16 Business Licenses Issued In Paris In January

 
 
Paris, Tenn.—The city of Paris issued 16 business licenses in January, with nine for new businesses.
 
Meanwhile, retail sales for the month of December dropped 6.12% compared to December of last year.  City of Paris Finance Director Traci Shannon reported, “We had nine straight months of an increase.  The last decrease in retail sales was for the month of February 2017.  We are still ahead for the fiscal year-to-date 3.81%.”
 
Business licenses were issued to:
 
New Business:  Decker Construction, J.G. Hughes Construction, TRS Construction, Farm Bureau Income Tax Service (New Tax Preparer), Express Taxi Inc, City Wireless dba Cricket Wireless, Veterans Maintenance
 
New Owner:  The Closet
 
Additional Location:  Jones Bros. Inc.
Photo: From left, Commissioners Terry Fuller, Jackie Jones and Mayor Carlton Gerrell consider agenda items at Thursday night’s meeting. (Shannon McFarlin photo).