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.
WEC Energy Group utilities won’t seek potential 4-6% rate increase for...
Milwaukee-based WEC Energy Group on Tuesday said its utility subsidiaries would seek approval from state regulators to forego potential increases to electric, natural gas...
🔒 Utilities plan $162 million acquisition of new wind farm in...
Two Wisconsin utilities plan to acquire a the Red Barn Wind Farm planned in southwest Wisconsin for $162 million.
🔒 Public record: Wisconsin’s economy, then and now
A lot has changed since BizTimes launched as Small Business Times in 1995. Back then, Tommy Thompson was governor of Wisconsin, Bill Clinton was...
Biohealth’s chance to attract talent to Wisconsin with Lisa Johnson│Ep. 53
Lisa Johnson of BioForward Wisconsin joins the BizTimes MKE Podcast to talk about attracting talent to the biohealth industry in the state.
🔒 Glance at yesteryear: Looking back on issue No. 1
The first issue of Small Business Times in April 1995 featured Nick Bukacek of Bukacek Construction on the cover. Since then, more than 8...
More than 1.7 million barrels of Molson Coors beer could be...
More than 1.7 million barrels of beer could be impacted by severe winter storms in Texas and a cybersecurity incident earlier this year, Molson...
Wisconsin GDP dipped 4.5% in 2020
No states saw their real GDP increase in 2020, but with a 4.5% drop, Wisconsin ranked 37th in the country for GDP growth in the past year.
Little change in Wisconsin job data for February
Wisconsin’s labor force participation grew slightly in February but there was little other change in the state’s jobs data last month, according to data released by the Department of Workforce Development.
🔒 Oak Creek-based Nordco to be acquired in $400 million deal
Oak Creek-based railroad equipment maker Nordco will be acquired by Wabtec Corp. in a $400 million deal, Pittsburgh-based Wabtec announced this week.
Wisconsin personal income growth among slowest in the country in 2020
Wisconsin residents saw some of the slowest personal income growth of any state in the country in 2020, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Miller Lite has you covered if you miss the smell of...
The past year has taken away many ordinary experiences from every day life. Time at your favorite bar may not be the most significant...
UW business dean Vallabh Sambamurthy talks business education and navigating COVID-19│Ep....
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Vallabh Sambamurthy, the Albert O. Nicholas Dean of the Wisconsin School of Business at UW-Madison, joins BizTimes associate editor Arthur Thomas to talk...
