HARRISBURG, Pa. — The PA Chamber's tournament to determine what product is "The Coolest Thing Made in PA" has already garnered more than 46,000 votes as it heads into its second week of competition, the Chamber said Monday.
First-round voting commenced last Tuesday, and has already surpassed 46,000 votes via the PA Chamber’s X and Instagram pages.
The second round has 32 PA companies remaining. Voting for the second round begins Tuesday at noon and continues through noon on Friday, March 29.
“The Pennsylvania Chamber’s mission is to make Pennsylvania more competitive, but we also love to celebrate the ways in which we’re already competitive," said PA Chamber president and CEO Luke Bernstein. "That’s due in large part to these companies and the incredible things they produce, which have earned them amazing brand loyalty. No matter who gets through to each new round, all the companies we’ve chosen this year are winners, and we can’t wait to see how the 32 remaining participants fare in week two."
Here are how the 32 companies match up in the second round:
CENTRAL REGION
EAST REGION
Peeps vs. Crayola Crayons
THE “T” REGION
WEST REGION
The competition schedule:
Second round (32): 3/26 - 3/29
Third round (16): 4/2 - 4/3
Fourth round (8): 4/4 - 4/5
Semi-Finals (4): 4/8 - 4/9
Championship: 4/10 - 4/11
For more information about the “Coolest Thing Made in PA” contest, visit www.pachamber.org/coolestthing.