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.
Region’s manufacturing sector continues growth, but production lost to COVID-19
Southeastern Wisconsin’s manufacturing sector continued to grow in November, but companies also increasingly ran into issues with employees losing time to COVID-19 quarantines and sick days, according to the latest Marquette-ISM Report on Manufacturing.
Milwaukee and Waukesha officials celebrate start of construction for water pipeline
Officials from Milwaukee and Waukesha on Monday marked the start of construction on a new water pipeline to supply the latter with a new water source.
Oshkosh Defense lands $911 million Army order
Oshkosh Corp. subsidiary Oshkosh Defense LLC has landed an order for joint light tactical vehicles valued at $911 million from the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal.
🔒 Modine names new president and CEO
Racine-based Modine Manufacturing Co. has named Neil Brinker as its new president and chief executive officer.
Stella & Chewy’s founder Marie Moody on growth and lessons learned│Ep....
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Marie Moody started Oak Creek-based pet food maker Stella & Chewy's in the early 2000s because she couldn't find the raw food her...
Legacy Briggs & Stratton Corp. to pay nearly $34 million in...
More than a decade after Exmark Manufacturing Co. sued Briggs & Statton Corp., alleging some of its Ferris and Snapper Pro mower decks infringed on Exmark patents, the two companies have agreed to settle the case.
🔒 J.C. Penney in the 1950s
This Dec. 10, 1954 photo shows the J.C. Penney store at West Wisconsin Avenue and North Fourth Street in downtown Milwaukee, including lampposts decorated...
🔒 MU’s Franklin says polling is not ‘broken as a methodology’
In its final polling average of Wisconsin before the election, the website FiveThirtyEight gave President-elect Joe Biden a 52.1% to 43.7% lead over President...
Marquette-ISM seeking additional monthly survey participants
The Marquette Center for Supply Chain Management is seeking additional participants to be able to continue its monthly Marquette-ISM Report on Manufacturing.
🔒 Work shift: COVID took Milwaukee office work remote. Will it...
Erik Weber was not a believer in remote work. At least before the COVID-19 pandemic hit he wasn’t.
Weber, managing partner for solutions at Health...
Wisconsin unemployment rate increased to 5.7% in October
Wisconsin lost 2,700 private sector jobs in October and the state’s unemployment rate increased from 5.4% to 5.7%, according to data released Thursday by the state Department of Workforce Development.
🔒 More than 60% of Molson Coors jobs coming to Milwaukee...
Molson Coors Beverage Co. could receive up to $25 million in tax credits for bringing 377 jobs to Milwaukee, retaining 540 existing jobs at its corporate center in the city and investing in the facility.
