Harrisburg — The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) today released unaudited financial results for fiscal year 2016-17 that reflect record retail sales of $2.53 billion (including liquor and sales taxes), a $95.5 million or 3.9 percent increase over the prior year and previous retail sales record. PLCB contributions to state and local government beneficiaries totaled $764.7 million for the fiscal year, an increase of $138.4 million, or 22.1 percent, over the prior year and previous record.
CONCORD - The state Liquor Commission on Wednesday reported record sales for its most recent year.
Its 80 liquor and wine outlet locations notched $698.2 million in sales during the latest fiscal year, which ended June 30.
The state generated $155.7 million in total liquor profits, which were transferred to New Hampshire's General Fund to be used to support critical programs including education, health and social services, transportation and natural resource protection, according to the commission.
The Michigan Liquor Control Commission has voted to lift a longstanding rule prohibiting liquor stores from operating within a half-mile (0.8 kilometers) of each other.
HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) today announced it won Best Retail Innovation in the 2017 StateWays Control States Best Practices Awards for its rapid response to the retail changes brought about by Act 39 of 2016.
TREMONTON, Utah - In a rare move, Utah's alcohol control authority has ordered the closure of a liquor store after a history of missing money.
State officials explained Friday how a merger of the Vermont Lottery Commission with the Department of Liquor Control could work.
Raleigh, N.C. (WLOS) — A recent study says North Carolina's wine and grape industry continues to grow, posting a 15 percent increase since the last study was conducted two years ago.
RICHMOND — A community policing initiative, an online training program for those who sell and serve alcohol and effective new measures to stop violent, escalating crimes at licensed restaurants over the past year have earned the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) the Liquor Law Enforcement "Agency of Year" award from the National Liquor Law Enforcement Association (NLLEA).
HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) today announced the return of more than $2.4 million in licensing fees to 1,428 municipalities in which licensees are located.
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi college town is loosening rules on the sale of alcohol, despite objections from an official who warned against allowing intoxicants too close to God's house.""