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.
Optimism for sales growth falling among metro Milwaukee firms
A plurality of firms surveyed by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce expect to see sales increase in 2024, but optimism for growth has...
🔒 WEC Energy Group paying $459 million for Texas solar project
WEC Energy Group, the parent company of We Energies, plans to pay $459 million to acquire a 90% ownership interest in the Delilah I...
🔒 LiveWire to consolidate operations from California to Milwaukee
LiveWire Group, the publicly traded electric motorcycle company spun off from Harley-Davidson, plans to consolidate its operations in Milwaukee.
The company announced plans to close...
🔒 Survey finds mixed outlook for second quarter hiring
Most Midwest companies plan to maintain current staffing levels and don’t anticipate changes in pay and benefits, according to the latest survey from Brookfield-based...
🔒 Wisconsin saw country’s strongest hourly wage growth in Q1, but...
Hourly wages in Wisconsin increased an average of 9.1% year-over-year in the first quarter, the strongest wage growth of any state in the country,...
Leadership Lens: Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Ellen Gilligan on tackling big projects...
Ellen Gilligan, the president and CEO of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, joins Marquette University president Michael Lovell and BizTimes Media managing editor Arthur Thomas...
🔒 Michigan-based life insurance company to merge with Trusted Fraternal Life
Port Huron, Michigan-based Woman’s Life Insurance Society plans to become part of Milwaukee-based Trusted Fraternal Life, the two companies announced Wednesday.
The deal is the first...
🔒 Wisconsin Electric seeks nearly $420 million in rate increase over...
We Energies is seeking a $240.7 million increase in its revenue requirement for its southeastern Wisconsin electric utility that would take effect in 2025...
🔒 Wisconsin’s economic growth was in top 15 for Q4, but...
Wisconsin’s economy was among the 15 fastest growing state economies in the fourth quarter as the state’s real GDP increased at a 4.3% annualized...
🔒 We Energies planning new $34 million service center in West...
We Energies is seeking approval from state regulators to build a new service center in West Bend, consolidating an existing service center in the...
🔒 Wisconsin job growth flat in February, unemployment dips
The number of private sector jobs in Wisconsin was flat in February, but the state’s unemployment rate did decline to 3%, according to the...
🔒 After ‘rock fight’ in 2023, banks see businesses taking wait-and-see...
Wisconsin banks grew in 2023, but it wasn’t a year without challenges.
At year end, net loans and leases were up 4.2% from the prior...
