<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:creator>City of Tacoma GIS</dc:creator><dc:description>View the mapped version of this dataset here. Please note that not all business license locations are displayed on the map. These are noted as "Not Mapped" in the Map Status field of the data table. A Tacoma business license is generally required to conduct business in the City of Tacoma and is in addition to any Washington State license(s) such as a UBI. Use this dataset to determine if a business is registered with the City and contact the Tax &amp; License division at 253-591-5252 to verify if a business has a current business license. The dataset includes the business entity name, trade name, mailing address, site address, and industry code. Filtering by industry code will identify businesses in a specific industry. To learn more about Tacoma's tax and license requirements, please visit cityoftacoma.org/taxandlicense . This dataset is updated daily and is maintained by the Tax &amp; License division.</dc:description><dc:format>ArcGIS FeatureLayer</dc:format><dc:identifier>https://hub.arcgis.com/datasets/8efa2724e88a44a286894d33cb5fb331_0</dc:identifier><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:publisher>Tacoma Open Data</dc:publisher><dc:rights>Public</dc:rights><dc:title>Business Licenses (Tacoma) [Washington (State)--Tacoma]</dc:title><dc:type>Web services</dc:type><dc:coverage>Washington (State)--Tacoma</dc:coverage><dc:coverage>Washington (State)</dc:coverage><dc:date>Last Modified: 2026-01-08</dc:date></oai_dc:dc>