More than 99 percent of Arizona's businesses are considered small with more than 40 percent of Arizona employees working for small businesses, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration.
A study by Civic Economics found that when $100 is spent at a locally-owned business, that business puts $47 back into the local economy while the total is just $13 for non-local businesses.
Optometrist licenses set to expire during Q4
| License Holder | License Type | Lapse Date | Issued Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eva-Lavinia Takacs | Optometrist | 2020-10-04 | 2008-01-23 |
| Jarrod C. Cross | Optometrist | 2020-11-19 | 2009-11-20 |
| Jenna K. Treiber | Optometrist | 2020-12-31 | 2014-07-21 |
| Cara M. Eby | Optometrist | 2020-10-09 | 2018-06-25 |
| Erik N. Burnett | Optometrist | 2020-10-20 | 2014-06-27 |
| Amanda E. Mendez-Roberts | Optometrist | 2020-10-20 | 2005-07-22 |
| Carla B. Engelke | Optometrist | 2020-12-07 | 2005-07-22 |
| Suzzane S. Li | Optometrist | 2020-10-25 | 2016-06-30 |
| Chisom P. Umogbai | Optometrist | 2020-11-29 | 2019-05-24 |
| Heather L. Hickson | Optometrist | 2020-12-23 | 2017-02-07 |
| Karen D. Grandi | Optometrist | 2020-12-28 | 2005-10-25 |
| Rizwan Jamil | Optometrist | 2020-12-30 | 2019-08-15 |
| Ryan James Dugan | Optometrist | 2020-11-14 | 2018-07-23 |
| Peter A. Suchsland | Optometrist | 2020-10-11 | 2005-09-08 |
| Jennifer L. Bodley | Optometrist | 2020-10-09 | 2011-09-19 |