By Alex Benzegala
Panhandle Post
Voting is up now for the top 16 contenders in the second annual "Coolest Thing Made in Nebraska Contest" and an Alliance business made the list Greenhouse in the Snow-Antioch Machine Shop in Alliance is representing the Panhandle with their Geothermal Greenhouse.
Allen Bright operates Greenhouse in the Snow with Owner and Creator Russ Finch and says it is an honor to be on the list. "We're thrilled to be recognized as one of the coolest things made in Nebraska, of course we've always thought so," Bright said. "There is lot's of competition so we're excited to be there."
Bright also explains that Greenhouse in Snow builds geothermal greenhouses that get heat from the earth. That is a huge advantage in winters to allow people to continue to grow plants during those months.
Bright gives a lot of credit to his partner Russ Finch and says that Finch made the original greenhouse about 35 years ago. Greenhouse in the Snow sells the geothermal greenhouses and Bright says there are approximately 700 of them nationwide.
Voting for the "Coolest Thing Made in Nebraska Contest" is open from now through Sunday. It is done online on nemanufacturingalliance.com or greenhouseinthesnow.com.