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.
Survey: Robotics use limited but growing in Wisconsin
Seven in 10 manufacturers not using robots currently.
Centralized production brings precision for Wisconsin Vision
Wisconsin Vision Inc./LBC Optics
16800 W. Cleveland Ave., New Berlin
Industry: Eyeglasses
Employees: Wisconsin Vision–225; LBC Optics–25
www.wisconsinvision.com; lbcoptics.com
For the team at LBC Optics, every morning starts with...
Classmunity looks to secure school fundraising
Classmunity
Whitefish Bay
Innovation: Secure school fundraising
www.classmunity.com
When Alana Platt and her colleagues began building Classmunity, they thought it would be something like Kickstarter for the K-12...
Leaders don’t see reduced water service area as barrier to Waukesha’s...
When the city of Waukesha initially applied to withdraw water from Lake Michigan, the city proposed a water service area that included more than...
Kenosha Co. lands in Forbes’ top manufacturing area list
Area combined with Lake County, Illinois in ranking
Potential legal hurdles remain for Waukesha water
But mayor doesn't anticipate challenge.
Ag, oil and gas slump continues to hurt Actuant
Maintenance business boosts energy segment.
Waukesha water decision expected today
City requesting 8.2 million gallons per day from Great Lakes
Waukesha’s Great Lakes request approved
City able to withdraw up to 8.2 million gallons per day
