Arthur W. Thomas

Managing editor for @BizTimesMedia covering banking, finance and the economy. Brooklyn’s dad. Carly’s husband. Mediocre golfer with occasional brilliance

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@Biz__Ashley We had just finished our bath when I saw your message.

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@AlexZank Ironically, the contract with the stadium district also has some sort of arbitration process if the two sides can’t agree on what upgrades/repairs to do. Might be a fun way to sort out an 18 year capital plan.

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@compujeramey BizTimes Insiders get my hot takes on Dino Ranch, Luca, Monsters at Work and Encanto

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For journalists... what sounds worse... hearing yourself asking questions on an interview recording or hearing yourself attempt to parent a 3-year-old on the raw audio of a podcast... and by parent I mean helping the child get to the Disney+ show she wants.

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I’m at @Summerfest’s corporate headquarters where the organization is announcing a new sponsorship agreement with none other than @Johnsonville. This comes just a few weeks after Summerfest and Klements ended their stage and sponsorship agreement. Story to come @BizTimesMedia

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Maybe we don't claim an exclusive on something another outlet reported the day before... just a thought.

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@AlexZank The worst is when you get excited that they added new episodes…

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“I would tell you now it’s never been easier to recruit tech talent to Milwaukee,” @NM_Financial CEO @JohnSchlifske said. “I’m not saying it’s easy to recruit tech talent, because we’re in a war for talent, but Milwaukee is not the hindrance…”

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Leadership Lens: John Schlifske on performing, transforming and building trust at Northwestern Mutual. https://t.co/2jRXLXEKyT

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Potential energy shortage in summer of 2023, rising cost of ... everything ... it all adds up to a more complicated transition toward solar, battery and wind for @we_energies

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Power companies delay shutdown of coal plants in Oak Creek, Sheboygan and Portage. https://t.co/6rFqMRNgi1

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For the first time since July 2020, average weekly hours for manufacturing production workers dipped below 40 ... the result? Average weekly wages for production workers was up just 1.4% from May 2021.

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Pace of wage growth in Wisconsin slowed in May. https://t.co/uS6u9gKqRB

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“The key is they need to be addressed. Putting them under the rug only makes you trip up,” said Sue Bronson, a Milwaukee-based private practice mediator and instructor at the @UWM School of Continuing Education.

https://t.co/ALN8orhgTn

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@AlexZank @AndrewWeiland would never let you get away with a mistake on Pewaukee.

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I posted the @BizTimesMedia Weekly Debrief podcast Friday without including the audio. If you want to hear me and @AndrewWeiland talking about Don Smiley’s legacy @Summerfest, give it a listen. https://t.co/stObzZv1va

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A lot of great insights in this @maredithemeyer Q&A with the chairman of @JohnsonBank and Johnson Outdoors, including:

"Trust is so important. Trust means you can communicate, and you don’t have to be guarded, and you can throw out ideas, and you don’t get judged by them."

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"... every generation has to give back more than they take because, otherwise, there is no long term."

Helen Johnson-Leipold talks family business, innovation and giving back in the latest BizTimes Milwaukee cover story.

https://t.co/mQHkESYm8A

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@BizTimesMedia I went into this story ready to hear about doom and gloom. I came out more optimistic, at least for the rest of this year. Even with all the challenges in the economy, businesses are still having to work to find people and they have backlog to catch up on from last year.

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@AlexZank @DanRShafer @CorriHess @Brewers I have faith that an hour of @TomDaykin questions on a Beer District could get us some new info.

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@DanRShafer @AlexZank @CorriHess We've got to keep the lights on, but try this: https://t.co/9LHYc49A5E

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@AlexZank @DanRShafer @CorriHess I was expecting to find that quote in this story: https://t.co/wAQTK4DrDD

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OK, time for some (slightly belated) jobs day charts!