SBA approves $2.7 million in Iowa loans in August

U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loans

The U.S. Small Business Administration backed 41 loans for $21,596,800 to Iowa businesses in August, including four in the Corridor.

Area businesses receiving loan approvals in June included: 

  • Eawood LLC, Amana, $445,500
  • Skye’s The Limit Inc., Oxford, $10,000
  • The Midnight Gem LLC, Cedar Rapids, $2,098,000
  • Hunter Quality Contracting LLC, Lisbon, $120,000

Corridor loan approvals totaled $2,673,000 in June. Corridor businesses reported retaining nine jobs and creating 17 as a result. 

Statewide, the SBA 7(a) and 504 programs capitalized 16 new and 25 existing businesses that report creating 165 new jobs and retaining 189 jobs as a result.