Familiar names among recipients

In the Lehigh Valley, recipients of the largest loans included Bethlehem candymaker Just Born, guitar maker C.F. Martin & Co. Inc., and the Lehigh Valley Restaurant Group, which operates Red Robin restaurants in eastern and central Pennsylvania.

Other recipients included Pocono Raceway, the Allentown Diocese, the Greater Valley YMCA, and Orefield-based KidsPeace.

Some federal lawmakers who voted on the PPP legislation have ties to organizations that received money through the program. Rep. Mike Kelly, a Republican from Butler County, owns several car dealerships that received separate loans. A law firm where Rep. Matt Cartwright, a Democrat from Scranton, worked before running for Congress and where his wife is a partner, also