OLYMPIA, Wash. – Feb. 10, 2022 – The border city of Sumas today joins its Whatcom County neighbors in the state Department of Revenue’s Business Licensing Service (BLS).
Sumas will be joined by nearby Nooksack in March as the final two cities in the county to streamline service, allowing businesses to manage their state and local licenses in the same portal where they report state taxes.
OLYMPIA, Wash. – June 25, 2020 – The Department of Revenue’s Business Licensing Service (BLS) today welcomes the Whatcom County city of Ferndale as a local partner.
With BLS, businesses use online application and renewal processes to save time and trips to city hall. Businesses access the same secure portal to add a local license, such as a Ferndale General Business License, as they do to report state taxes.
OLYMPIA, Wash. – July 14, 2020 –Nicknamed “The Gateway to Recreation,” the city of Entiat today is the newest member of the Department of Revenue’s Business Licensing Service (BLS). Later this month, the city of Chelan also will join BLS, bringing all Chelan County cities together in the service.
The cities are boosting local commerce with a link to BLS, the state’s one-stop service that connects state and city licensing processes. The Lake Chelan Valley entertains more than 2 million people annually visiting resorts, wineries, parks and other attractions.
OLYMPIA, Wash. – July 21, 2020 – The city of Omak is joining the stampede of cities to join the state Department of Revenue’s Business Licensing Service (BLS).
OLYMPIA, Wash. –July 23, 2020 – The city of Lynden today joins its regional neighbors in the Department of Revenue’s Business Licensing Service (BLS).
The Whatcom County community of 15,000 residents is now linked to its Northwest Washington neighbors, including Bellingham, Blaine, and Ferndale, as it adds Revenue’s streamlined service for state and local licensing. Famous for its Dutch-inspired architecture and annual Raspberry Festival, Lynden is host to hundreds of businesses that will now save time with annual business license renewal processing.
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Nov. 19, 2020 – The city of Colville will join the state Department of Revenue’s Business Licensing Service (BLS) today to improve its business service to local enterprise in the city of 5,000 residents.
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Nov. 19, 2020 – Three is the magic number, as a trio of upper Yakima Valley municipalities are set to join the state Department of Revenue’s Business Licensing Service (BLS) this fall.
Revenue today welcomes the town of Naches on Highway 12 into its business licensing partnership.
Later this fall, the nearby town of Harrah, population 300, and the city of Tieton, population 1,200, also will add Revenue’s streamlined licensing service.
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Dec. 3, 2020 – The state Department of Revenue today welcomes the city of White Salmon as the newest partner of the Business Licensing Service (BLS).
The Columbia Gorge city of White Salmon has become the 34th city to join BLS in 2020. Revenue’s signature combined licensing service connects 149 cities across Washington with another 60 cities scheduled to join over the next two years.
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Dec. 15, 2020 – Brier is the newest city to connect to the state Department of Revenue’s licensing partnership. The Business Licensing Service (BLS) serves more than 150 municipalities across Washington, connecting local licensing with the state tax portal.
Brier joins the ranks of nearly 20 Snohomish County BLS partners, including Lakewood, Mountlake Terrace, and Mill Creek. Bothell is slated as a future partner.
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Jan. 21, 2020 – One of the state’s most popular beach destinations is starting a wave of coastal cities joining the state Department of Revenue’s Business Licensing Service (BLS).
Ocean Shores is the first of seven Grays Harbor County communities to link its local licensing with BLS in 2021. The city, which hosts thousands of tourists each year, is home to nearly 500 local businesses.
With BLS, Ocean Shores businesses can renew many cities’ licenses in one convenient step.
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