St. Joe-Benton Harbor News

There were two professional licenses issued in Van Buren County in July 2021, a 100-percent increase over the same month of the previous year, according to the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA)

LARA comprises agencies, bureaus and commissions that influence business growth and job creation through regulation.

Rank	County	Licenses Issued this period	Licenses Issued previous period	% Change
1	Oakland	81	54	50%
2	Wayne	28	22	27.3%
3	Kent	27	19	42.1%
4	Macomb	24	15	60%
5	Ingham	14	5	180%
6	Washtenaw	12	7	71.4%
7	Ottawa	11	9	22.2%
8	Genesee	9	7	28.6%
9	Grand Traverse	8	7	14.3%
10	Kalamazoo	6	5	20%
11	Saginaw	5	3	66.7%
12	Eaton	4	1	300%
12	Jackson	4	0	Increase
14	St. Clair	3	1	200%
14	Bay	3	0	Increase
16	Wexford	2	3	-33.3%
16	Lenawee	2	5	-60%
16	Van Buren	2	1	100%
16	Manistee	2	0	Increase
16	Cass	2	3	-33.3%
16	Lapeer	2	1	100%
16	Clinton	2	0	Increase
16	Muskegon	2	0	Increase
16	Houghton	2	1	100%
16	Charlevoix	2	0	Increase
16	Osceola	2	0	Increase
16	Livingston	2	3	-33.3%
16	Midland	2	0	Increase
29	Roscommon	1	1	0%
29	Berrien	1	1	0%
29	Huron	1	0	Increase
29	Allegan	1	1	0%
29	Menominee	1	0	Increase
29	Otsego	1	0	Increase
29	Shiawassee	1	0	Increase
29	Calhoun	1	2	-50%
29	Leelanau	1	0	Increase
29	Delta	1	1	0%
29	Mecosta	1	0	Increase
29	Marquette	1	2	-50%
29	Oscoda	1	0	Increase
29	Benzie	1	1	0%
29	Isabella	1	1	0%
29	Dickinson	1	0	Increase
29	Chippewa	1	0	Increase
29	Hillsdale	1	0	Increase

Due to data inconsistencies not all professional licenses for the area are listed.