Ouray County businesses received more than $8 million through the Paycheck Protection Program this spring, according to data released last week by the Small Business Administration.

Nine Ouray County businesses were identified in the SBA records as recipients of loans between $150,000 and $1 million, while 215 smaller loans were made to unnamed businesses and organizations in Ouray and Ridgway.

Businesses and nonprofit organizations with fewer than 500 employees were able to apply for the funding ...