gistfile1.rb

REMOVE_WORDS_ARRAY = ["llc", "co", "corp", "inc"]

businesses_array = [["the bakery", "10012"],["law office inc", "10014"]]

businesses_hashes = []

businesses_array.each do |business|
  our_hash = {}
  our_hash['BusinessName']  = business[0].strip unless business[0].nil?
  our_hash['BusinessZipCode'] = business[1].strip unless business[1].nil?

  our_hash.each {|key, value|
    value = (value.downcase.split(' ') - REMOVE_WORDS_ARRAY).join("+")
    puts "value is #{value}"
    our_hash[key] = value
}
  businesses_hashes << our_hash  
end

puts businesses_hashes