PPP loans in Aitkin County, Minnesota

Name: Aitkin County, Minnesota
Address: MN, US

Each amount is what the Small Business Administration approved, as SBA published it, and says nothing more about the borrower. SBA guaranteed 437 Paycheck Protection Program loans for businesses it recorded in Aitkin County, $27.7 million in all.

Aitkin County, as of September 30, 2024

$27.7 million
Approved: $27,716,374; 0.2% of the $16.6 billion approved in Minnesota.; 437
Loans: 344 first draws and 93 second draws.; 99.1%
Forgiven: 433 of 437 loans carry a forgiveness amount, $27.8 million in all.; 0.7%
Charged off: 3 of 437 loans, approved for $62.5 thousand. That is the loans' size, not what SBA lost.

The largest borrowers in Aitkin County · 2020–21

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The largest borrowers in Aitkin County, 2020–21
Rank	Name	USD	Loans
1	Aitkin Community Hospital Inc, Aitkin	$5.6 million$5,608,400	1
2	Floe International Inc., McGregor	$1.6 million$1,564,600	1
3	Savanna Pallets, Inc., McGregor	$1.4 million$1,403,700	1
4	Aicota Health Care Center Inc, Aitkin	$949.5 thousand$949,465	1
5	Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative, Aitkin	$936.7 thousand$936,700	1
6	Raveill Trucking, Inc., McGregor	$706.4 thousand$706,400	1
7	American Peat Technology, LLC, Aitkin	$633.0 thousand$633,000	1
8	Aitkin Health Services, Aitkin	$594.6 thousand$594,565	1
9	Aitkin Auto Group, Inc, Aitkin	$466.9 thousand$466,900	1
10	Paulbecks Inc, Aitkin	$386.0 thousand$386,000	1
11	Gabeshiwigamig Niish LLC, McGregor	$358.8 thousand$358,800	2
12	Minisinaakwaang Leadership Academy, McGregor	$324.2 thousand$324,193	2
13	Willey's Marine Incorporated, McGregor	$315.3 thousand$315,265	1
14	Garrison Disposal Company, Aitkin	$275.0 thousand$275,000	1
15	J & J Dagen, Inc., Aitkin	$238.8 thousand$238,817	2
16	Block North LLC, Aitkin	$218.3 thousand$218,270	2
17	Tony Nistler Trucking Inc, McGregor	$214.3 thousand$214,300	1
18	Central Minnesota Dental Partners PLLC, Aitkin	$199.6 thousand$199,633	1
19	Central Minnesota Dental Partners, PLLC, Aitkin	$199.6 thousand$199,600	1
20	The Office Shop Inc, Aitkin	$192.7 thousand$192,670	1
21	Hazelwood Corporation, Aitkin	$181.4 thousand$181,415	2
22	Blue Water Creations Inc., Hill City	$175.5 thousand$175,490	2
23	Mille Lacs Wild Rice Corp, Aitkin	$167.0 thousand$166,978	1
24	Covenant Pines Ministries, McGregor	$162.0 thousand$161,959	1
25	Aitkin County Developmental Achievement Center, McGregor	$161.1 thousand$161,050	1
26	Aitkin Motor Company, Aitkin	$154.9 thousand$154,855	1
27	Kc Companies Of Aitkin Inc, Aitkin	$150.4 thousand$150,400	1
28	Covenant Pines Ministries, McGregor	$138.3 thousand$138,265	1
29	Gravelle Plumbing And Heating Inc, Aitkin	$135.4 thousand$135,430	1
30	Thompson, Aitkin	$132.0 thousand$132,000	1
31	Rivers Edge Assisted Living Inc., Aitkin	$131.1 thousand$131,100	1
32	Thompson Excavating LLC, Aitkin	$127.8 thousand$127,772	1
33	Lundberg Plumbing & Heating, Inc., Aitkin	$126.0 thousand$126,000	1
34	Aitkin Body Shop, Inc, Aitkin	$125.5 thousand$125,500	1
35	Roadside Restaurants Incorporated, Aitkin	$124.0 thousand$124,007	1
36	Aitkin Pharmacy Services LLC, McGregor	$120.8 thousand$120,833	1
37	Timber Transport Inc, McGregor	$120.7 thousand$120,700	1
38	Aitkin County Developmental Achievement Center Inc, McGregor	$120.0 thousand$120,000	1
39	Chuhanic Inc, Aitkin	$115.5 thousand$115,500	1
40	Ukura's Big Dollar, LLC, McGregor	$113.7 thousand$113,690	1
41	Northern Air Plumbing And Heating LLC, Aitkin	$108.3 thousand$108,300	1
42	Big Sandy Camp And Retreat Center, McGregor	$105.0 thousand$105,000	1
43	Teemark Manufacturing Inc., Aitkin	$104.0 thousand$103,952	1
44	Teemark Manufacturing, Inc., Aitkin	$103.9 thousand$103,900	1
