These Cumming Businesses Got $1-10M In PPP Loans

CUMMING, GA — Businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic were able to apply for federal relief through the U.S. Small Business Administration and U.S. Treasury's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).

Details were released Monday of the PPP that helped businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

The massive data dump came in response to requests for transparency from Democrats and lawsuits filed by major media organizations, including The New York Times; The Washington Post; Dow Jones, publisher of The Wall Street Journal; and ProPublica.

More than 4.9 million loans over $150,000 were made to businesses and nonprofit organizations across the country; the total amount for approved loans over that amount was more than $521 billion.

There were nearly 300 businesses that received some form of a loan in Cumming.

Here are some businesses in Cumming that earned PPP loans between $1-10 million, based on data released by the Small Business Administration:

$5 to $10 million

• PREMIER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, INC.
  • 100 Colony Park Drive Suite 300
  • Jobs retained: 413

$2 to $5 million

• CORNERSTONE FORMING LLC
  • 2415 STATE BARN RD suite 204
• LOU SOBH CERRITOS SATURN, INC
  • 1105 Buford Rd
  • Jobs retained: 160
• MULLER MANAGEMENT INC
  • 6220 Browns Bridge Rd
  • Jobs retained: 500
• RMR MECHANICAL
  • 4665 Church Rd.
  • Jobs retained: 400
• THE RETHINK GROUP
  • 5807 CHARLOTTE LN Ste 300
  • Jobs retained: 134

$1 to $2 million

• AMERICAN BOA, INCORPORATED
  • 1485 REDI RD
  • Jobs retained: 146
• BEAVER MOTORS, LLC
  • 1875 BUFORD HWY
  • Jobs retained: 110
• BILLY HOWELL FORD LINCOLN, INC.
  • 1805 ATLANTA HWY
  • Jobs retained: 104
• DIXIE ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.
  • 5195 Shiloh Rd
  • Jobs retained: 54
• HEART AND VASCULAR CARE, INC.
  • 3970 Deputy Bill Cantrell Memorial Dr 100
  • Jobs retained: 115
• LEON JONES FEED & GRAIN, INC.
  • 4880 Leland Drive
  • Jobs retained: 120
• PINECREST ACADEMY INC
  • 955 PEACHTREE PARKWAY
  • Jobs retained: 266
• SOBH AUTOMOTIVE OF CUMMING, INC.
  • 1105 BUFORD RD
  • Jobs retained: 92
• SUMMIT RESOURCES LLC
  • 410 Peachtree Pkwy
  • Jobs retained: 7
• TRONCALLI AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.
  • 818 Atlanta Road 0.0
  • Jobs retained: 164
• VERTICAL EARTH INCORPORATED
  • 6025 Matt Hwy
  • Jobs retained: 187

More than 18,000 businesses in Georgia were approved for loans greater than $150,000. Those loans account for 865,581 Georgia jobs, according to the SBA.

Here's a breakdown of loan amounts approved in Georgia:

• $5 million to $10 million: 123
• $2 million to $5 million 624
• $1 million to $2 million: 1,417
• $350,000 to $1 million: 5,298
• $150,000 to $300,000: 10,829

Loans to Georgia businesses ran the gamut and included higher education institutions, religious schools, manufacturers, car washes, real estate agent companies and non-profits.

A searchable database can be found here of coronavirus loans over $150,000 given to Georgia businesses. Because a business's legal name may not match its publicly known name, Patch has included street addresses so readers can more easily follow the money. All information is as supplied by the SBA. If information is blank, the applicant may not have disclosed it when applying for a loan.

The full list of SBA loans across the U.S. can be found here.

(The chart of loans to Georgia businesses is best viewed when signed in to Patch. If you see an error message below, click here.)

Patch Editor Jim Massara contributed to this article.