HARRISBURG – Gov.Tom Corbett has announced that the Department of Environmental Protection has awarded $996,713 in grants to help 134 small businesses across Pennsylvania invest in energy-efficiency or pollution-prevention projects.
“These grants are yet another example of my administration’s commitment to supporting small business owners inPennsylvania,” Corbett said. “I am pleased to bolster businesses, like these, that are working hard to become more energy efficient and environmentally friendly.”
Pennsylvania’s Small Business Advantage Grant program, funded through the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act, helps businesses with 100 or fewer employees. It provides 50-percent matching reimbursement grants of up to $9,500 to implement projects that will save 25 percent annually in pollution-prevention or energy-related costs.
The grants will create more than $3.7 million in private-sector investment in small businesses.
Examples of eligible projects include high-efficiency HVAC and insulation upgrades, high-efficiency lighting to save energy, installation of energy-efficient heat pumps and new auxiliary power units that help large trucks reduce time spent with idling engines.
Since 2004, the program has awarded in excess of $8.5 million in more than 1776 small businesses statewide.
For more information about how the DEP can help support small businesses or about future Small Business Advantage Grant programs, contact DEP’s Office of the Small Business Ombudsman at 717-772-8909 or via email at epadvantagegrant@pa.gov.
Editor’s note: The 134 businesses that were awarded grants are listed below, alphabetically by county, with the business name and award amount.
Allegheny
Alpine Packaging, Inc. - $9,500
Copper Properties LP - $8,043
Diane Cleaners, Inc. - $9,500
Optimus Technologies, LLC - $7,365
Armstrong
Metal Solutions Inc. - $9,500
Beaver
J & S Transport - $4,450
Southbound Enterprises, LLC - $9,500
Wolverine Plastics, Inc. - $9,500
Bedford
Discover the World Childrens Center, Inc. - $9,500
Berks
ACME Structure LP - $4,449
Alloy Fabrication, Inc. - $5,197
Bamboula LTD - $4,775
Eaton Farms Production LLC - $8,274
Fraccaro Industries, Inc. - $9,500
Kennedy Tool & Die - $9,500
PhytogenX, Inc. - $5,737
Queen City Family Restaurant - $9,500
Suburban Testing Labs, Inc. - $9,500
Bradford
Callears Butcher Shoppe and R&R Bar-B-Que Catering, Inc. - $4,930
Sturzen Furniture, Inc. - $4,675
Bucks
Lucifer Furnaces, Inc. - $9,500
McCormick Brothers Professional Dry Cleaning Services, Inc. - $9,500
Butler
Gregory P. Lancy - $4,450
Hotel Saxonburg - $9,500
Lindsey Properties LP - $9,500
Cambria
AeroFab, Inc. - $6,900
Vale Wood Farms - $8,600
Carbon
P.V. Mini Mall, Inc. - $3,639
Chester
Humane Society Management Services, LLC - $7,147
JGM Welding and Fabricating Service, Inc. - $9,500
Clarion
M and B Services, LLC - $9,472
Clearfield
Clearfield Pharmacy - $9,500
Kurtz Bros. - $9,070
Larson Enterprises, Inc. - $9,500
Way Warehousing and Development, Inc. - $9,500
Crawford
Doutt Tool, Inc. - $9,500
Laser Tool, Inc. - $8,568
The Pampered Palate LLC - $9,500
The Tapco Tube Company - $9,500
Cumberland
Discount Vacuum & Sewing Center, Inc. - $293
Keystone Petroleum Equipment Ltd - $6,550
Quality Cleaners, Inc. - $9,500
