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.

Enerpac CFO planning to leave company by end of April

Rick Dillon plans to leave his role as chief financial officer of Menomonee Falls-based Enerpac Tool Group by the end of April, the company announced Monday.

Hayat Pharmacy paying $2 million to settle false Medicare and Medicaid claims case

Milwaukee-based Hayat Pharmacy has agreed to pay $2,050,000 to settle claims it submitted false claims to Medicare and Medicaid for a topical cream and a multivitamin.

Briggs & Stratton cutting 34 corporate office jobs in addition to Germantown closure

Briggs & Stratton’s decision to exit its home maintenance business will result in the elimination of 34 jobs at its corporate offices in Wauwatosa, in addition to the previously announced closure of its Germantown distribution center.

Weekly Debrief: Offers to buy Kohl’s and Economic Trends takeaways

Lauren Anderson, Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas of BizTimes Media get together to discuss the news of the...

Federal Reserve approves Old National, First Midwest merger

The planned merger of Old National Bancorp. And First Midwest Bancorp has received approval from the Federal Reserve, clearing the way for the deal to close in the near future.

Rockwell Automation CEO thinks ‘we are still early’ in multi-year economic expansion

Rockwell Automation’s outlook for its current fiscal year calls for sales to increase around $1.22 billion, which would put revenues above $8.22 billion for the year.

New CEO putting Associated Bank in growth mode

Andrew Harmening was already familiar with Associated Bank’s core markets. He grew up in Chicago, has been coming to...

First Choice Ingredients finds the right fit with Royal DSM

Jim Pekar’s dream was always to build First Choice Ingredients into a company with $100 million in annual revenue. When...

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Baird to acquire Pittsburgh wealth management firm

Milwaukee-based Baird plans to acquire Hefren-Tillotson, a Pittsburgh-based wealth management firm with more than $18 billion in client assets. Steve...