The Voting Is over. What's the Coolest Thing Made in Iowa for 2025?

Inside Walmart’s ambitious plan to make your clothes in America again

On a crisp day in May, Josh Blackman, a third generation cotton farmer, is sitting atop his 14-foot tall John Deere planter on his family farm in Littleton, North Carolina. The planter is an engineering marvel. Its 10 arms create neat rows in the soil, then drop cotton seeds at the right depth, allowing one man to do the work of 50 laborers. By October, this field will be blanketed with fluffy white bolls of cotton that never fail to take the 34…

ABI announces 2025 coolest thing made in Iowa

DES MOINES — The Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI), in partnership with MidWestOne Bank, is proud to announce the winner of the 2025 Coolest Thing Made in Iowa competition: the CP770 cotton picker, manufactured by John Deere in…

Winner named in Coolest Thing Made in Iowa contest

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Following months of public voting, the Coolest Thing Made in Iowa contest announced its 2025 winner on Wednesday. The John Deere CP770 Cotton Picker was announced as the second winner of the Coolest Thing Made in Iowa contest during the Iowa Association of Business and Industry Taking Care of Business Conference on Wednesday.  The CP770 Cotton Picker was introduced in 2021 and is a leader in cotton harvesting technology. The …

The voting is over. What's the Coolest Thing Made in Iowa for 2025?

The Coolest Thing Made in Iowa for 2025 is something Iowans don't use. Find out what it is:

John Deere cotton picker named 'Coolest Thing Made in Iowa'

The farm implement was among 69 products from across the state that were nominated for the contest.

John Deere cotton picker is 2025's Coolest Thing Made in Iowa

John Deere’s high-tech CP770 cotton picker has been crowned the winner of the 2025 Coolest Thing Made in Iowa, the Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) announced. ABI, in partnership with MidWestOne Bank, revealed the winner of the second annual award at a luncheon Wednesday, June 11, during ABI’s Taking Care of Business Conference […]The post John Deere cotton picker is 2025’s Coolest Thing Made in Iowa appeared first on Quad Cities …