Coronavirus Relief Loans In Tampa: Where PPP Money Went

TAMPA, FL — If you were one of the hundreds of small business owners who could not qualify for a Paycheck Protection Program loan, here's some of the competition who beat you out.

In Tampa Bay alone, dozens of companies were able to obtain millions of dollars in PPP loans by applying under different names or locations for the same limited liability company, partnership or corporation.

On Monday, for the first time, the Department of Treasury and Small Business Administration released a list of businesses and nonprofit groups who successfully applied for emergency loans ranging from $10 million to $150,ooo.

Since April 3, the federal government has granted more than $530 billion in coronavirus relief funding to 4.5 million applicants. The program was originally scheduled to end June 30 but the Senate voted to extend it to Aug. 8.

The PPP was established as part of the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (Cares) Act.

From the start of the PPP program, Tampa Bay small business owners who were forced to furlough workers and struggled to keep their doors open complained they were at a disadvantage.

Much of the funding went first to the customers the banks already knew and trusted ― including large corporations.

More than 7,500 Tampa Bay businesses and nonprofits received PPP loans, including companies headed by some millionaire CEOs.

According to the National Federation of Independent Businesses, 70 percent of small businesses in the United States applied for PPP loans but only two in three businesses (72 percent of those that applied) were successful.

The NFIB Research Center cited pre-screening and an existing relationship with an SBA-approved lender as major factors in the success of those businesses that received loans.

The majority of small business owners (84 percent) who successfully submitted their application already had a checking or savings account with the bank where they applied, said the NFIB.

Most banks that participated in the program and facilitated the PPP loans were only taking applications from current customers.

Just under half of the successful applicants had an active loan with the bank and another 24 percent had a business credit card associated with the bank.

Only 1 percent of successful applicants applied at a bank with which they had no previous association.

Of the 28 percent of small business owners who were not successful, most of them (68 percent) said they were waiting for their bank to start accepting PPP loans. Nine percent said they couldn't find a participating bank. Five percent were told by their bank that it had hit its limit of accepting loans. And 5 percent found the process too complicated to proceed.

There were 205 Florida companies lucky enough to land the big money (loans ranging from $5 million to $10 million).

Among them was the Tampa branch of Morgan & Morgan law offices, which has more than 50 offices around the country. Also snapping up the big PPP loans in Florida were other attorney's offices, developers, contractors and lobbying organizations.

Here are some Tampa businesses that received PPP funds:

