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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vittoria Giovannucci | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 1998-07-08 |
| Jesse Mario Moreno | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2000-10-03 |
| Perry Spirich | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2005-09-19 |
| Cristina Marie De Leon | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2006-05-08 |
| Rachel A. Essman | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 1987-03-10 |
| Lia Cisneros | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2007-09-18 |
| Marie S. Sainz | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2008-09-17 |
| Irene Huerta | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2008-04-03 |
| Heather Renee Farrington | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2009-09-15 |
| Robert Van Dijk | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2011-03-02 |
| Michael Kastler | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2011-03-02 |
| Michael S. Rens | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2012-03-12 |
| Valarie D. Peters | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2012-03-23 |
| Gina M. Weglarz | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2012-04-16 |
| Jason Davis | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2013-09-11 |
| Diana Marie Aiken | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2014-05-20 |
| Stacey L. Ruiz | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2014-05-20 |
| Brandi Mae Brink | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2014-05-20 |
| Xavier Mendoza | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2015-09-02 |
| Holly Jo Dare | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2015-09-11 |
| Jaclyn Nightingale-Kernats | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2017-09-06 |
| Milad Mirzaei Ebrahimabadi | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2017-10-27 |
| Kenn Rosek | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 1978-06-17 |
| Dale A. Nyblade | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 1981-06-12 |
| Alexandra Nicole Marquez | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2019-06-05 |
| Lynol Vandever | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2019-03-06 |
| Genise Gonsalves | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2020-04-01 |