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.
🔒 Checking in on Wisconsin banks
It’s hard to fault anyone who saw news of Silicon Valley Bank’s failure in March and had flashbacks to the onset of the Great...
Weekly Debrief: Big $450 million plans for downtown Kenosha
Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas from BizTimes Media discuss the news of the week in southeastern Wisconsin, including a $450 million plan from Cobalt...
Leadership Lens: Peggy Williams-Smith on selling Milwaukee and leading as an...
VISIT Milwaukee president and CEO Peggy Williams-Smith joined Marquette University president Michael Lovell and BizTimes managing editor Arthur Thomas on Leadership Lens, a monthly...
Weekly Debrief: Cruise ships return for 2023 and that’s a big...
Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas from BizTimes Media get together to discuss the news of the week, including the start of the 2023 cruise...
🔒 Digging deeper into SBA lending
The U.S. Small Business Administration has several programs to support business growth and provide access to capital. Two of the most popular are 7(a)...
🔒 Harley starts year with 20% jump in revenue
Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson started 2023 with a 20% increase in revenue for the first quarter and a 37% increase in its net income.
The motorcycle maker...
🔒 Increased focus on automation could push Rockwell revenue over $9...
For the second straight quarter, Milwaukee-based Rockwell Automation increased its fiscal year guidance, now projecting that its revenue could top $9 billion this year.
Rockwell,...
Leadership Lens: Eve Hall on Milwaukee’s diversity, innovative thinking and making...
Editor's note: Interested in more Leadership Lens? Marquette president Michael Lovell and BizTimes managing editor Arthur Thomas will be joined by Omar Shaikh, partner...
🔒 Johnson Financial Group plans to sell its insurance business to...
Racine-based Johnson Financial Group plans to sell Johnson Insurance Services to Boston-based Risk Strategies, a specialty insurance brokerage and risk management consulting firm.
Terms of...
Weekly Debrief: Milwaukee’s tech ambitions are tied to its traditional industries
Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas from BizTimes Media get together to discuss the news of the week and breakdown the latest BizTimes Milwaukee cover...
Wisconsin unemployment rate down to 2.5%
Wisconsin’s unemployment rate continued to decline in March, reaching a new record low of 2.5%, according to the latest data released by the state...
Lack of snow cuts Douglas Dynamics Q1 sales by almost 20%
Milwaukee-based Douglas Dynamics blamed a lack of snowfall in its core markets for a 19.6% drop in sales during the first quarter.
The maker of...
