Business Licenses and Permits

Council officials in Missoula, Montana, are debating a proposal to increase business license fees for firms in the city.
Put forward by mayor John Engen in his budget, the proposal sets out to change the way business licenses are assessed for each type of business.
Currently, new business licenses cost between $74 and $1,830 depending on the …

Business owners operating in Buellton, in California’s Santa Ynez Valley, could find that they will soon have to apply for a business license.
The Buellton City Council is set to discuss the matter. Currently businesses are not required to have licenses and the extra revenue generated for the city could help the local economy.
Santa Ynez …

A woman working part-time as a hair braider was told that she needs a business license to run her service. She’s taken her appeal to court.
Jestina Clayton is suing the state of Utah after she was instructed to obtain a license in cosmetology.
Under Utah law, any person working with hair must have the license, …

The real estate commissioner for California, Jeff Davi, has announced that he will leave his post after a strong track record for issuing new business licenses.
Mr. Davi is responsible for overseeing business licensing for real estate agencies and the regulation of permits.
Appointed by former governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, he was in the role when the …

A rapper has withdrawn his own business license on the restaurant he co-owns after just four months in operation.
Flav’s Fried Chicken in Clinton, Iowa, has closed after rapper Flavor Flav claimed the restaurant’s staff was not being paid.
Former “The Surreal Life” star went into business with restaurant manager Nick Cimino, but the pair fell …

Business owners who have yet to pay this year’s business license fees in Rutherford, North Jersey, may get a reprieve.
According to NorthJersey.com, Corey Gallo, the administrator of Rutherford Borough who is charged with collecting late payments, said that he will not pursue unlicensed businesses until a $26,000 discrepancy is resolved.
Gallo said that the borough’s …

The number of businesses setting up in two areas of Las Vegas has increased after the decision was made to suspend business license fees in the districts.
City officials, looking for ways to boost business in the Fremont East district and the Arts District of Las Vegas, determined that one strategy would be …

Fewer business license applications were filed in Shelby County, Tennessee, in the first quarter of the year than during the same period last year, according to the Memphis Daily News.
Figures show that there were 1,156 applications made at the start of 2011, down from 1,527 made in the first quarter of 2010, representing a …

The first reading of an ordinance designed to change business license fees in Sturgis, South Dakota, has been approved by Sturgis City Council.
The ordinance proposes that businesses operating in the city permanently will not have to pay any fee for their business license, while temporary businesses will have to pay $25 a year.
According to …

A funeral home owner who had his business license suspended has returned to the job as an employee.
Timothy Hodges owned and ran Hodges Funeral Home, but now his wife is the registered owner of the renamed Elkin Funeral Service, in North Carolina.
According to the Winston-Salem Journal, the N.C. Board of Funeral Service …