Business Licenses and Permits

An upscale jet refuelling facility at San Bernardino International Airport, California has been operating without a business license.
Million Air, which supplies private and corporate aircraft, has been without a license since April 2011, city officials told the Redlands Daily Facts.
Since it began operations in 2010, the company has been one …

Entrepreneurs will find that the business license renewal process in Moultrie, Georgia is different this year.
New immigration laws are set to increase the requirements placed upon businesses completing their annual renewals, the Moultrie Observer reported.
Among the new provisions created by the law is the requirement that cities collect the specific documentation …

The City of Elgin, Illinois (IL) has voted to keep its business license program.
Despite calls from those involved in Eglin OCTAVE, a political group that has been lobbying for a repeal of licenses, a unanimous vote at the City Council determined that licenses will stay in the city, the Daily Herald …

Two restaurants in Park Ridge, Illinois have had their business licenses suspended after sanitation concerns were raised.
The Department of Environmental Health suspended the licenses of Jade House and the Original House of Pancakes on the grounds of pest problems and malfunctioning refrigerators, the Parkridge Herald-Advocate reported.
A third establishment was also fined $2,000 …

Nevada’s  secretary of state has come under criticism for trying to close a loop hole in business licensing law.
From 2003 to 2009 home businesses were forced to pay for a business license, but this changed in 2009 and resulted in a tax revenue loss of $10 million per year, the Las Vegas …

Businesses in the City of Bayonne, New Jersey are being reminded to renew their licenses.
The deadline for business license renewal in the city is Tuesday, January 31.
Locals with business licenses for pet shops, laundromats, dry cleaners, food-dispensing trucks, vending machines, restaurants, delicatessens and other food establishments must renew prior to the …

Companies in Gwinnett County, Georgia will soon the feel the impact of immigration legislation, which is set to affect business license procedure.
With the expiration of licenses in the County fast approaching, business owners will have to take extra steps to ensure that they are in compliance with federal and state immigration …

Business license figures have revealed growth in Shelby County, Tennessee.
In 2011 the Clerk’s Office issued 5,751 business licenses, a five per cent increase from 2010 when 5,489 were filed, the Daily News Online reported.
John Duncan, vice president of member development for the Greater Memphis Chamber, predicts that this growth will continue …

The city of Springfield, Missouri is being called upon to be proactive in their adoption of the E-Verify system.
Officials should seize the opportunity on February 7th to pass the E-Verify ordinance to prevent business owners from hiring non-US citizens, News-Leader.com reported.
The ordinance will introduce fines and business license suspension for companies …

Officials in Wentzville, Missouri are debating proposals to scrap business licenses in the city.
The Board of Aldermen are discussing whether the time and effort needed to collect fees from businesses that don’t pay on time is worth the $30,000 in funds generated from licenses annually, the Wentzville Patch reported.
While most of …