Here's Where Coronavirus Relief Loans Went In Washington

SEATTLE, WA — Nearly 16,000 Washington 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 employees on their payroll, without cutting pay. However, the money does not necessarily go directly to workers. As long as the business keeps paying employees, funds can also be used to cover 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.

In Washington, relief funds were sent to a variety of businesses and organizations, ranging from small restaurants to large companies with hundreds of employees.

More than 100 businesses were approved for the highest loan bracket, receiving between $5 million and $10 million, including:

• Taylor Shellfish Company
• Ivars Inc.
• MOD Super Fast Pizza
• Northwest Restaurants Inc.
• The Seattle Times Company
• Manke Lumber Company
• Expert Drywall Inc.
• Community Health of Central Washington

Here's how PPP loans were distributed throughout Washington:

Review city-specific summaries here:

• Seattle
• Bellevue
• Renton
• Sammamish/Issaquah
• Kirkland
• Redmond
• Puyallup
• Gig Harbor
• Lakewood
• Bonney Lake/Sumner

Patch reporter Charlie Woodman contributed to this story.