There were nine PPP loans issued in Montana during the week ending May 17. The average loan size in the state was between $150,000 to 350,000.
There are approximately five million approved PPP loans with a total of $517,451,965,102 set aside for funding, according to the Small Business Administration. The average loan size was around $105,000 with over 5,000 lenders currently participating in the program.
The program was slow to get off the ground when it was crushed by an onslaught of would-be applicants. Another major criticism of the program pertained to who was receiving the loans. A program that was meant for small businesses witnessed the Los Angeles Lakers receive $4.6 million from the program. The Lakers qualified for the program under the rules as written but returned the funds according to a Laker’s statement provided to news outlets.
| Recipients | Date Received | Dollar Amount Received |
|---|---|---|
| Greenway Enterprises, Inc. | 2020-05-11 | $1-2 million |
| Grizzly Steel, Inc. | 2020-05-11 | $150,000-350,000 |
| Beartooth Lodge | 2020-05-13 | $150,000-350,000 |
| Prince, Inc. | 2020-05-14 | $1-2 million |
| Lincoln Electric Company-Op, Inc. | 2020-05-14 | $350,000-1 million |
| Norval Electric Cooperative, Inc. | 2020-05-14 | $350,000-1 million |
| D. P. Doors & Millwork, LLC | 2020-05-14 | $150,000-350,000 |
| Bi-Lo Foods, Inc. | 2020-05-15 | $150,000-350,000 |
| Southeast Electric Cooperative, Inc. | 2020-05-15 | $150,000-350,000 |
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