45	Eyecare Centers Of Aitkin And McGregor, Aitkin	$103.3 thousand$103,273	1
45	Eyecare Centers Of Aitkin And McGregor, Optometrists P.A., Aitkin	$103.3 thousand$103,273	1
47	T & J Dagen Hospitality, Inc., Aitkin	$101.2 thousand$101,174	2
48	Klennert Stores, Hill City	$98,300	1
49	Nistler Kowitz Logging, Inc., McGregor	$97,700	1
50	Timber Lakes Septic Services Inc, Aitkin	$97,384	1
51	Gobles Sewer Service Inc, Aitkin	$95,780	1
52	Aitkin Pharmacy Services, LLC, McGregor	$95,000	1
53	Hometown Building Supply Of Aitkin, Inc., Aitkin	$89,100	1
54	Brian Roth, Mc Grath	$89,000	1
55	Big Sandy Golf Inc, McGregor	$88,245	1
56	Nistler Plumbing And Heating Inc, McGregor	$87,933	1
57	Coach's Deerwood Inc, Aitkin	$87,819	1
58	Nistler Plumbing And Heating Inc, McGregor	$87,195	1
59	Paquette Design And Build LLC, McGregor	$86,633	1
60	Roadside Restaurants Incorporated, Aitkin	$83,900	1
61	Ryan & Hoppe Investment Management LLC, Aitkin	$78,558	1
62	Park Lane Estates LLC, Aitkin	$78,400	1
63	D&G Marklund Inc., Aitkin	$77,981	2
64	McGuire Mechanical Inc, Aitkin	$77,905	1
65	Oakley Robinson, Mc Grath	$77,421	1
66	Robinson Lumber & Treating, Mc Grath	$77,400	1
67	McGuire Mechanical Inc, Aitkin	$77,100	1
68	David A Winegar DDS Chartered, McGregor	$75,435	1
69	Liljenquist Sewer & Excavating Inc, Aitkin	$75,000	1
70	Mystic Meadow Homes, Inc, Aitkin	$71,800	1
71	Anchor Medical, LLC, Aitkin	$71,200	1
72	Rasley Oil Company, Aitkin	$69,200	1
73	Paquette Design And Build, LLC, McGregor	$67,000	1
74	Equipment & Manufacturing Company LLC, Aitkin	$64,500	1
75	Team Deadrick Inc, Aitkin	$64,045	1
76	Pine Agency Of Aitkin Inc., Aitkin	$62,700	1
77	Minnesota Ave. N. Pharmacy Services Ltd., Aitkin	$62,450	1
78	Rocon Paving, Mc Grath	$62,100	1
79	Aitkin County Abstract Company, Aitkin	$61,900	1
80	Grandt Builders, Aitkin	$60,000	1
81	Equipment & Manufacturing Company LLC, Aitkin	$59,705	1
82	Coach's Deerwood Inc, Aitkin	$57,450	1
83	T And A Automotive Inc, Aitkin	$56,895	1
84	McGregor Soft Serve, Inc., McGregor	$56,816	1
85	D & L Hyytinen, Inc, Aitkin	$55,200	1
86	Dean Masonry And Concrete LLC, McGregor	$52,768	1
87	Life Guard Anethesia Services, Inc., Aitkin	$52,000	1
88	Fireside Inn Inc, McGregor	$51,642	1
89	Stephen Reinhardt DBA None, Palisade	$50,432	1
90	Hanzell Co, Aitkin	$49,700	1
91	Pietz Prime Ventures, Inc. Fka: Up North Fireplace Gallery,, Aitkin	$49,100	1
92	Northland Hydraulic Service Inc., Hill City	$48,570	1
93	Northland Hydraulic Service Inc, Hill City	$48,500	1
94	Pj Mechanical Inc, Aitkin	$47,925	1
95	Sathers Gateway, Inc, McGregor	$47,500	1
96	Big Sandy Camp And Retreat Center, McGregor	$47,297	1
97	Dean Masonry & Concrete LLC, McGregor	$45,700	1
98	Liljenquist Sewer And Excavating Inc, Aitkin	$45,000	1
99	MacDonald Construction Services LLC, Finlayson	$43,632	2
100	Thompson Farms, Aitkin	$42,775	1

How the list is drawn

100 of the 418 borrowers ranked in Aitkin County are listed: every one ranked in the top 100, with ties. Borrowers approved the same amount share a rank, so the list can be longer than 100.
A borrower is ranked here when SBA recorded its first loan in Aitkin County. Its amount is summed over every loan it was approved, a first draw, a second or both, and is not what was forgiven or repaid, which each borrower’s page shows loan by loan.

Sources

SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) FOIA — loan-level data — U.S. Small Business Administration · Public domain — U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
Census Bureau county population estimates — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 23, 2026

Data retrieved September 23, 2026

Aitkin County, as of September 30, 2024

The largest borrowers in Aitkin County · 2020–21

How the list is drawn

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