New Bill Will Centralize Business Licensing on the Web

The Oregon Senate Business and Economic Development Committee heard testimony on a Bill that would set up a framework to centralize not just state business permitting and licensing services, but City and County services, too. Senator Diane Rosenbaum, a Portland Democrat, says the website would be designed to make it easier to start up a business. Secretary of State Kate Brown testified in support of the Bill, saying government should not stand in the way of small business development.