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.
🔒 BMO exec to become new president and COO of PyraMax...
Greenfield-based 1895 Bancorp of Wisconsin Inc., the holding company of PyraMax Bank, has named David R. Ball as president and chief operating officer of both the holding company and bank.
🔒 Made in Milwaukee: Baker’s Quality Pizza Crusts focuses on quality...
Baker’s Quality Pizza Crusts
1814 Dolphin Drive, Waukesha
INDUSTRY: Pizza Crusts
EMPLOYEES: 30
bakersqualitypizzacrusts.com
Taste is a key selling point for Waukesha-based Baker’s Quality Pizza Crusts Inc.
“Once they eat...
🔒 Union representation in Wisconsin at highest level since 2014
The number and percentage of workers represented by a union in Wisconsin hit the highest levels since 2014, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
🔒 Associated Bank CEO to retire
Phillip Flynn, the president and chief executive officer of Associated Banc-Corp, plans to retire from the Green Bay-based bank at the end of 2021, the company announced Thursday.
Wisconsin’s unemployment rate ticked up in December
Wisconsin’s unemployment rate increased to 5.5% in December, even as the state added 19,200 private sector jobs compared to the previous month.
🔒 Johnson Controls CEO to chair Business Roundtable committee
George Oliver, the chairman and chief executive officer of Johnson Controls International, will lead the Business Roundtable’s energy and environment committee, the company announced this week.
Johnson Controls to sell downtown Milwaukee buildings, move employees to its...
Johnson Controls International will move employees from its downtown Milwaukee offices to its campus in Glendale over the next two years, the company announced Thursday.
Rockwell’s CEO expects a good year as manufacturers build resilience
Blake Moret has an optimistic outlook for manufacturing heading into 2021.
“I think it’s going to be a good year, let me just start there,”...
🔒 Integrated Mail Industries acquires assets of Glennco Inc.
Milwaukee-based Integrated Mail Industries Ltd. has acquired certain assets of Milwaukee-based Glennco Inc., including technology, customers and select employees.
ASQ drops interim label for CEO
Milwaukee-based ASQ has named Ann Jordan as its chief executive officer, dropping the interim label from a role she held since January 2020.
🔒 American Family to acquire insurtech company Bold Penguin
Madison-based American Family Insurance will acquire Ohio-based Bold Penguin, an insurance technology company focused on small businesses, the companies announced Thursday.
Wisconsin’s tax burden continued its decline in 2020, report says
Around 10.2% of Wisconsinites’ income went to state and local taxes in the 2020 fiscal year, the lowest level since at least 1970, according to a new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
