Charlsie Dewey

Charlsie Dewey

Charlsie Dewey is a Grand Rapids Business Journal staff reporter who covers law, travel and tourism, sustainability, advertising/PR/marketing, arts and entertainment, and recruitment and retention. Email Charlsie at cdewey at grbj dot com. Follow her on Twitter @CharlsieMDewey

ARTICLES

Retailers sort hazardous-waste laws

June 18, 2013
Retail giant Walmart recently pled guilty to multiple violations of hazardous-waste laws and agreed to pay $82 million for the violations. Read More

Arena District presents Taste of Italy

June 18, 2013
Grand Rapids' Arena District is presenting A Taste of Italy tonight, beginning at 6 p.m. in The Ballroom at CityFlatsHotel. Read More

Grand Rapids considers 25-cent parking meter increase

June 17, 2013
The Grand Rapids Parking Commission passed a 25-cent parking meter increase last week, which will now go to the City Commission for approval on Tuesday. Read More

Changes in giving mean retooling for arts organizations

Donors are asking: ‘What’s in it for me?’

June 14, 2013
Recently the East Bay Express, a San Francisco based and focused publication, published an article, “The Bacon-Wrapped Economy,” that explores how the growing population of young, wealthy people in the region is impacting the philanthropic culture of the city. Read More

Designing work spaces for the future

Herman Miller strives to bring workers back into the office building.

June 14, 2013
If you have ever wandered down a desolate corridor of your office building and wondered, “Where is everyone?” — you are not alone. Read More

Environmental alliance diversifies

Partnership with Minnesota GreenStar is for remodeling certification.

June 14, 2013
The local Alliance for Environmental Sustainability announced it has partnered with Minnesota GreenStar, a green remodeling certification program. Read More

Rooftop Cocktail lifts up creative class

June 14, 2013
Rooftop Cocktail will celebrate art, cocktails and fashion from the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts rooftop tonight. Read More

Grand Rapids job market ranks third in U.S. for summer

June 13, 2013
In its just released employment-outlook survey, Manpower ranked the Grand Rapids-Wyoming MSA as the third best in the nation. Read More

Women Lawyers vs. Judges 2013 hits Fifth Third Ballpark

June 13, 2013
Women from the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan will take on female and male judges from the area during a charity softball game being held at Fifth Third Ballpark on Saturday. Read More

Grocer's Daughter sweetens Downtown Market

June 13, 2013
Artisan chocolatier Grocer’s Daughter is expanding from its location in Empire to become a tenant in the indoor Market Hall at Downtown Market. Read More