Published by the Gant Daily, by Gant Team

February 11, 2014

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 [email protected].

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

(Gant Team, "Energy-Efficiency, Pollution-Prevention Grants Awarded to 134 Small Businesses," 2/11/14)