LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - For the fourth annual Coolest Thing Made in Nebraska competition , the Nebraska Chamber is celebrating the state’s manufacturing industry, made up of more than 100,000 workers.

In Lincoln, one of those manufacturers is Bison Inc. , which makes a variety of indoor and outdoor sporting equipment.

Its entry for the competition this year: a spring-balanced portable basketball hoop used for stadiums like Pinnacle Bank Arena as well as Big10 and Division 1 schools across the country.

CEO Nick Cusick said portable hoops are historically made using hydraulics to raise and lower them, need to be plugged in and are prone to leaking. On the other hand, the spring units counterbalance the weight of the backboard and rim so one person can roll the hoop into place and set i

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