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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pamela J. Robertson | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 1999-03-10 |
| Christina L. Lopez | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 1999-11-16 |
| Katherine Jo Davis | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2001-03-20 |
| David Wolfinger | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2003-12-02 |
| Theresa L. Williams | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2004-09-14 |
| Noel P. Newlon | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2006-11-06 |
| James R. Layton | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2006-10-06 |
| Craig A. Gafke | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 1990-04-20 |
| Svetlana Broadstock | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2007-11-13 |
| Dementre Holmes | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2007-09-05 |
| Darlene Scanlon | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2007-11-15 |
| Inna V. Tate | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2008-03-11 |
| Jacqueline Divito | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2008-03-21 |
| Sara White | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2008-06-26 |
| Karl Sebastian Zeller | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2008-10-27 |
| Christina M. Cuevas | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2008-12-22 |
| Alma Rocio Vega-Griego | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2009-12-21 |
| Jennie Betanzos | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2010-03-10 |
| Shannon Marie Baird | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2010-06-08 |
| Stephanie Searls | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2010-10-22 |
| Lillian Carol Merriman | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2011-09-07 |
| Calvin Robert Cleis Sr. | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2011-03-02 |
| Michelle McLaughlin | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2011-03-10 |
| Mario Trejo | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2012-03-08 |
| Desiderio J. Garcia | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2012-10-10 |
| Christine Terrillion | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2013-03-18 |
| Michael Gonzalez | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2013-03-19 |
| Clerissa M. Hicks | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2013-09-04 |
| Lindzy Nishelle Mitchell | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2014-05-20 |
| Gary R. Pesek | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2015-03-06 |
| Ricardo G. Rodriguez | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2015-09-14 |
| Hayley Anne Osullivan | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2016-03-02 |
| Shauna Morse | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2016-03-10 |
| William Burrell | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2017-03-01 |
| John David Valencia | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2017-09-07 |
| Nichole K. Tucker | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2018-03-07 |
| Karen Chiara | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2018-03-07 |
| Ashton Andrick | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2018-10-03 |
| Kayla Dunning | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2019-06-05 |
| Sarah Lacouette | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2019-06-05 |
| Saeedeh Mottahedgang | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2019-08-07 |
| Donna Lynn Brazier | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2019-09-04 |
| Maranda Dawn Hoyt | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2019-09-04 |
| Melissa D. Sanchez | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2019-09-04 |
| Kristy Lynn Scalf | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2020-01-08 |
| Robert John Berniard III | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2020-05-06 |
| Soonae Centracchio | Dispensing Optician | 2020-12-31 | 2020-08-05 |