The Art of Crunch has been bringing baked goods to Tacoma for the past ten years thanks to the work of its owner, Rhonda Hamlin. But these last few years have been hard on the bakery. Hamlin said she lost most of her business due to COVID, but was able to hold on and recover. But then she had to deal with rising costs due to inflation. “A case of eggs, which is 15 dozen, a year ago used to cost $14.99, and now it’s up to $65,” she said. Now Hamlin is preparing for another potential increase in her expenses. The Tacoma City Council will discuss changes to a proposed ordinance that would significantly raise the annual license fees for businesses starting next year. Although the original proposal called for fee increases for businesses with an annual gross income of over $12,000 under a tiered system, the changes would expand that system to include all businesses in the city. Depending on revenue, a business could see an increase between 100% and 900%. READ THE FULL STORY HERE: https://www.king5.com/article/money/economy/tacoma-increasing-business-license-fees-next-year/281-7320cf6f-04cc-4636-b6d5-087585614dbb