145 Columbus companies receive federal loans

A total of 145 companies in Columbus received loans of at least $150,000 from a government program intended to support the economy as states shut down in April to contain the viral outbreak, according to data released by the Treasury Department on Monday.

The Treasury identified just a fraction of the total borrowers, naming only those companies that got more than $150,000 and only releasing dollar ranges for the loan amounts, rather than exact figures. Those firms made up less than 15% of the nearly 5 million small companies that received loans.

In Columbus, 17 companies received at least $1 million in loans, including LHP Software LLC, which received between $5 million and $10 million, according to the Treasury data. A total of six companies — Dunlap & Company Inc., Force Construction Company Inc., PMG Indiana, Richardson Molding LLC, Rightway Fasteners Inc. and Taylor Brothers Construction — received between $2 million and $5 million.

An additional 10 companies received between $1 million and $2 million, including Ball Management Group Inc., Capco LLC, Estep & Company Inc., Kenny Glass, Our Hospice of Southern Indiana, Precision Tools Service Inc. SIHO Holdings Inc., Sunright American Inc., Vernet US Corporation and AIM Media Indiana LLC, which owns The Republic.

Nationwide, the recipients of the loans employed 51 million people before the pandemic began, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said, or about 85% of all workers at companies with fewer than 500 employees, according to The Associated Press.

Not all of those jobs were saved. The government won’t know how many were until companies apply to have the loans forgiven, a process that is just beginning.

The average loan amount for the entire program was $107,000, the Treasury Department said in a broad summary of the program. The government handed out $521 billion through the Paycheck Protection Program, a crucial piece of the government’s $2 trillion rescue package. The loans can be forgiven if the businesses mostly use the money to continue paying their workers. The program initially was set to expire June 30 but was extended last week to Aug. 8.

The public may never know the identity of more than 80% of the nearly 5 million beneficiaries to date because the administration has refused to release details on loans under $150,000. That secrecy spurred a lawsuit by news organizations including The Associated Press.

A total of 672 companies in Columbus received loans under $150,000, according to the Treasury database released on Monday.

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Between $5 million to $10 million

  • LHP Software LLC

Between $2 million to $5 million

  • Dunlap & Company Inc., Force Construction Company Inc., PMG Indiana, Richardson Molding LLC, Rightway Fasteners Inc. and Taylor Brothers Construction

Between $1 million and $2 million

  • AIM Media Indiana LLC, Ball Management Group Inc., Capco LLC, Estep & Company Inc., Kenny Glass, Our Hospice of Southern Indiana, Precision Tools Service Inc. SIHO Holdings Inc., Sunright American Inc. and Vernet US Corporation

An additional 128 companies received loans of least $150,000. A total of 672 other companies in Columbus received less than $150,000.

Visit therepublic.com for a complete of the companies that received at least $150,000 in paycheck protection loans.

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$5-10 million

  • LHP SOFTWARE LLC

$2-5 million

  • DUNLAP & COMPANY INC
  • FORCE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.
  • PMG INDIANA
  • RICHARDSON MOLDING, LLC
  • RIGHTWAY FASTENERS, INC.
  • TAYLOR BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION

$1-2 million

  • AIM MEDIA INDIANA, LLC
  • BALL MANAGEMENT GROUP INC
  • CAPCO LLC
  • ESTEP & COMPANY INC.
  • KENNY GLASS, INCORPORATED
  • OUR HOSPICE OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA, INC
  • PRECISION TOOLS SERVICE, INC.
  • SIHO HOLDING INC
  • SUNRIGHT AMERICA INC
  • VERNET US CORPORATION

$350,000-1 million

  • 737 VENTURES LLC
  • ANALYTICAL ENGINEERING, INC.
  • APPLIED LABORATORIES, INC.
  • BILL AUSTIN & ASSOCIATES, INC.
  • BOB POYNTER MOTORS COLUMBUS, INC
  • BOYER MACHINE & TOOL CO., INC.
  • CENTRAL SHEET METAL CO., INC.
  • CHEVROLET OF COLUMBUS, LLC
  • CIM AUDIO VISUAL, INC.
  • COLUMBUS ENGINEERING INC
  • COLUMBUS REGIONAL SHELTER FOR
  • CORK LIQUORS PAYROLL, LLC
  • DARTCO TRANSMISSION SALES & SERVICE, INC.
  • DUNN AND ASSOCIATES BENEFIT ADMINISTRATORS, INC
  • EHP NOLA HOTEL LLC
  • EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS INC., OF COLUMBUS, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
  • FIRST METALS & PLASTICS, INC
  • GEHRING UNDRGRD.UTIL.&PIPELINE
  • HUBLER COLUMBUS, INC
  • ITSUWA USA LLC
  • KAMIC CORP.
  • KROOT TRANSPORT LLC
  • MARVIN JOHNSON & ASSOCIATES INC
  • MCKAY MANAGEMENT, INC.
  • NAGAKURA ENGINEERING WORKS CO., INC.
  • NISSAN OF LAFAYETTE, LLC
  • NOBLITT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
  • PRECISE TOOLING SOLUTION INC
  • PREMIER FOODS, INC.
  • PRO-FORM PLASTICS, INC.
  • PROFESSIONAL CONCRETE CUTTING AND DRILLING LLC
  • QUALITY MACHINE AND TOOL WORKS INC
  • QUALTRONICS
  • REPP AND MUNDT, INC.
  • SARASOTA SEVEN BURGERS LLC
  • SKIN SOLUTIONS, LLC
  • SOUTHERN INDIANA ENT, LLC
  • SOUTHERN INDIANA ORTHOPEDICS
  • SOUTHERN INDIANA PARTS, INC.
  • SOUTHERN INDIANA SURGERY INC
  • SOUTHERN ROOFING, INC.
  • ST BARTHOLOMEW CATHOLIC CHURCH COLUMBUS INC
  • ST. PETERS LUTHERAN CHURCH OF COLUMBUS INDIANA
  • STERLING INDUSTRIES INC.
  • THE KROOT CORPORATION
  • THE PHILLIPS COMPANY, INC.
  • TIPTON MILLS FOODS LLC
  • TOBAR INC
  • TOOL DYNAMICS, LLC
  • TOUCHDOWN MACHINING INC.
  • WEST CONTAINER REPAIR INC
  • WHITE RIVER DENTAL LLC

