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.
🔒 Milwaukee Tool plans to nearly double space in Menomonee Falls...
Brookfield-based Milwaukee Tool plans to nearly double the usable space in a new technology center it is building in Menomonee Falls.
🔒 Badger Meter continues expansion into water quality with $44 million...
Brown Deer-based Badger Meter Inc. continued its expansion into water quality offerings with the acquisition of Pennsylvania-based Analytical Technology Inc.
🔒 MGS expands in Europe with acquisition
Germantown-based MGS Mfg. Group has expanded its operations in Europe with the acquisition of Formteknik.
Wisconsin exports are now down $1.4 billion from 2019, before counting...
Wisconsin’s exports declined 7% in the first 11 months of the year, but had trended positively for several months after plummeting in April and May as the COVID-19 pandemic set in.
🔒 Surfacide moves into new facility after COVID drives interest in...
Surfacide LLC, a manufacturer of UV-C robot technology, has moved its operations to a new facility at W226 N918 Northmound Drive in the City of Pewaukee.
MMAC’s Region of Choice companies will look to add 272 minority...
The Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce set specific targets for increased hiring and promotion of minorities as part of its Region of Choice initiative, which was launched in the fall of 2019.
🔒 Acme Galvanizing acquired by Texas-based company
The assets of Milwaukee-based Acme Galvanizing Inc. have been acquired by AZZ Inc., a Fort Worth, Texas-based provider of metal coating and welding solutions, specialty electrical equipment and highly engineered services.
🔒 Business outlook improves, but labor and supply chain challenges remain...
The headline number in the latest Marquette-ISM Report on Manufacturing for December showed the manufacturing sector continuing to grow in southeastern Wisconsin, albeit at a slower pace than in November.
BizTimes editor Andrew Weiland on the biggest local business stories of...
On this episode of the BizTimes MKE Podcast, Weiland joins associate editor Arthur Thomas to discuss what made his list of the biggest local business stories this year and dive deeper on some of the challenges and a few good things that came from a year unlike any other.
🔒 Plymouth Tube reducing staff in East Troy
Plymouth Tube Co. plans to eliminate 11 positions at its East Troy plant in late February and another six positions could be put if customer demand does not improve, according to a notice filed with state officials.
🔒 Even with 40% growth in Q3, Wisconsin’s economy barely ahead...
Wisconsin’s economy had one of the sharpest rebounds in the country during the third quarter of 2020, but it still needs to make up for almost two years of lost economic growth, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Rockwell’s Blake Moret to headline Economic Trends event
Blake Moret, the chairman and chief executive officer of Rockwell Automation, will headline the 2021 BizTimes Economic Trends event on Jan. 28.
