Small business loans awarded by Westmoreland County commissioners last week are helping companies in the Norwin area recover from economic setbacks created by the coronavirus pandemic.
Across the county, 260 small businesses were awarded grants totaling more than $4.3 million. Grants ranged from a few thousand dollars to a maximum of $25,000. They were funded through $31.5 million in federal funds funneled through the state as part of the government’s coronavirus relief program.
“It’s definitely going to be needed, especially because business is not where it should be when you have a really dry summer like this for a car wash,” said Brandon Lisotto, owner of Wash World Express along Route 30 in Irwin.
Lisotto is slated to receive $25,000 in grant money from the county after his business was closed from March to May when Gov. Tom Wolf ordered all nonessential businesses to shutter. Once the county reaches out with his contract and he receives the money, he plans to use it for payroll and to make up for lost income.
In addition to the county grant money, Lisotto also received the economic disaster loan and the paycheck protection loan distributed by the Small Business Administration.
“If we didn’t get those two things, we probably wouldn’t be in business,” he said.
Several other companies in the Norwin area also received grant money:
4 Seasons Travel in Irwin — $25,000
Carla Capozzi Riccelli DMD in Irwin — $25,000
D & L Industrial Supply Inc. in Irwin — $25,000
Dominic Surace Automotive in Irwin — $17,908
Fontana Dental, Dr. Michael Fontana in Irwin — $25,000
Gabonay Catholic Books in Irwin — $6,944.38
Mr. Mikes Pub & Pizza, JJ Bella Inc., in Irwin — $25,000
JP Tine Tool Manufacturing in Irwin — $10,398
Kavel Farms LLC in Irwin —$25,000
Lexport LLC in Irwin — $25,000
Marusso Inc. in Irwin — $25,000
McFeely’s Gourmet Chocolates LLC in Irwin — $10,056
Performance Machining Inc. in Irwin — $25,000
Shear Perfection Salon in Irwin — $22,543
Simply Spotless Cleaning in Irwin — $18,941
The Wooden Loft LLC in Irwin — $14,005
Wash World Express LLC in Irwin — $25,000
Welty’s Auto Parts Inc. in Irwin — $6,910
Wyld’n Wooley’s in Irwin —$3,445
YPT Service LLC in Irwin — $11,869
Holiday Travel International in North Huntingdon — $25,000
Toddler Town in North Huntingdon — $2,318.75
Albanese Sinchar Smith & Co. in North Huntingdon — $8,406
Clean Power Resources in North Huntingdon — $25,000
Creative Adventures Learning Center in North Huntingdon — $10,357
Embellished Images by CSDI, Creative Stitches by Dina Inc., in North Huntingdon — $25,000
Durbiano Enterprises Inc. in North Huntingdon — $10,253
2 Ladies and a Gentleman, Industrial Café Inc., in North Huntingdon — $10,166
Industrial Contractors Supply in North Huntingdon — $25,000
Irwin Hotel Associates LP in North Huntingdon — $25,000
Mitchell General Contracting in North Huntingdon — $25,000
Norwin Clothiers in North Huntingdon — $25,000
Skuta Signs, Romaulda Limited Partnership, in North Huntingdon — $25,000
Swanson Distributing LLC in North Huntingdon — $25,000
Synergy Salon & Day Spa Inc. in North Huntingdon — $3,608
Thermo King of Pittsburgh in North Huntingdon — $25,000
Wawrzyniak Reporting Service in North Huntingdon — $17,782
Megan Tomasic is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Megan at 724-850-1203, [email protected] or via Twitter .
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