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.
Continued economic growth top business concern in Q4 MMAC outlook survey
Continued economic growth and recovery ranked as the top business concern of companies followed by inflation and labor shortages,...
Kohler Co. to spin-off energy business in deal with PE firm
Kohler Co. plans to spin-off its energy business as a separate, independent company with California-based Platinum Equity as the...
Driven by Microsoft, economic growth, WEC Energy Group investing additional $1.4 billion in renewables
WEC Energy Group is adding $3.3 billion to its new five-year capital investment plan, including an additional $1.4 billion...
Physicians Realty Trust to merge with Healthpeak Properties in $21 billion deal
Milwaukee-based Physicians Realty Trust plans to combine its business with Denver-based Healthpeak Properties, an integrated real estate investment trust...
Strattec bracing for continued negative impact until UAW strike ends
Glendale-based automotive supplier Strattec Security Corp. saw a modest impact from the ongoing United Autoworkers Strike during its first...
Generac lands $50 million federal grant for grid project in Massachusetts
Generac’s grid services business has been selected for a $50 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy for...
LiveWire planning big Q4 to meet its guidance
LiveWire Group Inc., the electric motorcycle spinoff from Harley-Davidson, will need a strong fourth quarter to meet its full...
Harley sees ‘customers sitting on the sidelines’ amid higher interest rates, uncertainty
Buying a motorcycle is the kind of purchase that for many falls squarely in the camp of a discretionary...
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Rockwell, Microsoft expand partnership with generative AI
Milwaukee-based Rockwell Automation Inc. is expanding its partnership with Microsoft Corp. “to accelerate automation design and development through generative...
Weekly Debrief: Making sense of another college campus closing
Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas from BizTimes Media discuss the news of the week, including the announcement that UWM's...
Wages in Wisconsin continue to grow more than 5% year-over-year
The average private sector hourly wage in Wisconsin climbed 5.7% year-over-year in September, reaching $32.06, according to data from...
Wisconsin unemployment rate back above 3% in September as labor force continues growth
Wisconsin added 5,800 private sector jobs in September but the state’s unemployment rate ticked up to 3.1%, according to...