2026 Coolest Thing Made in Oregon

Does your business make a cool product? If not, do you know of an Oregon business that does?

Either way, help get that product there cognition it deserves by nominating it for Oregon Business & Industry’s Coolest Thing Made in Oregon contest. To do so, head to the Coolest Thing Made in Oregon web page and entera few, simple pieces of information.

The contest, now in its fourth year, identifies the coolest thing made in the state through a series of online votes involving16 finalists arranged on a tournament-style bracket. The 16 finalists will be chosen this summer from a list of products nominated by businesses and individuals across the state. Which is where we are now.

The window to nominate products will remain open until July 10. To be eligible, a product must be manufactured substantially in Oregon and be legal to buy in all 50 states. OBI especially encourages businesses to nominate their own products. Nobody knows how cool a product is more than the people who make it, after all.

Coolest Thing Made in Oregon finalists will be announced in September, at which point the voting will begin. The winner will be announced at OBI’s Vision Oregon Event on Oct. 28.

Bullseye Glass won the 2025 Coolest Thing Made in Oregon Contest, following Epic Aircraft’s E1000 GX in 2024 and Freres Engineered Wood’s Mass Ply Panels in 2023.

Your product – or one you nominate – could take home bragging rights in 2026.