These San Ramon Companies Got The Biggest PPP Loans

SAN RAMON, CA — More than 250 San Ramon 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.

The San Ramon businesses and nonprofits approved for the highest loan bracket, receiving between $5 million and $10 million, included:

• Donor Network West
• Engeo Incorporated
• FMT SJ
• Mac-D Concord

The San Ramon businesses and nonprofits approved for the second-highest loan bracket, receiving between $2 million and $5 million, included:

• Atlas Lift Tech
• Bay Area Tech Workers
• Bayside Solutions
• C/S Erectors
• Carlson, Barbee and Gibson
• Devil Mountain Wholesale Nursery
• Kovarus
• Legacy Mechanical & Energy Services
• Mason McDuffie Mortgage Corporation
• Pacpizza
• Parinas General Corporation
• Southern Pacpizza
• Suna Solutions Incorporated
• Sunset Development Corporation
• Webster Orthopedic Medical Group
• West Coast Code Consultants

These 10 San Ramon businesses and nonprofits reported retaining the most workers, thanks to their PPP loan:

• Mac-D Concord (500 jobs retained)
• Pacpizza (500 jobs retained)
• Southern Pacpizza (500 jobs retained)
• Calpac Pizza (473 jobs retained)
• FMT SJ (459 jobs retained)
• J&M Homecare Services (451 jobs retained)
• NAKC (370 jobs retained)
• Parinas General Corporation (354 jobs retained)
• Donor Network West (334 jobs retained)
• Calpac Pizza II (282 jobs retained)

Want to see how other San Ramon 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.