Business Licenses and Permits

The decision to adopt an Arizona law requiring business owners to confirm their employees’ legal status nationwide could cause problems for employers, it has been suggested.
John Doran, a shareholder with Greenberg Traurig in Phoenix, told BusinessInsurance.com: “The obligations that are required under Arizona law, including a mandatory use of E-Verify, create significant burdens for …

An employee of La Mesa City Hall has discovered that Comic-Con, the San Diego Comic Convention, has been operating in the area without a business license.
Jolene Cayas read an article about the convention’s office in La Mesa in the San Diego Union-Tribune and contacted the organization to make it aware of the ordinance for …

Business owners in Redwood City, California, could likely see an increase to their business license tax after the City Council approved proposals. The city’s hotel occupancy tax could also increase if residents also approve the plans ahead of the November elections.
Urging city staff to rally support for the taxes among businesses, councilwoman Barbara Pierce …

A nuclear plant in Montpelier, Vermont, needs to apply for a new business license, environmental officials have said.
The Associated Press reported that Vermont Yankee’s water quality permit will expire next March along with its federal license.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may have not realized this, however, as it already issued a business license extension for the …

A car dealership in Westborough, Massachusetts, will remain closed to sales under a 30-day business license suspension while selectmen continue to debate issues relating to the site.
Earlier this month, Westborough Mobil’s Class II Used Car Dealer’s license was suspended after the company was found to have been selling more than five cars on …

Changes could be imposed to business licenses in Gardiner, Maine, including the elimination of seven license fees.
City council members have passed the first reading of a business license bylaw amendment, which would also see 11 license fees increased.
The Kennebec Journal reported that city officials will also discuss reviewing fees on an annual basis …

A number of pastors in Norcross, Georgia, have been informed that they need valid business licenses if they are to set up churches in the Watkins Center business park in Gwinnett County.
However, while the notification came from city officials last month, one pastor, Douglas DuBose of St. John Apostolic Church, says he’s held services …

A franchisee who holds 43 business licenses for his horse and carriage business is seeking to transfer nine of his permits to another company after changes to a city ordinance.
Beginning June 1, St. Augustine, Fla., will limit the number of  individual franchises to 15, leading Avalon Carriage Company owner Murphy McDaniel to ask for the …

The Dayton Daily News has discovered that businesses operating in Ohio can still operate once their business license has been revoked.
A spokeswoman from the Secretary of State’s Office, Luisa Barone, admitted that the state does not keep a list of businesses that have cancelled licenses.
Therefore, firms can go on unnoticed in the state even …

The city council of Fox Lake, Illinois, has granted a Class B fermented malt beverage and intoxicating liquor license to Mary Haislmaier for the period ending June 30, the Beaver Dam Daily Citizen has reported.
Haislmaier applied for the license to operate Flashbacks Bar and Grill after the city council previously voted to deny her a …