Port Angeles – Acquiring the licenses necessary to start a business in Port Angeles is about to get less complicated.

The City of Port Angeles has partnered with the Washington State Department of Revenue and their Business Licensing Service (BLS) to simplify the City business licensing process. Starting June 17, businesses in Port Angeles will be able to complete both city and state licensing requirements through a “one-stop shop,” easy-to-use web portal managed by the BLS.

This is happening as the City introduces a new policy that all businesses must be licensed to operate within city limits.

City officials are the first to admit that the new streamlined system is needed. Under the former program, the City maintained 15 different specialty licenses for a variety of businesses and orga

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