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.
Ramirez Family Foundation acquires Cardinal Stritch campus
The Ramirez Family Foundation has acquired the Cardinal Stritch University campus in Glendale and Fox Point in a $24 million deal.
The foundation, which was...
🔒 2023 Mid-Year Economic Forecast: Unique labor market continues to favor...
Starting around late 2021, about a year-and-a-half after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the job market in Wisconsin and around the country became...
‘Go where the energy is’ and other advice from DEI leaders...
The work of those involved in diversity, equity and inclusion within organizations has continued to evolve in recent years. In the summer of 2020,...
Union ratifies new 5-year contract with Kohler Co.
Members of the United Auto Workers Local 833 have ratified a new contact with Kohler Co., the company announced Sunday.
The five-year deal will take...
🔒 Wisconsin wage growth picked up in June
Wisconsin saw its largest year-over-year increase in average hourly wages since December, according to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The...
Wisconsin added 7,000 private sector jobs in June
Wisconsin added 7,000 private sector jobs in June but the state’s unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 2.5%, according to the latest data released...
Johnson Controls paying at least $455 million to acquire workplace management...
Johnson Controls will pay at least $455 million to acquire FM:Systems, a North Carolina-based provider of workplace management technology.
FM:Systems has 200 employees and 1,200...
Weekly Debrief: Can Summerfest ever get back to pre-pandemic attendance levels?
Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas from BizTimes Media get together to discuss the news of the week, including Summerfest seeing a 40% increase in...
🔒 Wisconsin VC funding in Q2 hit lowest level since mid-2020
Wisconsin startups raised a little more than $51 million in venture capital across 16 deals in the second quarter, according to the latest PitchBook-NVCA...
Zilber Foundation giving $20 million to UWM College of Public Health
The Zilber Family Foundation is giving $20 million to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Joseph J. Zilber College of Public Health to support faculty excellence...
Future 50 winners for 2023 announced
The 2023 Future 50 winners have added nearly 1,400 jobs in the Milwaukee region during the past three years.
Future 50 recognizes the fastest growing...
Weekly Debrief: Baird makes another commitment to downtown Milwaukee
Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas from BizTimes Media get together to discuss the news of the week, including financial services firm Baird making another...
