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.
🔒 REV Group returning $180 million to shareholders after exiting bus...
Brookfield-based specialty vehicle maker REV Group plans to return $180 million to shareholders through a special dividend after exiting its school bus and transit...
🔒 Softer job market does not mean workforce challenges are solved
It’s clear from the data, the labor market in Wisconsin is not as hot as it was a few years ago.
The state’s unemployment rate...
🔒 Generac CEO: ‘We must be agile as business leaders’
The leadership team at Town of Genesee-based Generac Power Systems knows what it’s like to have business change overnight. When major storms or hurricanes...
Will There Be A Recession In 2024?
We didn’t have a recession in 2023. Looking ahead, will we eventually have to pay the piper? Annex Wealth Management’s Dave Spano and Brian Jacobsen discuss.
🔒 Badger Meter sales topped $700 million in 2023
Brown Deer-based Badger Meter reported net sales of $703.6 million in 2023, a 24% increase from the prior year and a revenue record for...
Northwestern Mutual CEO John Schlifske sets retirement date, successor named
John Schlifske plans to retire as chief executive officer of Northwestern Mutual at the end of the year, the Milwaukee-based financial services company announced...
Frontier adds flights from MKE to North Carolina
Frontier Airlines plans to add nonstop flights from Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport on three days per week starting May 16.
The...
🔒 Wisconsin union membership up nearly 10% in 2023
Wisconsin saw an increase in the number of workers who are members of a union in 2023, according to annual data released by the...
🔒 Associated Bank hires new retail banking exec from BMO
Green Bay-based Associated Bank has named Steven Zandpour as executive vice president and director of retail banking.
Zandpour joins Associated from BMO where he was...
🔒 Johnson Financial Group names new chief investment officer
Racine-based Johnson Financial Group has named Dominic Ceci as its new chief investment officer following the departure of Brian Andrew.
Ceci was previously senior vice...
🔒 Longtime Strattec chairman replaced by director first nominated by shareholder
F. Jack Liebau Jr. has been named chairman of Glendale-based Strattec Security Corp., replacing longtime chair Harold M. Stratton II, who will serve as...
🔒 Badger Meter acquires remote monitoring assets from Colorado firm
Brown Deer-based water meter manufacturer Badger Meter Inc. has acquired remote water monitoring assets from Colorado-based technology firm Trimble, the companies announced Wednesday.
The deal...
