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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allissun J. Hoppert | Optometrist | 2020-10-02 | 2012-03-22 |
| Ruby Lew | Optometrist | 2020-10-25 | 2006-01-31 |
| Kimberly L. Cunningham | Optometrist | 2020-11-10 | 2014-03-26 |
| Guramritpal S. Dhott | Optometrist | 2020-10-26 | 2014-06-20 |
| Celine N. Gabai | Optometrist | 2020-11-28 | 2017-06-28 |
| Lindsey M. Clyde | Optometrist | 2020-10-01 | 2006-06-30 |
| Eric M. Clyde | Optometrist | 2020-10-10 | 2009-07-20 |
| Thomas A. Ainsworth | Optometrist | 2020-12-05 | 2009-09-22 |
| Yamile L. Villar-Romaguera | Optometrist | 2020-12-13 | 2012-06-01 |
| Christopher James Johnson | Optometrist | 2020-11-03 | 2019-06-26 |
| Clayton Tyler Boyd | Optometrist | 2020-10-18 | 2019-11-14 |
| Thomas O. Melfi | Optometrist | 2020-11-02 | 2006-05-02 |
| Vanessa M. Cabrera | Optometrist | 2020-11-27 | 2006-12-12 |
| Susie Gill | Optometrist | 2020-11-02 | 2008-11-24 |
| Natalie Rose Ouk | Optometrist | 2020-11-03 | 2018-08-03 |
| Jason B. Becker | Optometrist | 2020-10-28 | 2012-06-27 |
| Chris F. Simopoulos | Optometrist | 2020-12-05 | 2011-11-21 |
| Craig Ulrich | Optometrist | 2020-12-16 | 2019-07-22 |
| Joseph Arthur Bailey | Optometrist | 2020-12-12 | 2019-07-15 |
| David J. Schanes | Optometrist | 2020-11-20 | 2006-10-06 |
| Elizabeth Escobedo | Optometrist | 2020-12-14 | 2018-06-22 |