PPP between $5 million and $10 million

1. Bisk Education Inc.

2. Avesta Homes

3. Harmony Healthcare

4. Morgan & Morgan, Tampa, P.A.

5. McNichols Co.

6. Accusoft Corp.

PPP between $2 million and 5 million

1. Bern's Steak House

2. Bill Currie Ford

3. Columbia Restaurant

4. Coast Dental

5. Captiva MVP Restaurant Partners

6. Carrollwood Day School Education Inc.

7. DACCO Behavioral Health Inc.

8. Family Ford

9. Ferman Motor Car Company

10. Franklin Street Financial Partners

11. Gulf Marine Repair Corp.

12. Lowry Park Zoological Society of Tampa

13. Pepin Distributing Company

14. Metropolitan Ministries

15. Merlin Law

16. Mental Health Care

17. Pittsburgh Grand Hotel

18. Sanwa Growers

19. Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center

20. Tampa Bay Downs

21. Tower Imaging

PPP between $1 million and $2 million

1. Angels Care Health Systems

2. Banko Overhead Doors

3. Bay Area Pools

4. Bay Area Youth

5. Bay Area Legal Services

6. BDG Architects

7. Brandon Motors

8. Bush Ross

9. Cambridge Christian School

10. Colwill Engineering Electrical

11. Caspers Service Co.

12. David Horvath, P.A.

13. Corbett Preparatory School

14. Elder Ford of Tampa

15. Ferman of Countryside

16. Grace Family Church of North Tampa

17. Humane Society of Tampa Bay

18. Jackson's Bistro and Bar

19. J.C. Newman Cigar Co.

20. Jesuit High School

21. Joffrey's Coffee & Tea Co.

22. Lions Eye Institute for Transplant and Research

23. Mainsail Epicurean Hotel

24. McKibbon Hotel Management

25. Northside Behavioral Health Center

26. PDQ Holdings

27. Phil's Cake Box

28. Socius Marketing

29. Stepp's Towing Service

30. Stern, Drake, Isbell & Associates, P.A.

31. Tampa Bay Surgery Center Associates

32. Tampa Catholic High School

33. Tampa JCC Federation

34. Tampa Preparatory School

35. Tampa School Development Corp.

36. The ARC Tampa Bay

37. The Florida Aquarium

PPP between $350,000 and $1 million

1. Abdoney Orthodontics

2. A Kid's Place of Tampa Bay

3. Academy Prep Center of Tampa

4. Atomic Tattoos

5. Beaux Arts Installation Group

6. Bi Rite Company

7. Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America

8. Bolin Law Group

9. Bond Auto Sales

10. Bridgeprep Academy of Tampa

11. Carpe Diem Pizza

12. Carsmetics

13. Caspers Distribution

14. Celebrity Carpets & Interiors

15. Century Buick

16. Champions for Children

17. Chappell Roberts Inc.

18. Charley's Steakhouse Cypress Street

19. Children's Museum of Tampa

20. Chili Pepper of Rocky Point

21. Christ the King Catholic School

22. Christopher Ligori, P.A.

23. Ciccio & Tony's Inc.

24. CMJ Restaurant Inc.

25. Coast Dental

26. Columbia Cafe

27. Columbia Food Service Co.

28. Columbia Restaurant Inc.

29. Colwill Engineering Mechanical

30. Congregation Schaarai Zedek

31. Coppertail Brewing Co.

32. Counter Culture Hospitality

33. Datz Delicatessen

34. Davis Islands Baptist Church

35. Dennis Hernandez & Associates, P.A.

36. Dentalworks USA

37. Design Styles Architecture

38. Families First of Florida

39. Feeding America Tampa Bay

40. Ferman on Dale Mabry

41. Fitlife Foods

42. Fleischman and Garcia Architects and Planners

43. Florida Family Primary Care Centers of Tampa

44. Florida Pain Relief Group

45. Florida West Coast Public Broadcasting

46. Fortune Street Partners

47. Fresco Foods

48. Girl Scouts of West Central Florida

49. Goody Goody of Hyde Park

50. Grillsmith

51. Gulf Tile and Cabinetry

52. Habitat for Humanity

53. Halo Purely for Pets

54. Hamilton Engineering & Surveying

55. Happy's Home Centers

56. Hardeman Landscape Nursery

57. Hattricks

58. Hess Spinal and Medical Centers

59. Human Development Center

60. Hyde Park United Methodist Church

61. Innovative Brewing

62. Island Design's Embroidery Outlet

63. Jim Browne Chevrolet

64. Lightning Pizza

65. Ligori & Ligori, P.A.

66. Literacy Leadership Technology Academy

67. Luxury Bath of Tampa Bay

68. MacDonald Training Center

69. Magnolia Dayschool

70. Mainsail Fenway Hotel

71. Meat Market Tampa

72. Mechanik, Nuccio, Hearne & Wester, P.A.

73. Medi-Weightloss Franchising

74. Metro Development Group

75. Metro Diner

76. Mike's Pies

77. More Bakery

78. Newslink of Tampa

79. Newspaper Printing Co.

80. North Tampa Automotive

81. North Tampa Christian Academy

82. North Tampa Nissan

83. Northgate Lincoln-Mercury

84. Old Memorial Club

85. Outdoor America Images

86. Oxford Exchange

