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.
🔒 Digging deeper into SBA lending
The U.S. Small Business Administration has several programs to support business growth and provide access to capital. Two of the most popular are 7(a)...
🔒 Harley starts year with 20% jump in revenue
Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson started 2023 with a 20% increase in revenue for the first quarter and a 37% increase in its net income.
The motorcycle maker...
🔒 Increased focus on automation could push Rockwell revenue over $9...
For the second straight quarter, Milwaukee-based Rockwell Automation increased its fiscal year guidance, now projecting that its revenue could top $9 billion this year.
Rockwell,...
Leadership Lens: Eve Hall on Milwaukee’s diversity, innovative thinking and making...
Editor's note: Interested in more Leadership Lens? Marquette president Michael Lovell and BizTimes managing editor Arthur Thomas will be joined by Omar Shaikh, partner...
🔒 Johnson Financial Group plans to sell its insurance business to...
Racine-based Johnson Financial Group plans to sell Johnson Insurance Services to Boston-based Risk Strategies, a specialty insurance brokerage and risk management consulting firm.
Terms of...
Weekly Debrief: Milwaukee’s tech ambitions are tied to its traditional industries
Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas from BizTimes Media get together to discuss the news of the week and breakdown the latest BizTimes Milwaukee cover...
Wisconsin unemployment rate down to 2.5%
Wisconsin’s unemployment rate continued to decline in March, reaching a new record low of 2.5%, according to the latest data released by the state...
Lack of snow cuts Douglas Dynamics Q1 sales by almost 20%
Milwaukee-based Douglas Dynamics blamed a lack of snowfall in its core markets for a 19.6% drop in sales during the first quarter.
The maker of...
Weekly Debrief: Is Cardinal Stritch’s closing just the first of many?
Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas from BizTimes Media get together to discuss the news of the week, including the decision by Cardinal Stritch University...
🔒 Brady Corp. CFO leaving, internal successor named
Aaron Pearce plans to step down as chief financial officer of Brady Corp. to pursue other opportunities, the Milwaukee-based maker of identification and workplace...
🔒 VC activity in Wisconsin continued at lower level in Q1
Wisconsin companies executed 21 venture capital deals in the first quarter of the year, raising a little more than $108 million, according to the...
🔒 Departing Harley CFO will nearly double base salary at Hasbro
Harley-Davidson chief financial officer Gina Goetter plans to leave the company at the end of the month for the same role at Rhode Island-based...
