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.
Zywave cutting jobs as its growth slows
Wauwatosa-based Zywave is eliminating positions as it sees signs of slower growth after several years of expansion.
🔒 Milwaukee County economy grew 5.2% in 2021, surpassing pre-pandemic levels
Milwaukee County’s real GDP grew 5.2% in 2021, reaching its highest level on record a year after the COVID-19 pandemic shrank Milwaukee County’s economy to its lowest level since 2009.
🔒 Deposit growth slowed at Wisconsin banks in third quarter
Deposits and loans at Wisconsin banks continued to grow in the third quarter, but the pace of growth in deposits slowed as some consumers tapped into savings to deal with rising inflation, according to the latest data from the FDIC.
Weekly Debrief: American Family’s downtown office decision
Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas from BizTimes Media get together to discuss the news of the week, including American Family Insurance announcing it would...
Advocate Aurora Health completes merger with Atrium
Advocate Aurora Health has completed its merger with North Carolina-based Atrium Health, creating a combined organization called Advocate Health that will be headquartered in...
🔒 Downward trend in southeastern Wisconsin manufacturing activity continues in November
Manufacturing activity in southeastern Wisconsin continued its downward trend in November as new orders and order backlogs both declined during the month, according to the latest Marquette-ISM Report on Manufacturing.
Geoffrey Kasselman, keynote speaker at BizTimes CRE conference, answers your questions
Geoffrey Kasselman, the keynote speaker at the 2022 BizTimes Commercial Real Estate and Development Conference, joins BizTimes editor Andrew Weiland to answer audience questions...
Weekly Debrief: Making sense of metro Milwaukee home sale trends
Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas from BizTimes Media get together to discuss the news of the week, including a 29% year-over-year drop in home...
🔒 Wisconsin lost 1,600 private sector jobs in October, labor force...
Wisconsin lost 1,600 private sector jobs in October and the state’s labor force participation rate continued to fall, according to the latest data released by the state Department of Workforce Development.
Leadership Lens: ManpowerGroup CEO Jonas Prising on learning from team sports...
On the latest episode of the Leadership Lens podcast, Jonas Prising, chairman and CEO of Milwaukee-based ManpowerGroup, joins Marquette University president Michael Lovell and...
🔒 Performing arts groups will feel pandemic fallout for years to...
The immediate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on performing arts groups in Milwaukee was fairly obvious: Government shutdowns meant no shows, no shows meant...
Weekly Debrief: WisDOT picks its plan for I-94 East-West
Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas from BizTimes Media get together to discuss the news of the week, including the Wisconsin Department of Transportation announcing...
