Georgia Businesses Received $14.5 Billion in PPP Loans

Monday, July 13th, 2020

More than 156,000 Georgia businesses received a loan from the federal government as part of coronavirus relief, according to new data released from the Small Business Administration.

The Paycheck Protection Program is designed to "help businesses keep their workforce employed during the COVID-19 crisis," the SBA says on its website, and companies across every sector and every corner of the state received more than $14.5 billion in recent months.

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