Castle Rock is new Southwest Washington BLS partner

Castle Rock in the shadow of Mount St. Helens is the newest city to partner with the Department of Revenue's Business Licensing Service.

Castle Rock is home to about 200 businesses in the Cowlitz River valley. The city is now connected Kelso, Longview, Ridgefield, and Vancouver among many Southwest Washington communities that link local licensing with state registration in a streamlined process. The final incorporated city entirely in Cowlitz County – Kalama – will join the service next year.

With BLS, Cowlitz County businesses can update required business licenses at the same time they add a liquor license, a minor work permit or any of the hundreds of required state and local licenses.