JACKSON – After 30,037 votes on 70 products in the two-week-long Nominated Products Voting Round, the Mississippi Manufacturers Association is pleased to announce the 16 products advancing to the bracket portion of the Mississippi Makers’ Challenge Sponsored by Hancock Whitney.
Quadrant 1
2025 Nissan Frontier, Nissan – Canton vs. C3 Splitter Tower (Upper & Lower Sections), Contract Fabricators - Iuka
Eyeglasses, Superior Optical – Ocean Springs vs. Steel Beams, Attala Steel Industries - Kosciusko
Quadrant 2
CITYMOD, Kevin Charles Furniture – New Albany vs. Lockers, Lockers MFG – Batesville
Walk-in Coolers and Freezers, Thermo-Kool – Laurel vs. Viking VRL, Viking Range, LLC - Greenwood
Quadrant 3
C-130J Hercules, Lockheed Martin – Meridian vs. Pirouline Chocolate Hazlenut Créme Filled Rolled Wafers, Pirouline – Gluckstadt
Toyota Corolla, Toyota Mississippi – Blue Springs, vs. Super Mini Grill, MAGCOR Industries - Parchman
Quadrant 4
MX-11 Vocational Diesel Engine, PACCAR Engine Co. – Columbus vs. Lynx Professional Grill, Lynx Grills – Greenwood
Armored Vehicles, CITE Armored – Batesville vs. 12” Stringer Piglet Wood Waste Processor, Stringer Industries - Tylertown
“We would like to congratulate the companies with products advancing to this year’s Round of 16,” said MMA President & CEO John McKay. “The bracket is filled with cool things, and we are excited to see how this round plays out.”
The Round of 16 concludes Friday at 3 p.m., and voters may cast one vote per matchup per day per device at msmakerschallenge.com. The winners of each matchup will advance to the Round of Eight. For a link to the bracket, click here.
Here is an updated contest timeline:
ROUND OF 16
February 24 – February 28
ROUND OF EIGHT
March 3 – March 7
ROUND OF FOUR
March 10 – March 14
WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT
Thursday, March 20 - Mississippi State Capitol
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For more than 70 years, the Mississippi Manufacturers Association has represented the interests of Mississippi’s manufacturers at both the state and national levels. As the Voice of Industry, MMA represents manufacturers in the Mississippi Legislature and U.S. Congress. MMA promotes a strong manufacturing environment within Mississippi and is a central source of information and assistance in industrial management. To learn more about MMA and manufacturing in Mississippi, please visit www.mma-web.org.
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