These Rohnert Park-Cotati Companies Got The Biggest PPP Loans

ROHNERT PARK-COTATI, CA — More than 100 Rohnert Park and Cotati companies were among the 87,000 California businesses and non-profits that received loans from the federal Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, to help pay their employees during the coronavirus pandemic, according to data released this week.

The loans, which varied in amount, were established as part of the federal government's CARES Act and are forgiven as long as businesses keep employees on their payroll, without cutting pay.
On Monday, the U.S. Small Business Administration released data showing that nearly 5 million businesses have received PPP loans of more than $150,000 — totaling more than $521 billion. The U.S. Treasury says the money has supported 51.1 million jobs.

In California, more than 4.1 million jobs have been retained thanks to loans of greater than $150,000, according to the SBA. They went to a variety of organizations, from small restaurants to large companies with hundreds of employees.

These nine Rohnert Park and Cotati businesses and nonprofits received between $1 million and $5 million:

• STOCKHAM CONSTRUCTION, INC., Cotati, between $2 million and $5 million
• EBMC, LTD., Rohnert Park, between $2 million and $5 million
• TRADITIONAL MEDICINALS INC, Rohnert Park, between $1 million and $2 million
• FULL CIRCLE AUTOMOTIVE, Rohnert Park, between $1 million and $2 million
• LEMO USA, INC., Rohnert Park, between $1 million and $2 million
• NORTH BAY REHABILITATION SERVICES, INC., Rohnert Park, between $1 million and $2 million
• REDWOOD OIL COMPANY, Rohnert Park, between $1 million and $2 million
• REYFF ELECTRIC COMPANY, Rohnert Park, between $1 million and $2 million
• WORLD CENTRIC, Rohnert Park, between $1 million and $2 million

These 10 Rohnert Park and Cotati businesses and nonprofits reported retaining the most workers, thanks to their PPP loan:

1. STOCKHAM CONSTRUCTION, INC., Cotati (retained 500 jobs)
2. EBMC, LTD., Rohnert Park (retained 348 jobs)
3. ARTIZEN, INC., Rohnert Park (retained 220 jobs)
4. NORTH BAY REHABILITATION SERVICES, INC., Rohnert Park (retained 201 jobs)
5. TRADITIONAL MEDICINALS INC, Rohnert Park (retained 199 jobs)
6. REYFF ELECTRIC COMPANY, Rohnert Park (retained 120 jobs)
7. FULL CIRCLE AUTOMOTIVE, Rohnert Park (retained 113 jobs)
8. LEMO USA, INC., Rohnert Park (retained 110 jobs)
9. F.H. BERRY ENTERPRISES, INC, Rohnert Park (retained 87 jobs)
10. MORTON BASSETT, LP, Rohnert Park (retained 81 jobs)

Want to see how other Rohnert Park and Cotati businesses fared? View this searchable database of all California companies that received PPP loans here.

Patch staffers Nick Garber, Lucas Combos and Shannon Antinori contributed to this report.