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 seeking approval for $360 million investment in solar,...
Milwaukee-based WEC Energy Group is seeking approval from state regulators to spend $360 million to own and create the first large-scale solar and battery...
🔒 More than half of Rexnord to merge into Regal Beloit...
Milwaukee-based Rexnord Corp. plans to combine its process and motion control business with Regal Beloit in a move that will leave the remaining company entirely focused on its water management business.
🔒 Techniplas suing former CFO over purchase of Audi
When a top executive leaves a company, it is not uncommon, if the departure is amicable, for the executive to agree to stick around in some capacity to help their replacement get up to speed. In exchange, the executive typically gets some kind of compensation.
🔒 Carla Cross added to Commerce State Bank board
West Bend-based Commerce State Bank has added Carla Cross, president and chief executive officer of Milwaukee-based Cross Management Services, to its board of directors.
🔒 Even with strong December, Wisconsin exports end 2020 down by...
Wisconsin companies exported $20.5 billion in goods in 2020, a 5.4% drop from the prior year and the lowest annual total since 2010.
Passenger activity at Mitchell hits lowest level since 1984
Nearly 2.63 million passengers flew in and out of Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in 2020, the lowest level of passenger activity at the airport since 1984, according to data posted to the airport’s website.
Rockwell CEO’s 2021 predictions, a closer look at labor markets and...
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In this episode, BizTimes associate editor Arthur Thomas takes listeners through some of the highlights from the 2021 BizTimes Economic Trends event, including...
Wisconsin PPP loans slowed last week, but still in top half...
Wisconsin companies were approved for nearly 8,700 Paycheck Protection Program loans last week for more than $641 million, according to the latest data from the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Koss’ PPP loan forgiveness, work from home trend fueled best quarter...
Sometimes, timing is everything. For Milwaukee-based Koss Corp., the timing of its PPP loan forgiveness helped push it to its best quarter in years and reignited a rally in the company’s stock price.
Wisconsin companies landing greater share of PPP loans compared to last...
Wisconsin companies have received 10,397 of the more than 400,000 loans approved in the roughly two weeks since the Paycheck Protection Program reopened, according to data from U.S. Small Business Administration.
🔒 Artisan Partners names Gottlieb as president
Milwaukee-based Artisan Partners Asset Management has named Jason Gottlieb as the investment management firm’s new president.
ATC founder, UW regent José Delgado dies
José Delgado, a longtime executive at Wisconsin Electric and American Transmission Company, died Sunday, according to a statement from the University of Wisconsin System.
