 a.m.) – March 23 (11 a.m.) Battle Back Round: March 23 (noon) – March 24 (noon) Second Round: March 24 (1 p.m.) – March 25 (4 p.m.) Third Round: March 26 (9 a.m.) – March 27 (4 p.m.) Fourth Round: March 31 (9 a.m.) – April 1 (4 p.m.) Semi-Finals: April 2 (9 a.m.) – April 3 (4 p.m.) Championship: April 6 (9 a.m.) – April 7 (4 p.m.) 2026 ParticipantsAGC Chemicals LUMIFLON® FEVE ResinArmstrong® Templok® Energy Saving CeilingsAstrobotic Griffin Lunar LanderAsher’s ChocolatesAcutec Aerospace ComponentsBassetts Ice CreamBoyer Candy Company Mallow CupBurro Grande Robot with Mower AttachmentCase KnivesClair Global Cohesion Speaker CabinetCrayola CrayonsDelGrosso’s Pasta SauceDenim Coffee Co.DutchwareGear HammocksDuolingo Language Learning AppEat’n Park Smiley CookieEOS BatteryGardner’s Peanut Butter MeltawaysGecko Robotics AI-Powered RobotsHarley-Davidson MotorcyclesHershey’s Milk Chocolate Candy BarJust Play SlinkyJoy Ice Cream ConesKitchen Kettle Village Pepper JellyLancaster Cast IronLancaster Leaf TobaccoLockheed F-35 ComponentsLycoming Piston Aircraft EnginesMACK Defense M917A3 Heavy Dump TruckManitowoc CranesMartin Guitar Co. GuitarsMartin’s Potato RollsMiddleswarth Potato ChipsNeosporinNew Holland Farm EquipmentNew Pig Absorbent MatsNutrisystemPat’s King of Steaks CheesesteaksPSU Creamery Ice CreamQuantum Rehab Custom Power WheelchairsRita’s Italian IceSheetz MTOShift4’s SkyTab POSSmith’s Hot DogsStateside VodkaSteelite Tableware Surfside SeltzersTurner’s Iced Tea Waymo AVWestinghouse Nuclear ReactorsYuengling LagerZimmerman ShoesZOLL Cardiac Devices
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