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.
🔒 No new bids, no auction for catalog printer Arandell
The sale of Menomonee Falls-based catalog printer Arandell Corp. to a group led by a Pennsylvania private equity firm is now awaiting the approval...
🔒 Rockwell acquires Canadian maintenance software company
Milwaukee-based Rockwell Automation has acquired Fiix Inc., a privately-held, AI-enabled computerized maintenance management system company.
Founded in 2008, Fiix is headquartered in Toronto.
The company’s cloud-native...
Harley-backed Serial 1 unveils its first eBicycle lineup and pricing
Serial 1 Cycle Co. on Monday unveiled its first lineup of eBicycles and said it plans to begin deliveries in the U.S. and Germany in the early spring of 2021.
🔒 Glance at yesteryear: Hogs on 13th Street
This 1891 photo from the Walter K. Means Collection shows hogs being herded down 13th Street in Milwaukee to the John Layton packinghouse at...
🔒 Reworked Milwaukee Athletic Club redevelopment project gains financing, targets fall...
Milwaukee-based J. Jeffers & Co. and Milwaukee-based Interstate Development Partners said Thursday they have closed on financing for the $61 million redevelopment of the 103-year-old Milwaukee Athletic Club building in downtown Milwaukee.
🔒 Carmex maker buys Franklin land for potential HQ
Franklin-based Carma Laboratories bought a 41-acre parcel of land at the northeast corner of West Ryan Road and South 76th Street in Franklin, according to state real estate records.
🔒 Made in Milwaukee: Manufacturer’s internal needs led to Coolest Thing...
MuL Technologies
10202 N. Enterprise Drive, Mequon
INDUSTRY: Autonomous carts
EMPLOYEES: 10
multechnologies.com
The debut product from MuL Technologies was not intended as a solution to the social distancing...
🔒 Salem Business Park shows Kenosha County’s growth isn’t limited to...
Thousands of people have seen the economic development successes in Kenosha County along I-94. The massive buildings developed by or for the likes of...
🔒 Shop talk: How can manufacturers attract and retain workers from...
For years it was common to hear manufacturers lament their inability to find and hire new employees.
Initially, the problem was primarily characterized as a...
Rockwell ‘optimistic’ on Biden views of manufacturing
Blake Moret, the charman and chief executive officer of Rockwell Automation Inc., said the company is encouraged that President-elect Joe Biden talked about the...
Quad has cut 1,100 jobs, closed 4 plants this year
Sussex-based Quad/Graphics Inc. has reduced its employee headcount by 1,100 and closed four plants this year as it deals with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on an already challenged printing industry.
🔒 Badger Meter acquires Austrian water quality monitoring system company
Brown Deer-based Badger Meter Inc. has acquired s::can GmbH, a Vienna, Austria-based provider of water quality monitoring systems.
