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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Rico | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 1999-09-29 |
| Colin Alexander Trout | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2002-09-19 |
| Kelly Shepard Menefee | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2004-11-29 |
| Darla K. McCommas | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 1986-09-10 |
| David M. Bitzkowski | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 1986-12-01 |
| Margaret T. Hernandez | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 1987-03-14 |
| Russell Alan Damico | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2007-11-15 |
| Christine J. Prine | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2007-11-15 |
| Laurie Lamoureaux | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2007-09-18 |
| Doris Catrice Bates | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2008-10-27 |
| Carrie Marie Riccobono | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2008-10-27 |
| Mary Lou Shine Oppat | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2008-08-26 |
| Sabrina Lynn Brannon | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2009-03-02 |
| Rosamaria Hernandez | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2010-09-01 |
| Suzanna F. Holguin | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2011-03-30 |
| Tracy Eileen Jacobs | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2012-03-23 |
| Curtiss McBride | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2012-09-20 |
| Stephanie Scheidt | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2013-10-31 |
| Michele A. Pattison | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2015-09-03 |
| Kathi Cornett | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2015-09-08 |
| Denise L. Strehl | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2016-02-03 |
| Jill S. Benedict | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2017-03-08 |
| Harriet J. Munguia-Lugo | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 1980-12-11 |
| Jeffrey B. Dillon | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 1985-12-31 |
| Emit Torres | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2018-10-03 |
| David Ernest Gnose | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2019-03-06 |
| Kyle Montierth | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2019-08-07 |
| Fatemeh Kompanizare | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2019-12-04 |