In 6 charts: Where PPP money went in NoCo and Boulder Valley

On Monday morning, the U.S. Treasury Department and the U.S. Small Business Administration released the most granular information yet on the flow of money out of the $659 billion pot of money approved for the Paycheck Protection Program, meant to help struggling small businesses retain workers amid the severe economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

BizWest analyzed the data available Monday to gauge PPP activity in Berthoud, Boulder, Broomfield, Erie, Estes Park, Evans, Firestone, Fort Collins, Fort Lupton, Frederick, Greeley, Johnstown, Lafayette, Longmont, Louisville, Loveland, Niwot, Milliken, Timnath, Westminster, Windsor and Wellington.

There’s still a lot we don’t know. For example,…