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.
Break time at Port Milwaukee
Port Milwaukee crane operator John Dermyer takes a brief break from unloading steel coils from the Federal Satsuki. The ship had recently arrived from...
Top uses for Wisconsin Center District facilities
As debate continues about a possible expansion of the downtown convention center, Wisconsin Center District officials sought to better understand how their current facilities...
Fresh-flo brings fish fresh air
Fresh-flo Corp.
3037 Weeden Creek Road, Sheboygan
Industry: Aquaculture equipment
Employees: 5
freshflo.com
Located just off I-43 on the far southern end of Sheboygan, Fresh-flo Corp. certainly isn’t...
Waukesha County manufacturers navigate tightening job market
If you looked only at the job figures, it would seem Waukesha County manufacturing was in a slump for much of 2016. The county’s...
Changing viewpoint leads Farrow to sign on as M7 co-chair
It took a couple tries to convince Paul Farrow to become a co-chair of the Milwaukee 7. The Waukesha County Economic Development Corp. had...
Wisconsin manufacturing slips in Ball State report
State industry health rating down from B+ to B.
Esperanza Unida bankruptcy delays city redevelopment efforts
Perez hopes building can produce revenue again.
UWM eyeing $129 million renovation of student union
Project targeted for 2019-'21 budget
Lubar Center for Entrepreneurship construction costs increasing
Issues with soft soil require additional excavating.
Johnson Controls funding more UWM research
Nearly $600,000 to support work on automotive batteries.
Wisconsin ranks 33rd for job growth in 2016
State ranking trending up in recent years.
