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.
🔒 Perlick moves toward fifth generation of family ownership
The owners of family businesses often have several options when it comes to planning their exit from the business. Should they sell to a...
🔒 WEDC’s plan for a faster economic recovery in Wisconsin
Pick almost anyeconomic indicator and chances are it hit unthinkable levels in Wisconsin this year.
The unemployment rate? Jumped from 3.1% in March to 13.6% in...
Jerry Jendusa on sustaining results during and after a crisis│Ep. 41
Entrepreneur and regular BizTimes columnist Jerry Jendusa joins associate editor Arthur Thomas to talk about sustaining results during and after a crisis. In...
🔒 REV Group cutting dozens of Milwaukee-area jobs
Milwaukee-based specialty vehicle maker REV Group Inc. plans to cut 43 jobs from its Milwaukee-area workforce.
The company notified state and local officials of the...
EPA will get to take a second look at southeastern Wisconsin...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will be allowed to reconsider its ozone designations for the southeastern part of Wisconsin but the current standards will...
Harley-Davidson cutting 700 jobs globally
Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson Inc. plans to cut 700 jobs globally as it moves toward a new strategic plan developed by chairman and chief executive officer Jochen Zeitz.
🔒 Twin Disc planning cost cutting when PPP loan ends
When Racine-based Twin Disc Inc. planned an early July conference call with investors and analysts, chief executive officer John Batten assumed he would be announcing new cost cutting actions.
Wisconsin GDP down 5% in first quarter
Wisconsin’s real gross domestic product dropped at a 5% annualized rate in the first quarter, the largest decline since the first quarter of 2009, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Quad sells Kentucky book plant, still working on sale of others
Sussex-based Quad/Graphics Inc. has sold its Versailles, Kentucky book manufacturing plant to Minnesota-based CJK Group Inc.
Wisconsin exports are down nearly $900 million this year
Wisconsin exports declined by 25% in May and are now down nearly 10% for the first five months of the year, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
🔒 Court approves sale of The Bull in Sheboygan Falls
A federal bankruptcy judge has approved the sale of The Bull at Pinehurst Farms golf course for nearly $2.48 million.
Southeastern Wisconsin manufacturing continued to contract in June
There was little change in the direction of the southeastern Wisconsin manufacturing sector in June, according to the latest Marquette-ISM Report on Manufacturing.
