Lake Oswego businesses are big winners in Paycheck Protection Program

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Lake Oswego businesses have stepped up to take advantage of the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program. As part of the program, the government provided up to $659 billion in financial support to banks to make low-interest loans to companies and nonprofit organizations in response to the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

A ProPublica analysis shows 210 Lake Oswego businesses in zip codes 97034 and 97035 have had loans approved by lenders and disclosed by the Small Business Administration (SBA).

The largest loan recipients, 21 businesses receiving loans of $1 million or more, are:

Location: LAKE OSWEGO, OR

Business Type: Corporation

Loan Amount: $5-10 million

 

Location: LAKE OSWEGO, OR

Business Type: Limited Liability Company(LLC)

Loan Amount: $2-5 million

 

Location: LAKE OSWEGO, OR

Business Type: Subchapter S Corporation

Loan Amount: $2-5 million

 

Location: LAKE OSWEGO, OR

Business Type: Corporation

Loan Amount: $2-5 million

 

Location: LAKE OSWEGO, OR

Business Type: Limited Liability Company (LLC)

Loan Amount: $2-5 million

 

Location: LAKE OSWEGO, OR

Business Type: Limited Liability Company(LLC)

Loan Amount: $2-5 million

 

Location: LAKE OSWEGO, OR

Business Type: Limited Liability Company(LLC)

Loan Amount: $2-5 million

 

Location: LAKE OSWEGO, OR

Business Type: Limited Liability Company(LLC)

Loan Amount: $2-5 million

 

Location: LAKE OSWEGO, OR

Business Type: Partnership

Loan Amount: $1-2 million

 

Location: LAKE OSWEGO, OR

Business Type: Corporation

Loan Amount: $1-2 million

 

Location: LAKE OSWEGO, OR

Business Type: Limited Liability Company(LLC)

Loan Amount: $1-2 million

 

Location: LAKE OSWEGO, OR

Business Type: Subchapter S Corporation

Loan Amount: $1-2 million

 

Location: LAKE OSWEGO, OR

Business Type: Partnership

Loan Amount: $1-2 million

 

Location: LAKE OSWEGO, OR

Business Type: Limited Liability Company(LLC)

Loan Amount: $1-2 million

 

Location: LAKE OSWEGO, OR

Business Type: Corporation

Loan Amount: $1-2 million

 

Location: LAKE OSWEGO, OR

Business Type: Corporation

Loan Amount: $1-2 million

 

Location: LAKE OSWEGO, OR

Business Type: Corporation

Loan Amount: $1-2 million

 

Location: LAKE OSWEGO, OR

Business Type: Subchapter S Corporation

Loan Amount: $1-2 million

 

Location: LAKE OSWEGO, OR

Business Type: Corporation

Loan Amount: $1-2 million

 

Location: LAKE OSWEGO, OR

Business Type: Subchapter S Corporation

Loan Amount: $1-2 million

 

Location: LAKE OSWEGO, OR

Business Type: Corporation

Loan Amount: $1-2 million

 

A complete list of all Lake Oswego recipients of $150,000 or more is available at ProPublica, an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism.

Note:
This data comes from the Small Business Administration, and includes lender-approved loans under the Paycheck Protection Program of at least $150,000. The federal government released data on loan approvals of less than $150,000, and that data was used to calculate summary figures for states. Organizations with lender-approved loans of less than $150,000 do not appear in this data. Other loan programs, such as Economic Injury Disaster Loans, are not included in this database.

Hitting the COVID-19 Jackpot

Individuals and small businesses all over America have been hit hard by the COVID-19 epidemic. Some have been fortunate enough to receive financial support from people sympathetic to their plight.

Shelley Luther hit the jackpot.

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Salon owner Shelley Luther after she was released from jail in Dallas, May 7, 2020.

The Dallas, TX owner of Salon à la Mode was arrested for opening her business despite COVID-19 restrictions. A GoFundMe page to help her went live on April 23, 2020, the day before her arrest.

“Shelley Luther is an American Hero that has decided to resist tyranny by opening her business against an unlawful State Executive Order,” read the description for the Shelly Luther Fund campaign.

A Texan, Rick Hire, says the Woke Patriots organization is behind the campaign. In a 30-minute May 9  YouTube video, Hire says he founded the organization to deal with challenges to constitutional rights and the group picked Luther to be the first beneficiary of a GoFundMe campaign.

The GoFundMe page was a hit right out of the gate. When an initial goal of $250,000 was rapidly surpassed, the goal was raised to $500,000. The total raised now sits at $500,040 and the window for donations has closed.

Most of the contributions have been well under $100, but some big givers have stepped up, too. Dan Patrick, the Lieutenant Governor of Texas, gave the most, $7,500, to cover Luther’s court-imposed fines.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott allowed personal care service facilities like salons to resume operations on May 8, so the restriction that spurred Luther’s protest is no longer in place. But the brief tempest made Luther $500,040 richer. Not only can she spend the money pretty much however she wants, but it may not even be taxable income.

Luther says she wants to spread her newfound wealth to those who need it. That probably won’t include the people who work at her salon. On May 3, Luther was approved for a government loan under the Paycheck Protection Program. The entire loan can be forgiven in full if at least 75 percent of it is used to pay her employee’s salaries.

What a deal!