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.
Weekly Debrief: Stories we’re watching in 2022
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Lauren Anderson, Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas of BizTimes Media get together to discuss the stories they will...
State tax burden up in Wisconsin despite generally steady rates
Wisconsin residents saw an increase in taxes paid as a percentage of personal income in 2021 as a surge in economic activity following the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic grew collections faster than income rose, according to a new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
There’s risk in doing nothing: Entrepreneurship lessons from leaders of Hammes, Frontdesk, PartsBadger and Accelity
This week's BizTimes MKE Podcast features part of the 2021 Innovation + Entrepreneurship Forum, including remarks from Lifetime Achievement...
Kohler expanding in clean energy management with acquisition
Kohler Co. is expanding its clean energy management with the acquisition of Massachusetts-based Heila Technologies.
Wisconsin cities remain among top U-Haul destinations, but Indiana sees strong growth overall
Wisconsin’s two largest cities remained among the top 15 destinations for one-way U-Haul trips, a gauge of migration published annually by the moving truck company.
Brunswick Billiards to be acquired by Indiana sporting goods company
Illinois-based Life Fitness plans to sell its Brunswick Billiards pool table and rec room games business to Escalade Inc., a publicly-traded sporting goods company based in Indiana.
Growth in southeastern Wisconsin manufacturing picked up in December
The pace of growth in southeastern Wisconsin’s manufacturing sector picked up in December, but supply chain, inflation and labor...
Most Wisconsin bank CEOs expect economy to stay the same over next six months
In the middle of the year, the chief executive officers of Wisconsin banks were split on the outlook for...
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Wisconsin population growth ranks 31st in 2021
Wisconsin added 3,585 residents in the 12 months ending July 1, a 0.06% population growth rate that ranks 31st in the country, according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Wisconsin’s economy shrank slightly in the third quarter
The Wisconsin economy shrank slightly in the third quarter as the state contended with the delta variant of COVID-19 and mounting supply chain challenges, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Supply chain challenges, onshoring opportunities helped drive MPE acquisition of Racine Metal-Fab
With many customers looking to bring manufacturing back to the United States amid ongoing supply chain challenges, Milwaukee-based MPE Inc. saw the acquisition of Racine Metal-Fab as a chance to add capabilities and capacity to its Wisconsin footprint.
Racine Metal-Fab acquired by Milwaukee-based company
Racine Metal-Fab, a Yorkville-based provider of sheet metal manufacturing services, has been acquired by Milwaukee-based Midwest Products & Engineering Inc..
