Business Licenses and Permits

A health center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has applied for a business license to serve and sell alcohol.
Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center is hoping that its application will be approved so that it no longer has to apply for temporary liquor permits, the Argus Leader reported.
Events are held throughout the year …

Large businesses in Georgia may soon have to comply with a verification program in order to obtain or renew their business license.
The Georgia House and Senate have agreed to new legislation proposed by Peachtree City Republican Representative Matt Ramsey which would tighten immigration laws in the state. It now awaits signature from Governor Nathan Deal.
The …

Businesses such as pizza takeouts operating in Ocean City, Maryland, have been warned that they will have their business licenses suspended if caught distributing flyers.
Ocean City Police Commission has met to discuss the issue, which grows from complaints by residents about litter from handbills and even damage to their cars after flyers …

The budget for fiscal year 2011-12 year in Rocky Mount, Virginia, proposes lowering business license fees for companies operating in the area.
Plans were presented to the town council this week outlining a reduction in fees for businesses grossing under $50,000 a year, the Franklin News-Post reported.
Indeed, businesses could see their fee reduced …

The city council of Kodiak, Alaska, has met to consider relaxing the business license rules for tour operators in the area.
A number of systems are in place to stop non-licensed businesses from operating as tour guides and taking away business from legitimate firms, the Kodiak Daily Mirror reported.
However, it has been suggested that there …

Proposals for a 42,000 square foot liquor store outside Framingham, Massachusetts, have been denied.
The city council unanimously voted to deny Table & Vine the opportunity to open a package store on Route 30 for fear that it will expand into the city, the Framingham Patch reported.
According to the news provider, the selectmen did not …

Owners of a planned casino in Pennsylvania are fighting the state’s decision to revoke its business license.
Foxwoods Casino was granted permission to open in South Philadelphia when the state legalized gambling in 2004. One other site, SugarHouse Casino, opened last September in the Fishtown section.
But the Gaming Control Board has now claimed that …

A group of Benedictine monks are to face a federal court in a decision over whether they can be exempt from having a state business license to sell funeral caskets.
The monks began a business selling caskets in 2007 and had tried to get an exemption in 2008 and 2010 but were denied.
Louisiana state law …

Small businesses hoping to set up shop in Fort Smith, Arkansas, have been advised to check the zoning rules in the city before applying for a business license.
Planning director for the city Wally Bailey told the SW Times that small firms should check the required zoning even if they are taking over …

Nine tax firms in Poughkeepsie, New York, were found to not have the appropriate business licenses in 2010, it has been reported.
Data gathered through the Freedom of Information Act by the Poughkeepsie Journal revealed that police issued unlicensed taxi violation tickets about once every two weeks last year.
Under city laws a taxi driver can …