Kansas Department of Agriculture Launches New Online Business License Renewals

Restaurants and Lodging Establishments Now Have Easy Online Access to Renew
Business Licenses
TOPEKA, Kan.--(Business Wire)--
Restaurants and lodging establishments now have easier access to renew their
state licenses. The Kansas Department of Agriculture partnered with Kansas.gov
to launch online business license renewal services at
http://www.kansas.gov/lodging and http://www.kansas.gov/restaurant. These
businesses now have 24/7 access to renew and securely pay for their license
renewals online.

The Kansas Department of Agriculture is responsible for licensing and inspecting
more than 10,000 restaurants and nearly 900 lodging establishments statewide. To
accomplish the annual license renewal process the department has had to hire
temporary help. Now, by providing businesses the option to renew licenses
online, the department hopes to minimize the impact the annual license renewal
has on its staff.

Restaurant and lodging establishment licenses expire December 31 each year, and
online renewals will be available from November 1 through January 31. Business
owners who need a new license, or who want to renew between February 1 and
October 31, must contact Nancy Anderson at the Kansas Department of Agriculture
at (785) 296-5193.

About Kansas Department of Agriculture

The Kansas Department of Agriculture is a regulatory agency that serves all
Kansans. It is charged by law to ensure: a safe food supply; responsible and
judicious use of pesticides and nutrients; the protection of Kansas' natural and
cultivated plants; integrity of weighing and measuring devices in commerce; and,
that the state's waters are put to beneficial use.

About Kansas.gov

Kansas.gov is the official Web site for the state of Kansas. The portal operates
through a public-private partnership between the Information Network of Kansas,
and the Kansas Information Consortium, LLC, to help Kansas government entities
Web-enable their information services. The Kansas Information Consortium builds,
operates, maintains and markets Kansas.gov and is part of eGovernment firm NIC`s
(NASDAQ: EGOV) family of companies.

About NIC

NIC Inc. (NASDAQ: EGOV) is the nation`s leading provider of official government
portals, online services, and secure payment processing solutions. The company`s
innovative eGovernment services help reduce costs and increase efficiencies for
government agencies, citizens, and businesses across the country. The NIC family
of companies provides eGovernment solutions for more than 3,000 federal, state,
and local agencies that serve 97 million people in the United States. Additional
information is available at http://www.nicusa.com.

Lisa Taylor
Communications Director
Kansas Department of Agriculture
(785) 296-2653
or
Lisa Jones
General Manager
Kansas.gov
1-800-4KANSAS

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