Governor Corbett Announces Energy-Efficiency, Pollution-Prevention Grants Awarded to 134 Small Businesses

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HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett announced today 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 in Pennsylvania," 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].

Media contact: Amanda Witman, DEP, 717-787-1323

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

SOURCE Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection