Coronavirus Relief Loans In Mendota Heights: Where PPP Money Went

MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN — Thousand of Minnesota businesses have received Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, loans to help pay their employees during the coronavirus pandemic.

PPP loans were established as part of the federal government's CARES act, and are similar to grants: they will be forgiven as long as businesses keep their employees on their payroll, without cutting their pay. However, the money does not necessarily have to go directly to employees as long as the business keeps paying them — it can also be used to pay interest on mortgages, rent and utilities.

The U.S. Small Business Administration released data Monday that shows nearly 5 million businesses have received PPP loans totaling over $521,000,000,000. The U.S. Treasury says that money has supported 51.1 million jobs, as much as 84 percent of America's small business employees.

Here are local businesses and organizations that accepted PPP:

PPP between $150K - $300K

BERG PLUMBING & HEATING, INCORPORATED

BLACKHAWK INCORPORATED

GREAT AIR INC

HEART TO HOME INCORPORATED

MENDOTA HEIGHTS WP, LLC

SONSHINE LEARNING CENTER

TAYLOR SALES, L.L.C.

TOWER SOLUTIONS, LLC

YES GROUP, INC

PPP between $350K - $1 million

AVM CONSTRUCTION LLC

COUSINEAU WALDHAUSER KIESELBACH PA

CREATIVE CARE RESOURCES INC

MENDAKOTA COUNTRY CLUB, INC.

PIONEER ENGINEERING PA

POWER PLAY MARKETING GROUP, LLC

SHAC LLC

SIGMA ENTERPRISES LLC

PPP between $1 million - $2 million

HOLLSTADT ASSOCIATES, INC.

NAVEGATE, INC.

WATER STREET RESTAURANTS GROUP LLC

PPP between $2 million - $5 million

NORTHERN CONTOURS, INC

Here is a complete list of all Minnesota businesses who have received PPP loans over $150,000. Tens of thousands more businesses received loans under $150,000.

Editor's Note: The data used in this story came from the Small Business Administration. Since the release of the PPP database, a number of errors related to the loan amounts received by small businesses have been reported. If your business is listed here as receiving the wrong loan amount, email william.bornhoft@patch.com so we can make the correction.