Mike Christopherson Crookston Times In a free-wheeling chat covering a myriad of topics with Minnesota Chamber of Commerce President Doug Loon and two American Crystal Sugar leaders, Loon returned to a common theme, and what he said is at the forefront of the chamber’s message to legislators in St. Paul this session: Do no more harm to Minnesota businesses big and small that have already been harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic and are trying to claw their way back. The “premiere issue” the state chamber is focusing on right now that Loon says would do more harm to businesses involves the pandemic-inspired Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which started as loans to businesses so they could keep employees on the payroll during shutdowns, lockdowns or other business restrictions, but became forgivable loans/grants if participating businesses properly followed PPP parameters.