More than 99 percent of Arizona's businesses are considered small, with more than 40 percent of Arizona employees working for small businesses, 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.
Licenses set to expire during December
| License Holder | License Type | Lapse Date | Issued Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khushali D. Shah | Optometrist | 12/06/2020 | 07/22/2013 |
| Lindsey Fae Perry | Optometrist | 12/13/2020 | 07/02/2018 |
| Matthew K. Littlejohn | Optometrist | 12/18/2020 | 06/30/2006 |
| Zach D. Perea | Barber | 12/30/2020 | 12/08/1999 |
| Academy Mortgage Corporation, Casa Grande, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 06/01/2010 |
| American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC, Casa Grande, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 10/31/2014 |
| American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC, Casa Grande, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 07/06/2018 |
| Amerifirst Financial, Inc., Casa Grande, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 06/13/2011 |
| Brandy Lyn Gunter | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 04/26/2006 |
| Corrine M. Freerking | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/13/2000 |
| Edward W. Ford | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 06/15/1983 |
| Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, Casa Grande, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 05/11/2017 |
| Gloria M. Hedquist-Trujillo | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 10/10/1990 |
| Priscilla Cano | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 03/02/2016 |
| Rick J. Lind | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 09/06/2007 |
| Robert E. Santa Cruz | Dispensing Optician | 12/31/2020 | 10/27/2008 |
| SecurityNational Mortgage Company, Casa Grande, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 03/18/2020 |
| Suburban Mortgage, Inc., Casa Grande, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 03/25/2009 |
| Sunstreet Mortgage, LLC, Casa Grande, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 03/22/2019 |
| Velocio Mortgage, L.L.C., Casa Grande, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 12/31/2020 | 10/31/2019 |