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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cindy L. Lewis | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2001-09-17 |
| Kathleen M. Flynn | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2001-03-22 |
| Robert Tinker | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2003-09-22 |
| Cynthia M. Johnson | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2004-03-31 |
| Kamita Thomas | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2009-04-03 |
| Kimberly Nicole Tanksley | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2010-03-10 |
| Connie J. Dreiling | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2010-03-10 |
| Melanie E. Maytes | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2012-09-13 |
| Danielle Hollingshead | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2013-08-13 |
| Nichole Center | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2015-04-09 |
| William F. Ross | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2017-08-02 |
| Natalie Gonzalez | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2017-11-09 |
| Gloria Martinez | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 1980-12-11 |
| Jeffrey Marc Selvin | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2018-09-07 |
| Shaun M. Kotlewsky | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2001-09-12 |