Facing Arizona: Spending money in an economy that’s growing

Editor’s note: Facing Arizona is a series that will appear on KTAR.com and social media  — follow KTAR News on Instagram and Facebook for updates — highlighting unique and everyday people across our state and give you a glimpse into their lives.

“The implementation of the new minimum wage law hasn’t affected me that much because I am a floor covering contractor. I can see where it would affect other small retail businesses or restaurants but for the most part it has not affected the way I do business.

“I can say that over the last year my business is up 30 percent. I believe that the public, in general, is entrusted into President Trump and they are starting to spend their money again and invest in our economy, which is a win for large and small businesses alike. Because of that, I have seen one of the better years since I have been in business and that has been 15 years now. I have two crews that run full time now and because of the growth in the economy, I will have my own store and two additional crews by the end of the year.” – Eric