Back to list June 11, 2015Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf Announces Small Business Advantage Grant RecipientsHARRISBURG, Pa., May 28, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Governor Tom Wolf today announced that nearly 140 businesses across Pennsylvania will soon install energy-efficiency or pollution-prevention projects by using Small Business Advantage Grants provided by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). This year, DEP awarded more than $980,000 to 139 small businesses.“Improving energy efficiency helps small businesses and helps improve quality of life for all residents,” Governor Tom Wolf said. “These grants will help small businesses, improve the environment and grow the economy.”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 $2.5 million in private-sector investment in small businesses.“Funding projects like these not only improves the environment, it helps small businesses become more efficient,” acting DEP Secretary John Quigley said. “I am pleased to support worthwhile projects that make our air cleaner while making our economy stronger.”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 nearly $9.5 million to 1,915 small businesses statewide.The following Cumberland County businesses were recipients of the grant4550 Lena Drive LP – $8,300 Colt Plumbing Company – $5,886 Cummings and Bricker Inc. – $9,500 Dotrich Enterprises LLC – $5,680 Dreamers Transport LLC – $5,700 Glace Associates Inc. – $9,500 Kidz Quarterz Childcare Center Inc. – $1,117 ShedMar Partners – $2,107Find the complete article here.
