Bend’s Epic Aircraft E1000 GX plane makes ‘Coolest Thing Made in Oregon’ finalists; you can vote until Oct. 18

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Following a third round of voting, only two products now remain in OBI’s second annual Coolest Thing Made in Oregon competition. The winner will be either Leatherman’s multitool or Epic Aircraft’s E1000 GX. Voting in the contest’s final round began Tuesday at 7 a.m. and will conclude at noon on Friday, Oct. 18.

The Coolest Thing Made in Oregon contest is presented by Oregon Business & Industry in partnership with Here is Oregon. An expert panel chose this year’s 16 finalists from among more than 100 products nominated by Oregonians over the spring and summer. Voting to select a winner began Sept. 9.

Oregonians can download a printable bracket and learn about all of the Coolest Thing finalists on OBI’s website here. They should go here to vote for their favorites.

Representatives of Leatherman and Epic Aircraft will be invited to OBI’s Vision Oregon Event on Oct. 23, where the contest’s winner will be announced.

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OBI is a statewide association representing businesses from a wide variety of industries and from each of Oregon’s 36 counties. In addition to being the statewide chamber of commerce, OBI is the state affiliate for the National Association of Manufacturers and the National Retail Federation. Our 1,600 member companies, more than 80% of which are small businesses, employ more than 250,000 Oregonians. Oregon’s private sector businesses help drive a healthy, prosperous economy for the benefit of everyone.