$150,000-350,000

  • A STEP AHEAD PEDIATRIC THERAPY, INC
  • ABC LEARNING CENTRE INC
  • ADVANCED MOLD AND ENGINEERING INC.
  • ADVANTAGE HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING INC
  • ALLIED COLLECTION SERVICE, INC.
  • AMERICAS COMMERCIAL TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CO LLC
  • BECK ROCKER & HABIG, P.C.
  • BLACKERBY’S HANGAR 5 RESTAURANT INC
  • BLAIREX LABORATORIES INC
  • BREEDEN INC
  • BRIX HAUS BREWING INC.
  • CE SYSTEMS, INC.
  • CENTRAL FG BURGER DEVELOPMENT, LLC
  • CERA SPORTS CORPORATION
  • CHAM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
  • CIRCLE R MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS, INC.
  • CLARITY OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA INC
  • CMR ELECTRIC INC.
  • COCA COLA BOTTLING COMPANY I
  • COLE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
  • COLUMBUS SPECIALTY SURGERY CENTER LLC
  • COLUMBUS WAREHOUSE&CARTAGE,INC
  • COURT APPOINTED ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN, INC.
  • CROSSPOINT HOTEL DEVELOPERS INC
  • DERMATOLOGY PHYSICIANS, INC
  • DRIFTWOOD BUILDERS, INC.
  • DSE, INC.
  • ESTEP CATERING LLC
  • FIREHOUSE GOOD GROUP, LLC
  • FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH COLUMBUS INC.
  • FORD OF COLUMBUS, LLC
  • FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH OF BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY INC
  • FUTURE TOOL & ENGINEERING CO INC
  • GARAGE PUB PARTNERS LLC
  • HARRISON LAKE DINING AND GOLF CLUB, INC.
  • HOPE VETERINARY CLINIC INC
  • HRC ROOFING & SHEET METAL COMPANY INC
  • IMPRINT PEDIATRIC THERAPY LLC
  • JIM GORDON, INC.
  • JONCY INC
  • JURREMA, INC.
  • KIRR MARBACH & COMPANY, LLC
  • LHP DATA ANALYTIC SOLUTIONS, LLC
  • LOHMEYER PLUMBING, LLC
  • NEW WELLSPRING LLC
  • NICHOLS BODY COMPANY INC
  • NORTHSIDE PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATES, P.C.
  • P4 AUTOMOTIVE, LLC
  • PAPA’S FAMILY LLC
  • PAWLUS DENTAL INC
  • PYRAMID PAPER PRODUCTS INC
  • REAL WORLD TESTING LLC
  • REISING RADIO PARTNERS INC.
  • RIVERSIDE CARPET WAREHOUSE INC
  • SACHLEBEN & SACHLEBEN INC
  • SCHAFSTALL INC
  • SHORELINE PARTNERSHIP INC.
  • SINK CANCER LL
  • SOUTH CENTRAL ROOFING INC
  • SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA ANESTHESIA ASSOCIATES
  • SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA GASTROENTEROLOGY LLC
  • SUMMERS OF COLUMBUS, INC
  • T AND K TRUCKING-COLUMBUS, INC
  • THE CHRISTOPHER STEPHEN CORPORATION
  • THE RIDGE OF COLUMBUS, INDIANA, INC.
  • TPS INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, LLC
  • TR&D LLC
  • TURNER’S MACHINING SPECIALTIES, INC.
  • UNITED WAY OF BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY
  • UWBA DESIGN, LLC
  • VENEER SERVICE LLC
  • VISION HOTEL PARTNERS, LLC
  • VOELZ BODY SHOP, INC
  • WHITE RIVER BROADCASTING COMPANY
  • WOLFF INDIANA, LLC
  • ZWANZIGZ, INC

IN HOPE

ACTION FILTRATION, INC.

MHART EXPRESS INC.

DECKARD TOOL AND ENGINEERING INC.

NADING MECHANICAL,INC.

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