Arthur Thomas
Arthur covers banking and finance and the economy at BizTimes while also leading special projects as an associate editor. He also spent five years covering manufacturing at BizTimes. He previously was managing editor at The Waukesha Freeman. He is a graduate of Carroll University and did graduate coursework at Marquette. A native of southeastern Wisconsin, he is also a nationally certified gymnastics judge and enjoys golf on the weekends.
🔒 Wisconsin VC funding in Q2 hit lowest level since mid-2020
Wisconsin startups raised a little more than $51 million in venture capital across 16 deals in the second quarter, according to the latest PitchBook-NVCA...
Zilber Foundation giving $20 million to UWM College of Public Health
The Zilber Family Foundation is giving $20 million to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Joseph J. Zilber College of Public Health to support faculty excellence...
Future 50 winners for 2023 announced
The 2023 Future 50 winners have added nearly 1,400 jobs in the Milwaukee region during the past three years.
Future 50 recognizes the fastest growing...
Weekly Debrief: Baird makes another commitment to downtown Milwaukee
Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas from BizTimes Media get together to discuss the news of the week, including financial services firm Baird making another...
🔒 Strattec restructures joint venture ownership with German firm
Strattec Security Corp. has sold the ownership of its Vehicle Access Systems Technologies LLC joint venture to Witte Automotive as of June 30.
In exchange, Glendale-based...
Weekly Debrief: Will WisDOT actually tear down I-794?
Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas from BizTimes Media get together to discuss the news of the week, including the Wisconsin DOT releasing concept plans for the future of I-794 in downtown Milwaukee.
Leadership Lens: Omar Shaikh’s journey to business and community leadership
Restaurateur and developer Omar Shaikh joined Marquette president Michael Lovell and BizTimes Media managing editor Arthur Thomas for a live recording of Leadership Lens...
Weekly Debrief: The King Tut experience is coming. Are you going?
Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas from BizTimes Media get together to discuss the news of the week, including the announcement of the King Tut...
🔒 Public Record: Generac, Zurn, Brady increased R&D spending the most...
Among 20 southeastern Wisconsin publicly traded manufacturing companies, Town of Genesee-based Generac saw the biggest increase in research and development spending in 2022.
The maker...
Wisconsin lost 7,000 private sector jobs, but labor force grew in...
Wisconsin lost 7,000 private sector jobs in May but the state’s labor force participation rate improved and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 2.4%,...
Metro Milwaukee exports up nearly 15% in first quarter
Metro Milwaukee exports increased 14.6% in the first quarter, outpacing the total for Midwest metros tracked by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Companies across Milwaukee, Waukesha,...
Weekly Debrief: Will bus rapid transit live up to $55 million...

Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas from BizTimes Media get together to discuss the news of the week, including the launch of the East-West Bus...
