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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk R. Dunbar | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2002-09-19 |
| Angelita Acosta-Del Rio | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2003-10-17 |
| Susan M. Chislock | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2007-03-07 |
| Jerry John Matiatos | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2007-09-05 |
| Connie Rae Barnes | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2007-10-10 |
| Debra L. Groff | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2009-07-08 |
| Mollie A. Liles | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2012-03-23 |
| Tina Marie Stephan | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2015-09-08 |
| Joyce Morgan | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2017-09-06 |
| Margaret Carbone | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2018-03-15 |
| Theresa M. Boyd-Coleman | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 1981-06-19 |
| Terry M. Fouse | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2013-10-31 |