Coronavirus Relief Loans In Huntersville: Where PPP Money Went

HUNTERSVILLE, NC — More than 16,000 North Carolina businesses and non-profits have received loans from the Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, 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 its 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.

On Monday, the U.S. Small Business Administration released data showing that 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's an interactive map that shows many of the businesses that received PPP loans valued above $150,000 in Huntersville:

Here are some of the local businesses in Huntersville who received PPP funds:

PPP between $150K - $350K

• Birkdale Animal Hospital
• Carolina Foot & Ankle of Huntersville
• Carolina Renaissance Limited Partnership
• Christ Community Church, Huntersville Inc
• Lake Norman Baptist Church
• Phoenix Montessori Academy

PPP between $350K - $1 million

• Huntersville Ford, LLC
• Northstone Country Club, LLC
• Southlake Presbyterian Church
• Red Rocks Cafe Birkdale LLC

PPP between $1 million - $2 million

• Lake Norman Charter School
• Lake Norman Motor Sales LLC
• Priority Automotive Huntersville, Inc
• Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church

PPP between $2 million - $5 million

• Carolina Urology Partners LLC
• Charlotte Gastroenterology & Hepatology, PLLC
• Verigent LLC

A complete list of all North Carolina businesses who have received PPP loans over $150,000 may be downloaded here. Tens of thousands more businesses received loans under $150,000.

Learn more about PPP loans at the SBA's website here.

Lucas Combos, Patch Staff, contributed