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.
Licenses set to expire during week ending January 2
| License Holder | License Type | Lapse Date | Issued Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Mortgage Corporation, Yuma, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 03/16/2010 |
| Alpha Mortgage, Inc. | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 03/04/1998 |
| America Adrianna Luna | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 05/06/2020 |
| Bianca Claudette Moya | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/04/2020 |
| Browns New Credit Bureau, Inc. | Collection Agency | 12/31/2020 | 12/10/2013 |
| Credit Adjustment, Inc. | Collection Agency | 12/31/2020 | 03/07/1996 |
| Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, Yuma, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 07/05/2018 |
| Guild Mortgage Company, Yuma, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 07/14/2011 |
| Guild Mortgage Company, Yuma, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 02/01/2018 |
| International City Mortgage, Inc., Yuma, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 01/30/2020 |
| Irene E. Ramirez | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/19/2009 |
| Jaime Inda | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 06/05/2019 |
| loanDepot.com, LLC, Yuma, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 10/02/2018 |
| Marcine R. Gill | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 10/19/2005 |
| Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc., Yuma, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 02/13/2020 |
| Norma Manjarrez | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/07/2018 |
| Nova Financial & Investment Corporation, Yuma, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 03/03/2011 |
| Olga Marie Covarrubias | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/27/2002 |
| PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company, Yuma, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 08/18/2016 |
| PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company, Yuma, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 02/13/2020 |
| Residential Bancorp, Yuma, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 03/20/2017 |
| SonAriz Financial & Mortgage, Inc. | Mortgage Broker | 12/31/2020 | 06/08/2020 |