Snyder’s Paint Store, Inc. - $817
Spruill & Wong, DDS PC - $9,500
Dauphin
Bowser Furniture Store, Inc. - $9,500
John N. Bower Jr. - $4,500
Kids Academy, Inc. - $4,457
Vartan Group, Inc. - $9,500
Delaware
Ardmore Plaza Cleaners - $9,500
Beauty – Art, Antiques & Gifts - $8,964
YJ Lima Cleaners, Inc. - $8,374
Elk
Brockport Glass Components, LLC - $4,431
JIT Tool & Die, Inc. - $7,943
Erie
Advanced Welding Technology, LLC - $9,500
Grapevine Laundry & Linens - $9,500
HERO BX - $9,500
Process and Data Automation, Inc. - $9,500
Thrifty Clean, Inc. - $9,500
Fayette
Teaz, Inc. - $8,021
Franklin
Agronomy Incorporated - $9,500
Tom Shockey Collision, Inc. - $2,942
Indiana
K & S Express - $8,900
Syugo Properties, LLC - $6,101
Jefferson
International Cartridge Corporation - $9,500
Mary’s Place - $4,000
Juniata
Tedd Wood Inc. - $9,500
Lackawanna
Betty Brite Cleaners - $7,188
Grassie and Sons, Inc. - $6,644
Lancaster
Ephrata Self-Serve Laundry - $9,500
Lebanon
Jake’s Auto Exchange - $1,853
Lehigh
Brilliant Beginners, LLC - $7,260
Eastern Surfaces, Inc. - $9,500
Michael R. Bilka – $4,450
Traci’s Learning Center - $2,282
Luzerne
Siani’s Cleaners - $5,720
Lycoming
33 East – 9,500
Reedy’s Dry Cleaning and Laundry Service - $6,217
Wayne P. Urbine Funeral Home, Inc. - $9,500
McKean
Ayers Enterprises, LLC - $9,500
C.J. Land Development, LLC - $4,750
Zook Motors, Inc. - $6,216
Mercer
Chadderton Trucking, Inc. - $8,900
Charles Carlson Trucking - $4,450
Grace Industries, Inc. - $4,933
Imperial Systems, Inc. - $9,500
John Koller & Son, Inc. - $9,500
Olympic Fun Center, Inc. - $3,303
Sharon Acquisitions LLC - $9,500
Mifflin
Monument Square Center, LLC - $9,500
Montgomery
Ambler Beverage Exchange, LLC - $3,150
Electro Soft, Inc. - $4,480
Genuardi Gardens & Greenhouses - $9,500
Gwynedd Cleaners - $9,500
Marketplace Cleaners - $9,500
Penn Valley Plaza Partners - $9,500
Probes Unlimited, Inc. - $7,352
Valtech Corporation - $9,500
Northampton
IDP Publications - $9,500
Northumberland
Bonnie’s Express - $4,450
Philadelphia
An’s Broad Street Cleaners - $9,500
Happy Cleaners, Inc. - $9,500
KC Lumar Cleaners - $9,500
Kyl Dry Cleaners, Inc. - $9,500
Linn One Hour Cleaners, Inc. - $9,500
New Hollywood Cleaners - $9,500
Payless Cleaners - $9,500
Re:Vision Architecture - $9,500
S.M. & Jake, Inc. - $2,500
Sun Valley Betty Brite Cleaners, Inc. - $9,500
Yards Brewing Company, LLC - $9,500
Pike
Dutch’s Market - $9,500
Ray and Charles Food Court - $3,893
Potter
SMC Powder Metallurgy, Inc. - $9,500
Schuylkill
C&R VIP, Inc. - $9,447
Cocoa Hut 100, Inc. - $5,335
Fanelli Warehousing & Distribution Center, Inc. - $6,086
Heckman & Laudeman, LLC - $3,438
Losch Realty Company - $9,500
Snyder
Dreamers Transport LLC - $8,800
Somerset
Formica Optical - $962
The Learning Ladder - $3,830
Susquehanna
B&D Stone Co - $4,430
Tioga
Brookfield Maple Products - $9,500
Union
Pik Rite, Inc. - $9,500
Venango
Deep Harbour Properties, LLC - $3,587
Glenn Anthony Englert - $4,450
Klapec Auto Body, Inc. - $9,500
Voyten Electric & Electronics, Inc. - $9,500
Washington
Winkles Pit Stop - $3,111
Westmoreland
Premier Promotional Solutions, Inc. - $3,074
Rodman Management, LLC - $1,941
York
Baugher Motors, Inc. - $4,602
D&D Distribution Services - $9,500
HET Enterprises LLC - $5,095