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.
Pam Mehnert of Outpost Natural Foods on listening, collaborating and inheriting...
Longtime Outpost Natural Foods general manager Pam Mehnert joins BizTimes Media's Maredithe Meyer and Arthur Thomas to discuss her career and retirement plans, the growth of the co-op grocer from one store to four and now nearly $50 million in sales, her approach to leadership and the advice she is passing to her successor.
Weekly Debrief: Master Lock plant closing is yet another blow for...
Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas from BizTimes Media get together to discuss the news of the week, including Master Lock’s decision to close its Milwaukee plant
🔒 Master Lock parent company ‘footprint improvements,’ including planned shutdown of...
The parent company of Oak Creek-based Master Lock is aiming for $50 million to $75 million in improvements to its operating income through a...
🔒 ATC seeking to buy, renovate Pewaukee HQ for $91 million
American Transmission Co. is seeking permission from regulators to buy and renovate its Pewaukee corporate headquarters for a total of $91 million, according to...
Weekly Debrief: The Trade is open, but what’s next for the...
Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas from BizTimes Media discuss news of the week, including the opening of The Trade hotel in the Deer District...
🔒 We Energies returns to PSC for 2024 rate increases
WEC Energy Group’s southeastern Wisconsin utilities have returned to the state Public Service Commission to seek rate increases for 2024 after just completing their...
Wisconsin unemployment rate reaches another new low
Wisconsin’s unemployment rate declined to 2.4% in April marking another record low for the state even as labor force participation increased during the month,...
🔒 Just 5 of southeastern Wisconsin’s 20 largest municipalities grew in...
Southeastern Wisconsin’s 20 largest municipalities collectively saw their population decline by more than 5,200 residents between July 2021 and July 2022, according to the...
🔒 Checking in on Wisconsin banks
It’s hard to fault anyone who saw news of Silicon Valley Bank’s failure in March and had flashbacks to the onset of the Great...
Weekly Debrief: Big $450 million plans for downtown Kenosha
Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas from BizTimes Media discuss the news of the week in southeastern Wisconsin, including a $450 million plan from Cobalt...
Leadership Lens: Peggy Williams-Smith on selling Milwaukee and leading as an...
VISIT Milwaukee president and CEO Peggy Williams-Smith joined Marquette University president Michael Lovell and BizTimes managing editor Arthur Thomas on Leadership Lens, a monthly...
Weekly Debrief: Cruise ships return for 2023 and that’s a big...
Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas from BizTimes Media get together to discuss the news of the week, including the start of the 2023 cruise...
