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.
Harley saw huge sales, profit gains in 2021
Sales in Harley-Davidson’s motorcycle segment have been sliding for years. The decline started after the company nearly reached $5.6 billion in 2014 and sales were down nearly a billion dollars by 2019.
Amazon adding 400 jobs, leasing 1 million-square-foot building in Kenosha
Amazon will continue expanding its presence in Kenosha County, leasing a more than 1 million-square-foot building currently under development by Chicago-based Venture One Real Estate, the Kenosha Area Business Alliance announced in a press release Monday.
Fiserv making $650 million acquisition to advance digital banking strategy
Brookfield-based Fiserv Inc. plans to acquire Jacksonville-based Finxact in a deal aimed advancing the company’s digital banking efforts.
Weekly Debrief: Arts center planned as momentum is growing in Bronzeville
Lauren Anderson, Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas from BizTimes Media get together to discuss the week's news, including...
Twin Disc faces labor challenges to meet demand as oil and gas market returns
There were a number of things for executives at Racine-based Twin Disc Inc. to be happy about in the company’s latest earnings report.
Harley agrees to add H Partners representative to board
Harley-Davidson has agreed to add a representative of H Partners Management, one of the company’s larger shareholders, to its board of directors after the firm expressed concern about Harley’s executive compensation, corporate governance and board composition.
Harley hires Nike exec as SVP for apparel and licensing, adds creative director who’s done work for Kanye West’s Yeezy
Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson Inc. has made two hires aimed at growing the company’s brand around the world.
SysLogic CEO Tina Chang joining Strattec board
Tina Chang, the chief executive officer of Brookfield-based information systems consulting and service company SysLogic, is joining the board of Strattec Security Corp.
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Milwaukee-area firms, large ones especially, bullish on 2022 sales, profits
Among the 97 Milwaukee area businesses surveyed by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce, 80% expect to see sales increases in 2022 and 69% expect to see profits rise.
Supply chain, inflation issues remain for manufacturers as growth slows in January
The pace of growth in southeastern Wisconsin’s manufacturing sector slowed in January as businesses continued to deal with supply chain issues, inflation and COVID-19 variants, according to the latest Marquette-ISM Report on Manufacturing released earlier this week.
ManpowerGroup CEO Jonas Prising on why workforce challenges aren’t about to get easier and what employers can do|Ep. 109
This week's episode of the BizTimes MKE Podcast features conversation with Jonas Prising, chairman and CEO of ManpowerGroup,...
Despite December dip, Mitchell Airport traffic ends 2021 up 72%
Passenger traffic at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport declined in December, but the airport ended the year with more than 4.5 million passengers, a 72% increase from 2020.
