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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thuy N. Yath | Optometrist | 2020-12-19 | 2012-09-20 |
| Kathy A. Badria | Optometrist | 2020-11-08 | 2014-02-25 |
| Florencia J. Yeh | Optometrist | 2020-12-14 | 2014-08-01 |
| Michael C. Larsen | Optometrist | 2020-11-14 | 2014-08-15 |
| Grace Liao | Optometrist | 2020-12-08 | 2017-10-16 |
| Kathleen Prendergast | Optometrist | 2020-12-04 | 2019-06-10 |
| Kim Patel | Optometrist | 2020-11-09 | 2019-03-04 |