More than 99 percent of Arizona's businesses are small businesses at which more than 40 percent of Arizona employees work, 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.
Dispensing optician licenses set to expire during week ending Jan. 02
| License Holder | License Type | Lapse Date | Issued Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olga Marie Covarrubias | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2002-03-27 |
| Diana P. Lua | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2005-09-27 |
| Marcine R. Gill | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2005-10-19 |
| Nancy De La Vara | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2009-03-16 |
| Irene E. Ramirez | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2009-03-19 |
| Viky N. Echols | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2010-03-10 |
| Norma Manjarrez | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2018-03-07 |
| Jaime Inda | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2019-06-05 |
| Bianca Claudette Moya | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2020-03-04 |