Small business loans awarded by Westmoreland County commissioners are helping companies in the Norwin area recover from economic setbacks created by the coronavirus pandemic.
Across the county, 260 small businesses recently 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 was selected 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. The Wash World owner said 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
