Business Licenses and Permits

The mayor of Florence, South Carolina has been challenged to bring his law office into the city to make him more sensitive to the effect of licence tax hikes on local businesses.
City councilman Steve Powers laid down the gauntlet to Stephen J. Wukela to move his company into Florence, which is currently …

Companies have expressed their outrage over changes to business licensing ordinances in Eutawville, South Carolina.
The Times and Democrat reported that the approval of new regulations that abolish annual flat-fee rates and require business owners to pay a fee based on their gross income will cause problems for companies and hinder economic …

An adult video store in Columbia, South Carolina has had its business license approved, causing much controversy.
Businesses located next to the store are in outrage, stating that the enterprise flies in the face of the community atmosphere that residents and entrepreneurs are trying to create in the area.
Jonathan Chambers, of the city …

An antique shop in Flowery Branch Georgia has been given until March 1st 2012 to present the City Council with approved plans to address parking and storm water drainage issues.
Flowery Branch Auction and Antiques has been given a reprieve, following intense debate over whether to pull the store’s business license.
Tom Schulte, …

Officials in West Valley City, Utah are debating proposals that would require businesses to verify the legal working status of their employees using the e-verify system.
The municipality may be the latest in Utah to switch to e-verify and ask employers to state on their business license application whether they are registered …

Plans to bring in uniform annual business license renewal in Lake Havasu, Arizona have been approved.
Businesses will now renew their license based on the calendar year instead of an anniversary basis, Today’s News-Herald reported.
The new ordinance will take effect with pro-rated fees when businesses return for their anniversary renewals and officials expect …

A Commission in Augusta, Georgia has refused to recommend the revocation of a club’s license, where a woman was shot dead.
Club 5150 will keep its license, despite the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office and the deceased’s family calling for the business to be closed down.
Ashley Brown was killed on September 15th 2011 at …

Business license fees are set to increase in Dewey Beach, Delaware.
Local officials voted to raise fees across the board by nine per cent, DelmarvaNow!.com reported.
The price hike will include residential business licenses, which is more than half of the total licenses in the town.
David King, chairman of the town’s Budget and Finance …

Officials in Berea, Ohio are taking steps to improve the mechanisms that keep track of local business licensing.
The Richmond Register reported that all businesses within the city will be given a letter this week informing them of the need for cooperation when converting to new departmental software that will improve the efficiency …

Vestavia Hills, Alabama is facing a law suit after refusing to give a business license.
Downtown Jimmie Hale Mission (JHM) was denied a license earlier this year to open a thrift store in Vestavia Plaza, which has since filed a suit against the city claiming the civil rights of the shopping center …