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 added 14,400 private sector jobs in September despite shrinking...
Wisconsin added 14,400 private sector jobs in September, even as the state's labor force participation rate dropped by 0.3 percentage points for the second straight month.
🔒 Generac cuts its guidance for the year by $560 million...
Generac Holdings Inc. has cut its full year guidance for 2022 by roughly $560 million as its production of home standby generators has outpaced installation capacity.
Leadership Lens: Ascension Wisconsin’s Bernie Sherry on zooming in to help...
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Ascension Wisconsin ministry market executive Bernie Sherry joins Marquette University president Michael Lovell and BizTimes Media managing editor Arthur Thomas on the latest...
Weekly Debrief: Kenosha casino finds support. Is it a good idea?
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Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas from BizTimes Media get together to discuss the news of the week, including a poll showing support for...
🔒 A.O. Smith cuts guidance amid weaker water heater demand in...
Milwaukee-based A.O. Smith Corp. took the somewhat unusual step Thursday of releasing preliminary results for the third quarter ahead of its scheduled earnings release at the end of the month.
Sprecher CEO Sharad Chadha on growing by taking the brand’s story...
Sharad Chadha, president and CEO of Sprecher Brewing, joins BizTimes Media's Arthur Thomas to talk about his journey since buying the company in early 2020.
🔒 Flourishing in manufacturing
Walk in the lobby of Kapco Metal Stamping’s Grafton headquarters and there’s a decent chance you will hear the rhythmic pounding of stamping presses....
Weekly Debrief: Maybe, just maybe, something will finally happen with Northridge...
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Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas from BizTimes Media get together to discuss the news of the week, including a judge lifting an injunction...
🔒 Generac acquires industrial IoT firm, inks hydrogen generator distribution deal
Generac Power Systems has acquired Blue Pillar, an Indiana-based industrial IoT software company that designs and manages products to enable distributed energy generation monitoring and control.
Weekly Debrief: One hurdle down for Deer District music venue
Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas of BizTimes Media get together to discuss the news of the week, including FPC Live's proposal for a new...
🔒 Signs of growth for southeastern Wisconsin manufacturing in September
After two down months, the southeastern Wisconsin manufacturing sector returned to growth in September, according to the latest Marquette-ISM Report on Manufacturing.
🔒 Wisconsin GDP down 1.9% in second quarter
Wisconsin’s real GDP shrank at a 1.9% annualized rate between the first and second quarter, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
