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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Kohl McAlister | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 1999-03-17 |
| Wagner A. Rodriguez | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2001-08-09 |
| Lisa Diane Pettibone | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2003-03-12 |
| Rachel Dawn Hall | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2004-09-16 |
| Daisy Mae Eklund | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2005-09-19 |
| Thomas Libed Jr. | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2007-09-18 |
| Willy Charles | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2008-02-07 |
| Mary Ann Gross | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2008-03-10 |
| Lisa C. Diggs | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2008-03-26 |
| Stephanie A. Polkabla | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2009-03-19 |
| Karen Anderson | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2012-09-13 |
| Aracely Rodriguez | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2012-03-23 |
| Angela Bell | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2012-09-21 |
| Keana McKenzie Wachenschwanz Eberline | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2013-03-28 |
| Joseph Tapia | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2015-09-02 |
| Tania L. Ackley | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2018-03-07 |
| Sarah Franklin | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2018-03-07 |
| Samantha Patricia Markham | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2018-09-05 |
| Nadine Gabriele Borwege | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2019-09-04 |
| Aniko Allan-Otto | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2019-12-04 |
| Lisa L. Davis | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 1993-05-21 |
| Jacqueline Divito | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2008-03-21 |