Active Business Licenses in Providence with Primary and Secondary Permits

Data.providenceri.gov provides a list of active business licenses issued by the Providence Board of Licenses. The dataset includes the primary license and all other licenses held under it, with entertainment licenses listed separately. The dataset was last updated in December 2021 and is no longer being maintained.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of liquor license types (e.g., Class A Liquor, Class B Tavern, Class N Night Club) across the city using the Geolocation (city) field.
• Identify businesses with multiple permits by linking PRIMARY_LICENSE and DBA to secondary license columns like Pawnbroker, Valet, or Second Hand Auto Sales.
• Model license expiration patterns or fee structures using the EXPIRATION_DATE and LAST_FEE columns for revenue forecasting.
• Map the prevalence of specific business activities, such as Motor Vehicle Repair or Amusement Center licenses, to understand neighborhood commercial character.

Strengths

• Dataset contains over 30 distinct license type columns for detailed categorization.
• Includes a geolocation column for potential spatial analysis of business distribution.

Limitations

• Dataset is stale, with no updates since December 2021, limiting current analysis.
• Unknown row count and sample size prevent assessment of statistical reliability.
• Data completeness for columns like LAST_FEE or EXPIRATION_DATE is unverified.

Provenance

Source

City of Providence Board of Licenses via data.providenceri.gov.

Collection Method

Issued by the municipal licensing board; specific collection method unknown.

Time Range

Temporal coverage of active licenses is unspecified.

Freshness

Last updated 2021-12-18; no longer being updated.

Geography

City of Providence, Rhode Island, USA.