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.
Wisconsin economy grew 2.8% in 2024, despite slow end to year
Wisconsin’s real GDP grew 2.8% in 2024, one of the strongest years of growth in the past decades, despite...
Wisconsin lost 2,900 private sector jobs in February
Wisconsin’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.2% in February, even as the state lost 2,900 private sector jobs during...
Dan Meyer shares lessons learned from 30 years of building BizTimes Media
It's easy to look back at the history of any business and flatten the timeline of events down to...
Natural gas power plant planned in Walworth County
Invenergy plans to build a 303-megawatt natural gas-fired power plant in the Walworth County village of Darien.
Metro Milwaukee export decline among Midwest’s worst in 2024
The metro Milwaukee area saw its total exports decline 5.3% in 2024, among the sharpest drops among metros in...
Wisconsin unemployment rate up in January
Wisconsin’s unemployment rate increased and the number of total private sector jobs was essentially flat in January, according to...
Milwaukee County population grew for the first time in a decade in 2024
Milwaukee County’s population increased by 2,880 in 2024, the first year-over-year population increase for the county since 2014, according...
New Artisan Partners CEO to take over on June 4
Milwaukee-based global investment management firm Artisan Partners Asset Management announced Tuesday that Jason Gottlieb will become the company’s chief...
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Profitability improves at Wisconsin banks for first time since 2021
Wisconsin-based banks saw their net income increase in 2024, the first improvement in bottom-line profitability for the full year...
Northwestern Mutual CEO to keynote Milwaukee Education Spotlight
Now in its third year, the BizTimes Milwaukee Education Spotlight aims to connect the region’s business community with educators...
Northwestern Mutual revenue topped $38 billion for first time in 2024
Northwestern Mutual’s revenue topped $38 billion for the first time in 2024, a 5.5% increase that was the company's...
Quad sales end year down $285 million with 10% drop in Q4
Sussex-based Quad ended 2024 with net sales of $2.67 billion, a decline of 9.7% from the prior year as...
