Business licenses rise in Cherokee

Cherokee County saw a rise in business licenses over this time last year. There were 108 business licenses issued in May, up from 94 in May 2010. Many businesses closed last year and few new ones started as the county hit “rock bottom,” Ana Silbernagel, director for the Development Service Center in Cherokee. People seem more optimistic this year, she said.

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