87. PDQ

88. Purple Pizza Eaters

89. R&B The Colony Restaurant

90. Rivergate Restaurant Co.

91. Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tampa Bay

92. Salt & Citrus Catering Co.

93. Sarrk Restaurants

94. Seaborn Private School

95. Sembler Investments

96. Sherwood Hospitality Group

97. Smith & Associates Real Estate

98. SPCA Tampa Bay

99. Speedline Team Sports

100. St. Lawrence Catholic School

101. St. John's Episcopal Parish Day School

102. St. Mary's Episcopal Day School

103. Stand Up Guys Junk Removal

104. Steelbach

105. Stepp's Transportation Service

106. Success 4 Kids and Families

107. Sundial Ltd.

108. Sunny Florida Dairy

109. Tampa Airport Hotel

110. Tampa Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau

111. Tampa Bay History Center

112. Tampa Bay Imaging

113. Tampa Day School

114. Tampa Lighthouse for the Blind

115. Tampa Oaks Senior Living

116. Tampa Taco

117. The Crossing Church

118. The Hall at the Yard

119. The Spring of Tampa Bay

120. The Window Depot

121. Turning Point of Tampa

122. Uncle John's Pride

123. United Soccer Leagues

124. Universal Academy of Florida Inc.

125. University Area Community Development Corp.

126. Vitamin Dicount Center

127. Westshore Hotel Owner

128. Wright Gourmet House Corp.

129. Yacht Starship Dining Cruises

PPP between $150,000 and $350,000

1. 4 Rivers Smokehouse

2. A & S Restaurant

3. Abby's Health Food

4. ABC Autos

5. Abe Brown Ministries

6. Academy of Tampa

7. Ackerman Jewelers

8. Acropolis Restaurant of New Tampa

9. Affordable Catering

10. Air Animal

11. All Creatures Medical Group

12. Amphitheater Ybor

13. Armature Works

14. Bayshore Animal Clinic

15. Bayshore Christian School

16. BBF of Temple Terrace

17. Bed Pros

18. Bernini of Ybor

19. Bible-Based Fellowship Church

20. BMW Enterprises

21. Brandon Crossroads Bowl

22. Brandon Automotive Management

23. Brew Bus Brewing

24. Bridging Freedom

25. Browbar

26. Captain's Fine Foods

27. Carlton Academy Day School

28. Carmine's Seventh Avenue

29. Carriage House Interiors

30. Celsius Marketing

31. Ceviche Tapas

32. Channelside Management

33. Christ the King Catholic Church

34. Coast Dental

35. Colwill Engineering Consulting Engineers

36. Colwill Engineering Inc.

37. Community Charter School of Excellence

38. Community Foundation of Tampa Bay

39. Cornerstone Family Ministries

40. Daily Eats

41. DUI Counterattack

42. Primrose School of Westchase

43. Eddie and Sam's N.Y. Pizza

44. Ella's Kitchen

45. Faith Outreach Centers

46. Family First

47. Family of Christ Lutheran Church

48. First Baptist Church of Progress Village

49. Ford's Garage of Westchase

50. Forest Hills Health Care

51. Fresh Kitchen

52. Global Fitness

53. Golf Locker

54. Greater Tampa Bay Area Council

55. Green Iguana Entertainment

56. Hillel School of Tampa

57. Hillsborough Education Foundation

58. Hillsdale Baptist Church

59. Hooters of North Tampa

60. Hooters of South Tampa

61. Hope International Ministries

62. Ice Sports Forum

63. Icon Preparatory School

64. Incarnation Catholic School

65. Irish 31

66. Islamic Society of Tampa Bay

67. Junior Achievement of Tampa Bay

68. The Hall on Franklin

69. Keke's Temple Terrace

70. Kennedy Investments

71. La Teresita restaurant

72. Lake Magdalene United Methodist Church

73. Lapequena Colombia Restaurant

74. Meals on Wheels of Tampa

75. Miguelito's Taqueria Y Tequilas

76. Mise En Place

77. Morning Star Catholic School

78. Mr. Dunderbak's

79. New Meeting House

80. Noble Crust

81. Oliva Tobacco Co.

82. Olympia Bakery

83. Palma Ceia United Methodist Church

84. Pane Rustica

85. Press Box Sports Emporium

86. Prime Time Sports Grill

87. Radiance Medspa of Tampa Bay

88. Radiant Church

89. Rick's on the River

90. Rooftop at the Heights

91. Samis Pita Bakery

92. Schifino Lee Inc.

93. Shoot Straight Tampa

94. Shooter's World

95. Smokehouse on Platt

96. Soho Hospitality Management

97. Soho Sushi

98. South Tampa Swim School

99. St. James United Methodist Church at Tampa Palms

100. St. Lawrence Catholic Parish

101. St. Paul Catholic Church

102. St. Peter Claver Catholic School

Search the complete database of PPP loans

Here's an interactive map that shows many of the businesses that received PPP loans valued above $150,000 in Tampa:

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This article originally appeared on the Tampa Patch