‘It’s easy and it’s definitely the way to go’

OLYMPIA, Wash. – July 15, 2021 – The Department of Revenue’s Business Licensing Service (BLS) today welcomes the city of Bremerton as the 175^th partner of the combined licensing one-stop solution serving more than half a million Washington businesses. BLS now serves all Kitsap County and Olympic Peninsula cities that issue local business licenses annually.

OLYMPIA, Wash. – July 22, 2021 – The town of South Prairie is the newest local partner of the Department of Revenue’s Business Licensing Service (BLS). BLS streamlines application and renewal processes for hundreds of different state and local licenses using the same secure portal that facilitates state tax reporting.

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Sept. 16, 2021 – The historic city of Pomeroy is the newest city partner of the Department of Revenue’s Business Licensing Service.

Pomeroy, the seat of Garfield County, is home to 1,500 residents and dozens of businesses. Founded 135 years ago on land once surveyed by Lewis and Clark, Pomeroy boasts a 10-block downtown district that is on the National Historic Register.

Arlington is 182^nd local partner and 16^th in the county

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Sept. 23, 2021 – The city of Arlington today joins 15 other communities as a partner of the Department of Revenue’s Business Licensing Service (BLS). Arlington is BLS’s 16^th and final local partner in Snohomish County, which is home to 800,000 residents, and a workforce of more than 400,000 supporting more than 20,000 businesses.

Northern neighbors Algona and Auburn also set to join

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Oct. 28, 2021 – The Department of Revenue’s Business Licensing Service (BLS) today welcomes the city of Pacific as its newest local partner.

With a population of 7,000 and 600 registered businesses, Pacific straddles King and Pierce counties near State Route 167 in the Green River valley.

Twisp and other regional neighbors also soon to join Revenue’s signature service

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Jan. 6, 2022 – An historic Washington town with a Western flair is the newest partner of the Department of Revenue’s Business Licensing Service (BLS).

The town of Winthrop in the Methow Valley is the first partner to join BLS in 2022. The town shows off its Old West theme in its architecture and service sectors that attract more than 500,000 tourists in boom years.

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Jan. 20, 2022 – The city of Woodland today is the newest local partner to join the Department of Revenue’s Business Licensing Service (BLS).

Home to 6,500 residents and hundreds of businesses, Woodland was founded in 1906 and has a rich agricultural history. Each spring, Woodland celebrates its Planter’s Day Festival. The celebration, which turns 100 this year, is the longest-running annual community festival in Washington state.

More than 20 communities in the Yakima Valley connect local license processes

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Feb. 3, 2022 – A wine-making Yakima Valley community is the newest partner of the state Department of Revenue’s Business Licensing Service (BLS).

Benton City, population 3,500, is in the heart of a rich viticultural region that produces world-renowned grape varietals, such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah, in the nation’s second-largest wine-producing state.