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.
DCD’s Lafayette Crump on the importance of proper planning in Milwaukee│Ep....
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Milwaukee Department of City Development commissioner Lafayette Crump was picking his daughter up from the Milwaukee Youth Arts Center when he was struck...
🔒 The Lubar School: An approach to business honed over generations
You do not have to look far around the Milwaukee area to see the influence of Sheldon Lubar and his family. They’ve made millions...
Weekly Debrief: 32-story Third Ward tower, Kohl’s cautious outlook and lessons...

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BizTimes Media associate editor Arthur Thomas is joined by editor Andrew Weiland and real estate reporter Alex Zank to discuss the week's big...
Wisconsin added 9,300 jobs in April, unemployment and labor force up...
Wisconsin added a total of 9,300 nonfarm jobs in April, including 8,200 in the private sector and the state’s unemployment and labor force participation rates both increased slightly, according to data released by the Department of Workforce Development on Thursday.
Kohl’s sales topped 2019 in March and April but retailer cautious...
Menomonee Falls-based retailer Kohl’s Corp. reported a nearly 70% increase in net sales for the first quarter and raised its guidance for top and bottom line improvements for the full year.
Pressing issues and strategies in philanthropy│Ep. 62
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Joan Prince, retired vice chancellor of global inclusion and engagement at UW-Milwaukee, leads a conversation with Ellen Gilligan, president and CEO of the...
Gass Weber Mullins changing name with co-founder’s transition to new venture
Milwaukee-based law firm Gass Weber Mullins has changed its name to Gass Turek after co-founder Ralph Weber transitioned out of trial practice and into...
Weekly Debrief: NASCAR sponsors; Rexnord-Regal Beloit deal and the reopening of...
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BizTimes editors Andrew Weiland, Lauren Anderson and Arthur Thomas discuss the news of the week, including a title sponsor for the NASCAR race...
🔒 Zywave acquires workers’ comp software firm
Wauwatosa-based insurance technology provider Zywave continued its string of acquisitions Thursday, announcing a deal to acquire Oregon-based Modgic.
🔒 Multiple bidders, a news article and rising stock prices: How...
By late October of last year, three bidders interested in Rexnord’s process and motion control business had emerged. Their offers valued the business anywhere from almost $2.4 billion to a $3 billion offer from Beloit-based Regal Beloit.
Can industrial real estate keep up its hot streak? │Ep. 60
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Jeff Hoffman, principal at Cushman & Wakefield│Boerke joins Arthur Thomas and Alex Zank of BizTimes Media to discuss the industrial real estate market...
🔒 Lessons learned from turning passion into entrepreneurshipÂ
If you asked Julie Barnes, Amy Zellmer or Greg Fischer at the beginning of 2020 where they would be by the middle of 2021,...
