There were seven PPP loans issued in Arkansas during the week ending July 5. The average loan size in the state was between $1 to 2 million.
There are approximately five million approved PPP loans with a total of $517,451,965,102 set aside for funding, according to the Small Business Administration. The average loan size was around $105,000 with over 5,000 lenders currently participating in the program.
The program was slow to get off the ground when it was crushed by an onslaught of would-be applicants. Another major criticism of the program pertained to who was receiving the loans. A program that was meant for small businesses witnessed the Los Angeles Lakers receive $4.6 million from the program. The Lakers qualified for the program under the rules as written but returned the funds according to a Laker’s statement provided to news outlets.
| Recipients | Date Received | Dollar Amount Received |
|---|---|---|
| Welspun Pipes, Inc. | 2020-06-29 | $5-10 million |
| Bowman Restaurant Group, LLC | 2020-06-29 | $150,000-350,000 |
| C & L Electric Cooperative Corporation | 2020-06-30 | $1-2 million |
| Dancor Transit, Inc. | 2020-06-30 | $1-2 million |
| Clark Machinery Company | 2020-06-30 | $350,000-1 million |
| Ty Garments USA, LLC | 2020-06-30 | $350,000-1 million |
| Americas Best Companies, Inc. | 2020-06-30 | $150,000-350,000 |
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