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.

Strauss Brands drops plans for new slaughterhouse in Franklin

Strauss Brands is dropping plans to build a 152,000-square-foot slaughterhouse along Loomis Road in Franklin and will instead look to sell the 30-acre property where it planned to build the meat processing facility.

Northwestern Mutual revenue up 9% to $34 billion in 2021

Northwestern Mutual saw its total revenue grow more than 9% to $34 billion in 2021, an increase the company attributed to record sales of life insurance and strong sales of annuities.

Zurn to acquire Elkay Manufacturing in $1.56 billion deal

Milwaukee-based Zurn Water Solutions plans to acquire Elkay Manufacturing, a maker of water bottle fillers and sinks used in commercial settings, in a stock deal valued at $1.56 billion.
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Much of Harley’s LiveWire revenue has come from kids’ bikes, not motorcycles

As Harley-Davidson works towards the spinoff and merger of its LiveWire brand into a separate, publicly-traded company, new securities filings show a significant portion of revenue related to the new entity has come from the sale of electric balance bicycles for kids, not the electric motorcycles Harley has invested millions in developing.

What will Frontier-Spirit deal mean for Mitchell Airport?

Spirit Airlines may have only started flying from Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in June of 2021, but the airline has quickly become one of the most frequently flown at the airport.

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