LET THE VOTING BEGIN: What’s the coolest thing made in Pennsylvania?
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LET THE VOTING BEGIN: What’s the coolest thing made in Pennsylvania?
Updated: 1:23 PM EDT Mar 19, 2026
From Hershey bars and cheesesteaks to crayons and guitars, Pennsylvania-made favorites are set to face off in the 2026 “Coolest Thing Made in PA” competition. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today.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 opens at 9 a.m. Thursday, March 19, and continues through early April. 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 – March 23Battle Back Round: March 23 – March 24 Second Round: March 24 – March 25 Third Round: March 26 – March 27 Fourth Round: March 31 – April 1 Semi-Finals: April 2 – April 3 Championship: April 6 – April 72026 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 TeaDuolingo Language Learning AppWaymo 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.
From Hershey bars and cheesesteaks to crayons and guitars, Pennsylvania-made favorites are set to face off in the 2026 “Coolest Thing Made in PA” competition.
Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today.
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 opens at 9 a.m. Thursday, March 19, and continues through early April.
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.
PA Chamber of Business and Industry
Coolest Thing Made in PA 2026 Bracket
Tournament Voting ScheduleFirst Round: March 19 – March 23Battle Back Round: March 23 – March 24 Second Round: March 24 – March 25 Third Round: March 26 – March 27 Fourth Round: March 31 – April 1 Semi-Finals: April 2 – April 3 Championship: April 6 – April 72026 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 TeaDuolingo Language Learning AppWaymo AVWestinghouse Nuclear ReactorsYuengling LagerZimmerman ShoesZOLL Cardiac Devices
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