The Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) and MidWestOne Bank announced Thursday, May 15, the top eight products moving on in the 2025 Coolest Thing Made in Iowa contest.
One of those products – called Beyond Walls – is made by Allsteel in Muscatine, Iowa.
Over 31,000 votes were cast over the last week, and the top eight products will now compete in another round of head-to-head matchups to determine the top four finalists.
Here are the top eight products in the contest:
- Beyond Walls (Allsteel, Muscatine).
- Butter Braid Pastry (Country Maid, Inc., West Bend).
- CP770 Cotton Picker (John Deere, Ankeny) .
- RE3423M Rugged Sealed Server (Crystal Group, Hiawatha).
- Kreg Pocket-Hole Jig K4 (Kreg Tool, Ankeny).
- The Moose Fireplace Grill (The Moose Fireplace Grill, LLC, Red Oak).
- Viking Pump – CHC Chocolate Pump (Viking Pump, Inc., Cedar Falls).
- Blue Bunny Mini Swirl Novelties (Wells Enterprises, Le Mars).
Voting is now open and will conclude at midnight on Wednesday, May 21. Manufacturers, consumers, and the public are invited to vote daily in each of the matchups at www.coolestthingia.com.
The winner will be crowned at ABI’s Taking Care of Business Conference, June 10–12 in Council Bluffs.
