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V O L . X X X I N O. X I M AY 1 9 , 2 0 2 5 38 T H E L I S T Maine's largest SBA loans Ranked by loan amount, then jobs supported in fiscal year 2024 Borrower Loan amount/ jobs supported 1 1 Graves' Supermarkets Inc. Presque Isle $ 5,000,000 55 2 Pond Cove Millwork Inc. Saco $ 5,000,000 41 3 Sandy River Shop 'n Save Inc. Phillips $ 3,866,900 2 48 4 Sky Castle Studios LLC Portland $ 3,100,000 43 5 Performance Plumbing & HVAC Inc. York $ 2,520,000 16 6 Reily Ventures LLC Poland $ 2,125,000 2 7 Zuron Group LLC Lewiston $ 1,920,000 3 33 8 Castleberry Dental LLC Ellsworth $ 1,866,300 7 9 Cannell, Payne & Page Rockport $ 1,820,000 14 10 Fuel Me Up LLC 4 Augusta $ 1,752,000 1 11 JM Treat LLC dba DQ Biddeford $ 1,037,800 20 12 Bottom Line Investments LLC Canaan $ 999,000 11 13 New England Dumpsters Inc. dba Bin There Dump That Westbrook $ 950,500 2 14 Wildfire Restaurant Group dba Blaze Pizza Patten $ 950,000 16 15 Josh Williams Fitness LLC Kennebunk $ 900,000 6 16 Nautilus Construction LLC Kennebunk $ 880,000 9 17 St. Davies Corp. dba Jerry's Market Sanford $ 810,000 8 18 Viv Aesthetic Medicine LLC Portland $ 765,000 5 19 Kimball & Sons Logging Poland $ 762,500 5 20 REO Miyake LLC Portland $ 735,300 52 21 Frost Septic LLC Levant $ 700,000 4 22 Employ Maine LLC Portland $ 680,000 109 23 OSDBA Creations LLC Portland $ 680,000 10 24 Adventure Bean LLC dba The Little Gym Scarborough $ 654,500 5 11 11 JM Treat LLC dba DQ Biddeford $ 1,037,800 20 12 Bottom Line Investments LLC Canaan $ 999,000 11 13 New England Dumpsters Inc. dba Bin There Dump That Westbrook $ 950,500 2 14 Wildfire Restaurant Group dba Blaze Pizza Patten $ 950,000 16 15 Josh Williams Fitness LLC Kennebunk $ 900,000 6 16 Nautilus Construction LLC Kennebunk $ 880,000 9 17 St. Davies Corp. dba Jerry's Market Sanford $ 810,000 8 18 Viv Aesthetic Medicine LLC Portland $ 765,000 5 19 Kimball & Sons Logging Poland $ 762,500 5 20 REO Miyake LLC Portland $ 735,300 52 21 Frost Septic LLC Levant $ 700,000 4 22 Employ Maine LLC Portland $ 680,000 109 23 OSDBA Creations LLC Portland $ 680,000 10 24 Adventure Bean LLC dba The Little Gym Scarborough $ 654,500 5 11 25 Bernaiche Property Maintenance Caribou $ 600,000 6 5 26 Codin Broadcasting LLC Ellsworth $ 598,500 5 27 MCCL LLC dba The Sports Arena Bangor $ 598,000 7 4 28 SME Convenience dba Dee's Variety New Harbor $ 577,500 12 29 Naviina Salon and Day Spa Wells $ 560,000 12 30 Amie's Place Litchfield $ 558,000 3 SOURCE: U.S. Small Business Administration Note: Includes 7(a) type loans only. 1 Jobs supported = total jobs created and jobs retained as reported by lender on SBA loan application; figure is not reviewed, audited or validated by the U.S. SBA. 2 Represents two loans in the amounts of $2,720,000 and $1,146,900 3 Represents two loans in the amounts of 1,620,000 and $300,000 4 Plan to dba Aroma Joe's 5 Represents two loans in the amounts of $604,500 and $50,000 6 Represents two loans in the amounts of $450,000 and $150,000 from two different lenders 7 Represents two loans in the amounts of $448,000 and $150,000 - This list was compiled by Heide Martin and previously published in the Dec. 30, 2024 Mainebiz Book of Lists. Maine's largest SBA loans Ranked by loan amount, then jobs supported in fiscal year 2024 Borrower Loan amount/ jobs supported 1 1 Graves' Supermarkets Inc. Presque Isle $ 5,000,000 55 2 Pond Cove Millwork Inc. Saco $ 5,000,000 41 3 Sandy River Shop 'n Save Inc. Phillips $ 3,866,900 2 48 4 Sky Castle Studios LLC Portland $ 3,100,000 43 5 Performance Plumbing & HVAC Inc. York $ 2,520,000 16 6 Reily Ventures LLC Poland $ 2,125,000 2 7 Zuron Group LLC Lewiston $ 1,920,000 3 33 8 Castleberry Dental LLC Ellsworth $ 1,866,300 7 9 Cannell, Payne & Page Rockport $ 1,820,000 14 10 Fuel Me Up LLC 4 Augusta $ 1,752,000 1 11 JM Treat LLC dba DQ Biddeford $ 1,037,800 20 12 Bottom Line Investments LLC Canaan $ 999,000 11 13 New England Dumpsters Inc. dba Bin There Dump That Westbrook $ 950,500 2 14 Wildfire Restaurant Group dba Blaze Pizza Patten $ 950,000 16 15 Josh Williams Fitness LLC Kennebunk $ 900,000 6 16 Nautilus Construction LLC Kennebunk $ 880,000 9 17 St. Davies Corp. dba Jerry's Market Sanford $ 810,000 8 18 Viv Aesthetic Medicine LLC Portland $ 765,000 5 19 Kimball & Sons Logging Poland $ 762,500 5 20 REO Miyake LLC Portland $ 735,300 52 21 Frost Septic LLC Levant $ 700,000 4 22 Employ Maine LLC Portland $ 680,000 109 23 OSDBA Creations LLC Portland $ 680,000 10 24 Adventure Bean LLC dba The Little Gym Scarborough $ 654,500 5 11 1 Jobs supported = total jobs created and jobs retained as reported by lender on SBA loan application; figure is not reviewed, audited or validated by the U.S. SBA. 2 Represents two loans in the amounts of $2,720,000 and $1,146,900 3 Represents two loans in the amounts of 1,620,000 and $300,000 4 Plan to dba Aroma Joe's 5 Represents two loans in the amounts of $604,500 and $50,000 6 Represents two loans in the amounts of $450,000 and $150,000 from two different lenders N O T E : Includes 7(a) type loans only. 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