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.
🔒 Time to sell? COVID and taxes loom over an active...
You’d be forgiven for thinking the mergers and acquisitions market would be upset by the past year of uncertainty, that the prospect of selling...
Snap-on acquires Canadian software company in $200 million deal
Kenosha-based Snap-on Inc. has acquired Dealer-FX Group Inc. in a $200 million cash deal, the company announced Monday.
Ontario-based Dealer-FX develops service operations software for...
Stella & Chewy’s now plans to add 245 jobs in Oak...
Oak Creek-based pet food maker Stella & Chewy’s plans to add up to 245 jobs over the next three years as part of a $67.7 million expansion project.
🔒 Private equity firm selling Dorner Manufacturing in $485 million deal
EQT Private Equity has agreed to sell Hartland-based conveyor maker Dorner Manufacturing Corp. to Columbus McKinnon Corp., a New York-based maker of motion control and automation products.
Wisconsin banks, credit unions both saw double-digit income increase in 2020
Wisconsin’s state-chartered banks and credit unions both saw their combined net income increase double-digits in 2020, according to data from the state Department of...
🔒 WEC Energy Group paying $302 million for Kansas wind farm
Milwaukee-based WEC Energy Group expects to pay $302 million to acquire a 90% ownership interest in the Jayhawk Wind Farm in southeastern Kansas.
🔒 Davis|Kuelthau expands in Fox Valley, Green Bay with acquisition
Milwaukee-based law firm Davis|Kuelthau, s.c. will acquire Appleton-based Epiphany Law LLC as of March 1, expanding its existing presence in the Fox Valley and Green Bay.
With PRODx, Bill Berrien wants to build ‘the world’s most valuable...
Pindel Global Precision entered 2020 making no ventilator parts for its customers. The New Berlin-based precision machining manufacturer exited the year having made thousands of parts for five customers.
🔒 The little things add up to make a family business...
Culture matters at every business. A good culture can take a company to unimaginable heights, adding something to the collective capabilities of a team....
🔒 Glance at yesteryear: A new terminal at Mitchell Field
This photo shows the new terminal built in 1955 at General Mitchell Field in Milwaukee with cars parked across the street. The parking lot...
🔒 Public Record: How does higher ed R&D spending in Wisconsin...
After starting the decade with the third-highest level of research and development spending in the country, the University of Wisconsin-Madison ended the 2010s ranked...
🔒 We Energies planning new steam district operations HQ
We Energies is seeking approval from state regulators to build a new headquarters for its steam district operations.
